Xbox Partner Preview showcases Yakuza, Alan Wake and more – all the announcements live
FOLLOWING PlayStation’s September State of Play, it’s now Xbox’s turn to showcase its upcoming games.
Xbox recently announced its Xbox Partner Preview, which will showcase third-party games releasing over the next few months.
We are expecting to see games that will be released towards the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025.
If you want all of the announcements as they happen, we’ll have everything you need to know here.
Follow this live blog for everything you need to know about the Xbox Partner Preview showcase.
Check out our round up!
For a quick look at all the games announced during the Partner Preview, check out our round up!
And that's it!
That's a wrap on the Xbox Partner Preview, where we saw 15 games coming to Xbox in late 2024 and 2025.
New trailer for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
We saw footage from boss fights for the upcoming soulslike, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.
It will launch in 2025.
Bombastic boss fights will greet you in WuchangCredit: 505 Games
The Legend of Baboo announced
This is a cute 3D action adventure platformer where you play as a small boy riding a bigdog.
It's slated for release next year.
The Legend of Baboo has just been announcedCredit: Xbox Phasmophobia comes to console next week
Critically acclaimed four-player horror co-op game Phasmophobia is coming to console next week.
It will launch on October 29 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in early access.
There is no Nintendo Switch version planned at this time.
It's finally coming to consoleCredit: Kinetic Games New soulslike Mistfall Hunter announced
Called a mix between soulslike and extraction game, we received a first look at Mistfall Hunter.
It will launch in 2025.
Mistfall Hunters promises to mix two very different genresCredit: Bellring Games Animal Well shadow drops on Xbox
One of the most highly-rated games of the year, Animal Well is finally coming to Xbox.
Originally released on PS5, Switch and Steam, it's finally out on Xbox.
Subnautica gets a sequel
Subnautica will receive a multiplayer sequel in Subnautica 2.
More underwater adventures will launch in early access in early 2025.
Credit: Unknown Worlds A new look at Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and new release date
We got more information on the Majima's game including a look at naval warfare, and the reveal of Taiga.
It also has a new release date, coming out a week earlier on February 21.
We got a better look at the next Like a Dragon gameCredit: RGG
Blindfire a new shooter is out now
Blindfire is a new shooter that takes place in low light for a new twist.
It's available in early access now.
Another hero shooter is on the tableCredit: Double Eleven New Bloober Team game - Cronos: The New Dawn
Following the huge success of the Silent Hill 2 remake, it appears developer Bloober Team was working on something else.
The spooky trailer featured our protagonist in an old diving suit shooting paranormal monsters.
It's launching in 2025.
Another horror game from Bloober TeamCredit: Bloober Team The show opens with Alan Wake 2: The Lake House
We saw our first full trailer of Alan Wake 2; The Lake House, the second DLC for last year's critically acclaimed horror title.
It's coming sooner than anyone expected on October 22.
Our first look at the upcoming DLCCredit: Remedy What is a Partner Preview?
Xbox has many different kinds of showcases, which reveal different types of games.
For a Partner Preview we expect everything to be a third-party title, meaning nothing from Xbox Studios.
However, the games will still likely be triple-A games as smaller games are usually reserved for an indie showcase.
How long will the Xbox Partner Preview be?
Xbox has revealed that the Partner Preview will run for roughly 25 minutes.
We still don't know how many games will be shown, or their titles aside from the three previously announced.
What will be absent from the Xbox Partner Preview showcase?
Because it’s a Partner Preview, only games from third-party publishers will be shown.
This means that first-party games, like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Starfield DLC, will likely not be included.
We also don’t expect to see any new hardware at the Partner Preview such as new Xbox Series consoles, or the long rumoured handheld console.
As a Partner Showcase, we expect it to be focused exclusively on games rather than hardware, apps or accessories.
Indy is unlikely to make an appearanceCredit: MachineGames
What will be shown at the Xbox Partner Preview showcase?
As a Partner Preview showcase, we expect to see a variety of Xbox games from third-party publishers.
Xbox has already revealed that Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and Alan Wake 2: The Lake House.
The company has also said that the showcase will include “multiple world premieres”.
It’s safe to say that it will be a mix of new game reveals, and more news and footage from previously announced games.
The upcoming Like A Dragon title will make an appearanceCredit: RGG How to watch the Xbox Partner Preview showcase?
The Xbox Partner Preview showcase can be viewed via Xbox’s official channels.
You can watch it via or , there will also be an ASL version on a separate .
If you don’t have time to watch the showcase live, you can watch the video on demand following the stream on YouTube.
Or if you’d rather read about the game announcements, you can catch them here on The Sun’s live blog.
When is the Xbox Partner Preview?
The Xbox Partner Preview will begin on Thursday, October 17, 2024, though the time you can watch will depend on your time zone.
Here is when the showcase will go live based on your time zone:
- October 17
- 10am PT (Western US)
- 1pm ET (Eastern US)
- 6pm BST (UK time)
- 7pm CEST (Central Europe)
- October 18
- 2am JST (Japan)
- 4am AET (Eastern Australia)
- 6am NZDT (New Zealand)
- October 17
