#Xbox Direct will characteristic a brand new entry in a “legendary Japanese IP”

Microsoft just lately introduced a brand new Xbox Developer_Direct, set to air on January 23, 2025. In keeping with the corporate, it is going to reveal brand-new details about a few of the most anticipated upcoming video games of the 12 months, but it surely appears it additionally has a particular shock ready for its viewers…

We all know that the Xbox Developer_Direct will characteristic three video video games, DOOM: The Darkish Ages, South of Midnight, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. However, in response to Home windows Central, there’s additionally going to be a fourth mysterious sport, and it’s “a brand new entry in a legendary Japanese IP which has a long time of historical past, and will make lots of followers blissful.” This modifications all the pieces as a result of, whereas the Developer_Direct already sounded fairly thrilling, this has the possibility to draw a fair broader viewers.

The Xbox model all the time had a tough time resonating with Japanese audiences. Due to this, Microsoft has partnered with many well-known Japanese studios over the previous few years – like Sega, Atlus, Sq. Enix, and Capcom – to be able to attraction to avid gamers of their dwelling nation. So naturally, all people is now speculating on which Japanese franchise will reveal a brand-new entry within the upcoming Developer_Direct.

Which legendary Japanese IP will seem within the Xbox Developer_Direct?

For sure, Home windows Central’s sources had been very secretive on which Japanese franchise goes to seem within the Developer_Direct, so there are lots of completely different potentialities that match with that description. One among them is Resident Evil, which presently has a brand new mainline entry in improvement that followers have been ready for Capcom to disclose for months. It may be any of its traditional IPs, like Mega Man or Satan Might Cry, however many followers imagine that Resident Evil is the most certainly one (myself included).

Sega and Atlus are one of many Xbox model’s closest associates, so it additionally wouldn’t be stunning if both of them revealed a brand new sport throughout the Developer_Direct. Persona followers have been ready for the inevitable announcement of Persona 6 for years, so many followers imagine this presentation may lastly be the place during which Atlus reveals that long-awaited title. Then again, folks have found that Sega filed logos for Ecco the Dolphin in December. Might this iconic aquatic hero be lastly making a comeback? Can we even contemplate it a “legendary” IP within the first place?

Lastly, there’s Sq. Enix, an organization that just lately disclosed its intentions to cease making PlayStation 5 exclusives in order that it could provide its video games to as many gamers as attainable. Possibly this Xbox Developer_Direct will characteristic new details about an entry within the Last Fantasy collection (like Last Fantasy 17 or the third sport within the Last Fantasy 7 Remake mission) or a brand new Dragon Quest sport. There’s additionally Kingdom Hearts 4, a sport that Sq. introduced 2 years in the past and has utterly disappeared from the general public eye ever since, so perhaps it is going to resurface throughout Microsoft’s January 23 presentation.