New Xbox Series X games 2025 - the most anticipated Xbox release dates

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What's the next big game on Xbox?

Borderlands 4

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Xbox players can look forward to Dying Light: The Beast this month. Beyond that there's Borderlands 4, expected to be a next-gen sequel to 2019's third entry. Then, we'll hopefully get some news as to when we can expect Gears of War: E-Day, which serves as a prequel to the very first game.

New Xbox Series X games will start arriving thick and fast once over the next few months, with new exclusives launching on Microsoft's most powerful consoles. There's certainly a lot to look forward to for Xbox fans.

From Dying Light: The Beast to Borderlands 4, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S players will have plenty of new Xbox games to keep them busy for the rest of the year, and beyond – and we're here to tell you exactly when you'll get your hands on them.

Below, we've rounded up all the release dates and windows for the biggest confirmed Xbox Series X games of 2025 and beyond. So, it's time to get your calendar out and start taking down some dates. As always, these release dates are subject to delays. If any games are pushed back, this page will be updated.

New Xbox games 2025: this year’s most anticipated releases

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Below, you'll find a brief list of the biggest video game releases on the horizon, all for Xbox Series X|S.

  • Borderlands 4 - September 23 (XSX|S, PS5, PC)
  • Battlefield 6 - October 10, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • The Outer Worlds 2 - October 29, 2025 (XSX|S, PC, PS5)
  • Call of Duty Black Ops 7 - November 14, 2025

September

Hell is Us.

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  • Dying Light The Beast - September 19, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Borderlands 4 - September 23, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Silent Hill f - September 25, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Sonic Racing Crossworlds - September 25, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - September 30, 2025 (PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, PC)

October

The Outer Worlds 2

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  • Digimon Story Time Stranger - October 3, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Battlefield 6 - October 10, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Ninja Gaiden 4 - October 21, 2025 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • Jurassic World Evolution 3 - October 21 (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
  • The Outer Worlds 2 - October 29, 2025 (XSX|S, PC, PS5)

November

A soldier holds a futuristic pistol, with blue and orange glitchy effects obscuring him

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There's a new Call of Duty game to look forward to in November:

  • Cairn - November 5, 2025 (PC, PS5)
  • Anno 117: Pax Romana - November 13 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
  • Black Ops 7 - November 14, 2025 (PC, PS5, XSX|S)

2025 and TBC

The setting for The Elder Scrolls 6. Mountains, grasslands and an ocean in the distance

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Finally, here's a list of Xbox games that have been announced, but either don't have more than a release year attached to them yet, or are much further out. For now, they're simply TBC, but once each game does receive a release date, this page will be updated.

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