These are the next Xbox Game Studios games coming to Xbox Game Pass Day One

If you have Xbox Game Pass, you're not going to stop playing in 2026 with Xbox.

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Xbox has already marked 2026 as one of the most important years in its recent roadmap. Although there are no specific dates yet, Microsoft has confirmed several major Xbox Game Studios releases that will arrive directly on Xbox Game Pass on the day of their release, reinforcing the bet on the service as the central axis of its strategy.

Among the confirmed titles are some of the most representative franchises in the Xbox catalog, all of them planned for PC and Xbox Series, with some specific cases that will also jump to other platforms.

The big Xbox Game Studios games coming in 2026

The list of confirmed first-party releases so far is as follows:

• Fable
  Available on PC and Xbox Series, including Xbox Game Pass.
  The return of one of the most beloved sagas in the Xbox catalog, with a renewed focus.

• Forza Horizon 6
  Available on PC, Xbox Series, and Xbox Game Pass.
  The new installment of the open-world driving saga aims to be one of the most ambitious releases of the brand.

• Gears of War: E-Day
  Available on PC and Xbox Series, including Xbox Game Pass.
  A prequel focused on the origins of the conflict, with a more narrative and dramatic tone.

• Halo: Campaign Evolved
  Available on PC, Xbox Series, and Xbox Game Pass.
  A reimagining of the original campaign that will mark the immediate future of the saga.

For now, none of these games have a specific release date, although Microsoft has already indicated that the Xbox Developer Direct in January 2026 will be the chosen scenario to start setting more precise windows.

With this list, Xbox makes it clear that 2026 will be a key year for Game Pass, supported by major own franchises and an increasingly defined multi-platform strategy.