«Next year Xbox will celebrate its 25th anniversary. It is an achievement for the platform and the franchises that you have helped to build and popularize,» says Spencer. «We could not have done it without all who have accompanied us on this trip. While we think about how to attract a new generation of players to these iconic franchises, I am excited to share that you can celebrate the 25 years of Xbox with a new Fable, the next Forza, Gears of War: E-Day and the return of a classic that has been with us from the beginning.»
The new Fable and Gears of War: E-Day we know them and we have even seen them, and that there is a new forza on the way should not surprise anyone, so the great surprise and unknown that classic that has accompanied Xbox from the beginning. What saga fits this description? If we get strict and look at the games with which Xbox debuted in 2001, there are only two names that meet the requirements: Halo and Project Gotham Racing.
If it were Halo, Phil Spencer could have appointed it because since October 2024 we know that Halo Studios, formerly known as 343 industries, works in multiple titles. An option would be a remake or remaster of the first halo. Regarding Project Gotham Racing, surely more than one would sell his soul for adding kudos in a new installment, but they would be two racing games if we take into account that there is a new forza on the way. And if it were a Project Gotham Racing, who would develop it? Bizarre Creations does not exist and their heirs who formed Lucid Games ended up in Tencent and integrated in Lightspeed Studios.
This is only elucubrations and in no case can we rule out Halo, Project Gotham Racing or another saga that has been next to Xbox from day one.