Xbox Game Pass Game Awards 2024 ‘Leak’ Debunked

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Key Takeaways

  • South of Midnight’s release date was recently rumored to be announced at The Game Awards 2024, but a renowned Xbox insider has refuted the possibility.
  • A release date for South of Midnight may not be planned for The Game Awards 2024, but the 2025 day one Xbox Game Pass title could still debut a new trailer at the upcoming event.
  • A potential Xbox Developer Direct in January 2025 could be the venue of South of Midnight’s release date announcement.

As a seasoned gamer with over two decades of gaming under my belt, I’ve learned to take rumors and speculations with a grain of salt – especially those regarding release dates. The latest buzz around South of Midnight had me excited, but alas, it seems we won’t be getting the official date at this year’s Game Awards 2024.

A trustworthy source has contradicted a recent speculation suggesting that “South of Midnight” would debut at the 2024 Game Awards with an early 2025 launch date. Although it’s still possible that “South of Midnight” may appear at the 2024 Game Awards, it seems likely that any firm release details for this anticipated 2025 Xbox Game Pass title might be unveiled at a future event instead.

2024 saw a robust growth phase for Xbox Game Pass in its second half with significant titles like “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,” “STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl,” “Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024,” and the recently launched “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” contributing to this success. As we move into 2025, Xbox Game Pass looks set to maintain its momentum with exciting day one releases in the early part of the year, such as “Avowed,” “Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector,” “Atomfall,” “Sniper Elite: Resistance,” “Eternal Strands,” and others. The Game Awards 2024 may expand this list even more, but it appears one Xbox first-party title is not yet ready to announce its release plans at the upcoming event.

The action-adventure game titled “South of Midnight” is created by Compulsion Games, an internal team at Xbox. Although it’s scheduled for a 2025 launch as a day one title on Xbox Game Pass, the specific release window has not been defined yet. A recent speculation from reputable Game Pass insider eXtas1s suggested that Xbox might announce a March 2025 release date for “South of Midnight” at The Game Awards 2024. However, this claim was later proven false by Jez Corden, a trustworthy Microsoft insider on Twitter, who denied it with a simple “No” in response to a tweet about eXtas1s’ rumored release date for “South of Midnight“.

South of Midnight Release Date Announcement Allegedly Not Planned for Game Awards 2024

It’s crucial to understand that Corden didn’t explicitly deny the possibility of a new South of Midnight trailer at The Game Awards 2024 or an early 2025 release for the game. Instead, his tweet seems to imply that the release date for South of Midnight won’t be announced at The Game Awards 2024. This doesn’t mean that Xbox fans should give up on South of Midnight; it could potentially be showcased during a potential January 2025 Developer Direct. Since Xbox has held Developer Directs in January for the past two years to reveal upcoming first-party games and day one Game Pass releases, it’s not unreasonable to assume they might do so again in 2025.

If The Game Awards 2024 doesn’t reveal the release date for “South of Midnight,” it’s likely we might hear about it during an Xbox Developer Direct presentation in January 2025. It would be intriguing to find out if “South of Midnight” is indeed scheduled for a March 2025 launch, which could partially support the eXtas1s rumor. A late 2025 release for “South of Midnight” might not happen due to concerns among publishers about releasing their games near the fall 2025 launch window of “GTA 6.

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2024-12-10 10:43