Xbox bids farewell to 2025 as an “incredible” year and thanks the community for their support

The company takes stock of one of the most game-loaded and award-filled years in its history.

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Xbox is already looking forward to the holidays, but before that, it wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past year. Through a message published on Xbox Wire, the company has bid farewell to 2025, calling it one of the most complete and successful years in its history, with notable releases and accolades.

In the statement, the Xbox team focuses on the players and directly thanks the community for their constant support. This message comes at the end of a year marked by major releases, iconic franchises, and an increasingly significant presence of the Xbox ecosystem on various devices.

• The company highlights that in 2025, new worlds were created, historic sagas were revived, and access to their games was expanded, reinforcing their commitment to reaching more players than ever. All of this, they emphasize, would not have been possible without the continuous support of the fans.

Xbox is already anticipating a very special 2026 with its 25th anniversary

In addition to looking back, the message also looks to the future. Xbox confirms that 2026 will be a very important year, as it will mark the 25th anniversary of the brand, a celebration that has been anticipated for months and promises major announcements and releases.

Among the projects already on the horizon are recognizable names like Fable, Forza, Halo, and Gears, reinforcing the idea that the next year will maintain a strong pace of releases and updates.

The company has also given a voice to the studios responsible for 26 games released in 2025, sharing their impressions and small hints about what they are preparing for the next year. There are no surprise announcements, but rather an interesting review that reflects the good creative moment that the internal teams are going through.

Xbox thus closes a very solid 2025 and makes it clear that the best is yet to come, with a historic celebration on the horizon and a roadmap loaded with highly anticipated titles.