Microsoft has a few notable announcements as it officially prepares for Xbox's 25th anniversary in 2026. Matt Booty, Microsoft's president of game content and studios, recently gave an interview related to The Game Awards.Xbox will enter 2026 with multiple new installments from beloved franchises, more cross-platform releases, adaptations across film, TV, and streaming, and more. The company is also promoting new expansions and remakes in relatively long-running series such as "Halo," "Gears of War," "Diablo," "Tomb Raider," and more.Notably, the former Xbox-exclusive South of Midnight will officially launch on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 in spring 2026. This is part of a set of Xbox titles that will be making their way to rival consoles. Booty mentioned,"We had a bit of a moment earlier in the summer from end of April to end of June, where we had six of the top 10 games on PlayStation were our Xbox games. I look at that as validation for the teams, but most importantly, it’s an opportunity for more players to engage with our content, to come into our worlds."He also added:"The coolest thing about the Halo nannouncement was, I was in downtown Seattle, and that weekend is when we do the Halo championship series, the esports series, and we had demos of the remastered version on the show floor there. But being there during that announcement and seeing the reaction for that is like the core of the ‘Halo’ community right there. If you are at that convention center on that day, you are a ‘Halo’ superfan. And it was a lot of excitement there. So again, from the point of view of bringing more people into our content, making our content more accessible, with more fans, we have been really pleased with the results." View this post on Instagram Instagram PostXbox platform exclusive South of Midnight expands to PS5 and Switch 2One of the most notable announcements at The Game Awards 2025 was that South of Midnight would be officially heading to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2. The title was originally highlighted as an Xbox platform exclusive. Booty confirmed this to Variety ahead of the show.Matt Booty stated:"I can't share exactly what’s there, but we have got a lot of stuff that we are shipping next year. In fact, usually Dev Direct is about highlighting what’s coming up for the year ahead. This year, we have got more stuff coming up than we can fit in one show. So I will tell you that Playground Games [the developer behind the “Fable” and “Forza Horizon 6″ games] is going to be in the Dev Direct, but we’ll have more stuff next year to ship than we can fit into one Dev Direct show in January, which is a good place to be."For further updates, fans can keep an eye on the official pages.Also Read: Seoul International Film Awards 2025: Complete list of winnersRed Sea Souk Award 2025: Complete list of winners