Guide: Xbox Games Showcase 2025: Date, Start Times, Rumours, Leaks & More

Here we go again! This weekend marks the arrival of the Xbox Games Showcase for 2025, which is the biggest event in the calendar year for Xbox fans. This is where we expect Xbox to reveal the most major announcements of 2025, so you definitely don’t want to miss it! Fortunately, we’ve got all the details you need to know.

In our Xbox Games Showcase 2025 guide, you’ll find information on the date, start time for various regions including the UK and US, rumours and leaks on what might appear, and how you can watch the show here at Pure Xbox!

Xbox Games Showcase 2025: Date

The official date of the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 is Sunday, June 8th.

In some countries such as Australia and Japan, this translates to June 9th.

Xbox Games Showcase 2025: Time
The Xbox Games Showcase has a start time of 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST / 7pm CEST on June 8th.

Here’s the list of Xbox Showcase times for each region:

North America: 10am PDT / 11am MDT / 12pm CDT / 1pm EDTUK/Ire: 6pm BSTEurope: 7pm CEST / 8pm EESTAsia/Oceania: 2am (Mon) JST / 1am (Mon) AWST / 3am (Mon) AEST

The Outer Worlds 2 Direct will then take place immediately following the Xbox Showcase.

Xbox Games Showcase 2025: How Long Is It?
We’re expecting the Xbox Games Showcase to last around two hours (including the Outer Worlds 2 Direct).

Xbox Games Showcase 2025: How To Watch
You can watch the Xbox Games Showcase in a variety of locations, including here at Pure Xbox! We’ll be hosting the 4K, 60FPS version of the show on the website, as well as running a live chatroom for PX members to discuss the show in.

If you’d rather watch the show elsewhere, it’ll be live on Xbox’s YouTube, Twitch and Facebook channels, as well as some Bethesda and Obsidian channels. Accessibility versions will also be available on Xbox’s YouTube channel, while the show is even being streamed on TikTok for those who want a running commentary with it too!

Xbox Games Showcase 2025: Rumours & Leaks
At least at the time of writing, the vast majority of Xbox Games Showcase 2025 reveals are being kept under wraps. We already know what to expect from some of it, such as new reveals for the likes of Fable, Ninja Gaiden 4, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 and Gears of War: Reloaded, but there’s nothing particularly surprising in that bunch. A new “Plague Tale” game has also quietly been revealed – it’ll probably get highlighted at the event.

It has been rumoured that Persona 4 Remake, Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong could appear during the event, and speculation has suggested that Toys for Bob’s new game (probably Spyro) along with a new Double Fine project might be making an appearance as well. There’s also the recently leaked ASUS Xbox Handheld that’s practically begging for a formal reveal right now, and perhaps the Xbox Games Showcase might be the destination for it.

In terms of everything else, who knows! Will Halo appear? Will Perfect Dark get another gameplay reveal? Will Everwild come out of the bushes? Will Forza Horizon 6 suddenly emerge? How about a first glimpse at The Elder Scrolls 6?! It’s anyone’s guess, and hopefully there are plenty of surprises in the works for this year.

If you’re interested, we’ve put together some predictions for the 2025 Xbox showcase elsewhere on Pure Xbox:

What About The ‘Extended’ Xbox Showcase?
Just like last year, it seems that Xbox won’t be running an Xbox Games Showcase “Extended” event for 2025 unlike in the past. Instead, the team will be providing “a series of special episodes” on the Xbox YouTube channel and podcast services starting on June 8th, featuring “updates and deeper dives” into the Xbox Showcase announcements.

As you’d expect, we’ll be keeping an eye out for these and will share any major news from them.

Is There Anything Else I Need To Know?
For those who don’t want to watch the Xbox 2025 Showcase all the way through, we’ll obviously have a full recap here at Pure Xbox along with individual stories for all the big announcements, so rest assured you won’t miss anything.

And of course, don’t forget that we’ve seen plenty more Summer Game Fest showcases over the past few days, including the Summer Game Fest livestream itself, the Future Games Show and much more. The Xbox Games Showcase pretty much finishes these off, but it’ll be followed by the PC Gaming Show immediately after the event.

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