Summer Game Fest 2025 & Xbox Games Showcase LIVE: Persona 4 Remake may appear, and Black Myth Wukong arrives on Xbox

Will we see Xbox's "Project Kennan" this weekend?

I exclusively revealed Project Kennan a few weeks ago here on Windows Central, but it has yet to be formally revealed.

Expected to be based on the Z2 Extreme, Kennan is Microsoft's first partner device under the Xbox brand. Microsoft typically saves Xbox Showcase events for games specifically, but there's not really a better time to put eyeballs on a brand new piece of kit.

If it truly is based on the Z2 platform, it probably won't be cheap. ASUS just increased the price of its ROG Ally and ROG Ally X by $100 in the U.S. to account for Trump's tariff blitz. There's already a swath of competitors on the market too, including the Steam Deck and Lenovo Legion Go. Not to mention the Nintendo Switch. Does Microsoft and the Windows 11 team have some sneaky tricks up its sleeve here? Time will tell.

— Jez Corden

The Future Games Show is also getting ready to kick off this weekend

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The Future Games Show returns at 1pm PT, 4pm ET, 9pm BST, 10pm CEST on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Smash the notification bell above to be keyed in.

New trailers for upcoming games like Mafia: The Old Country and Hell is Us are expected, with many more reveals for Xbox, PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch in tow.

Could Persona 4 Remake be at the Xbox Showcase?

Persona 4 Remake is one of the industry's worst kept secrets, with voice actors of the previous version recently having coming to decry not being invited to participate. After the success of Persona 3 Remake, remaking one of the most popular entries in the franchise was essentially a foregone conclusion. It was a matter of when, rather than if.

It seems that Persona 4 Remake will be revealed at the Xbox Showcase, according to a report from MP1ST. Our own sources have corroborated this rumor tentatively as well. We won't have to wait long to find out.

— Jez Corden

Don't forget the PC Gaming Show too, also set for this Sunday

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Drop a notification bell on the PC Gaming Show, set to go live this Sunday after the Xbox Showcase.

• Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 12 noon PDT, 3pm EDT, 8pm BST, 9pm CEST and 3am CST.
• Streaming on: Twitch, YouTube, X, Facebook, PC Gamer, GamesRadar+, GOG.com, Ginx.tv, Steam, Bilibili and more.
• The show will also broadcast dedicated streams with localised subtitles: in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, French, Korean, German, ASL and BSL.

The PC Gaming Show will showcase over 70 titles with support from publishers like 11 Bit Studios, Aspyr, Ubisoft, KRAFTON, Devolver Digital, and many more. Many of these games will likely show up on Xbox Series X|S too, and possibly even Xbox and PC Game Pass.

— Jez Corden

Black Myth Wukong arrives exactly a year to the day on Xbox

In case you missed it, Black Myth Wukong has been officially dated for Xbox, set to launch this August. Interestingly, it's a year to the day that the game launched on PlayStation.

Microsoft and our sources suggested to us that the Black Myth Wukong delay was the result of some form of exclusivity deal with PlayStation and Sony. Game Science has never confirmed or denied that they took some kind of deal with Sony, but has leveraged blame on being unable to optimize the game for the Xbox Series S.

Either way, it's great that one of last year's most celebrated RPGs is finally coming across to team green. Maybe there will also finally be some other long-delayed PlayStation exclusives announced for Xbox at this week's showcase.

— Jez Corden

What is Undead Labs teasing here?

Color me intrigued, but Xbox studio Undead Labs posted this on their Facebook page recently. Undead Labs is, of course, working on State of Decay 3.

The runic pattern is unlike anything I've seen in State of Decay or State of Decay 2. It doesn't appear to be an existing typescript that I'm aware of, although it looks at least vaguely similar to Nordic runes, albeit aesthetically only.

The back drop looks to be in a field, inscribed with some sort of burial mound or crop circle, it's hard to say.

Is this a tease for State of Decay 3, or something completely new? We should find out for sure on Sunday.

— Jez Corden

Will we see the formal reveal of "Xbox PC" this week?

Microsoft seems to be gearing up to fully reveal "Xbox PC" as the rebrand for its Xbox app on PC, making it easier to differentiate between Microsoft's separate platform efforts.

I noticed today that the branding appeared on a third-party game trailer next to the Steam logo, in what, as far as I can tell, is a first. The previous time "Xbox PC" was used was in Microsoft's Gears of War: Reloaded announcement post.

Increasingly, it looks as though Microsoft is shifting its PC gaming branding around that moniker. We've asked Microsoft to comment, but don't be surprised if you see a lot of this new branding in the coming days across SGF and the Xbox Showcase.

— Jez Corden

People are sharing their crazy hopes and dreams for the Xbox showcase

Since we can't (yet) have comments enabled on live blogs, I took to Twitter / X to ask users what they want to see from the big Xbox Showcase, scheduled for this Sunday.

In my wildest hopes and dreams, I'd love to see some Blizzard presence at the show, perhaps with StarCraft 3 or a Warcraft single player spin off. I doubt that will happen given Blizzcon is next year ... but I don't fancy waiting by. I'd also kill to get a Wasteland 4 or Gears Tactics 2. I'm on a bit of a turn-based kick at the moment (thanks Clair Obscur and WH40K: Rogue Trader for that).

Here are some of the other wild hopes from the Twitter faithful.

A glimpse of The Witcher 4 at State of Unreal 2025

During State of Unreal 2025, CD Projekt RED showed up with an impressive technical demonstration for The Witcher 4. This Unreal Engine 5 demo showed how the team is using motion-matching, Nanite Foliage, and more.

As a result, the team claims this tech demo is running at 60 FPS with ray tracing on a standard PlayStation 5. This demo also confirmed a couple of other interesting details. First, Ciri has a horse named Kelpie, and this steed serves her much the same as Roach served Geralt. Secondly, at least part of the game takes place in Kovir, one of the Northern Kingdoms that wasn't seen in the prior games.

The Witcher 4 may be a ways off, but it's interesting to see how it's all coming together. — Samuel Tolbert, Gaming Contributor

PlayStation joins in with a June State of Play

Not to be left out, Sony's PlayStation is joining in the summer gaming fun with a State of Play presentation on Wednesday, June 4 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET. It'll be streamed on Twitch and YouTube. This show will run for around 40 minutes and is packed with "must-play" games.

Personally, I'm hoping to see the next Resident Evil game announced here. It's been long enough — the Resident Evil 4 remake and its Separate Ways story DLC both launched in 2023 — and I'm extremely curious how Capcom plans to continue the long-running survival-horror franchise. — Samuel Tolbert, Gaming Contributor

What about some Hollow Knight: Silksong?

One big game people are hoping to see at SGF or the Xbox Showcase is Hollow Knight: Silksong.

The follow up to the dark and seminal metroidvania-meets-soulslike has long been in development, with updates on the game being relatively few and far between. Fans of the franchise (myself included) clamor for even the vaguest hints that the game could be nearing completion, and we just got some of that this morning.

Silkson'g app packages on Steam recently got a flurry of updates, with one grabbing its first update in over a year. Could the game be gearing up for prime time? We can only hope.

— Jez Corden

Could we see The Elder Scrolls VI at the Xbox Showcase?

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Could we see Elder Scrolls 6 at the Xbox Showcase this year? During last week's XB2 Podcast with YouTuber Rand_Al_Thor_19 and myself, we both came to the conclusion that, perhaps next week would be a good time to give another taste at The Elder Scrolls 6.

With Oblivion Remastered driving a resurgence of interest in the franchise, what better way to cap off the hype with a glimpse at what's coming next? It has been 7 years since the original Elder Scrolls 6 teaser, between which Bethesda's core team launched Starfield.

Perhaps it's too early, but ... what if it isn't? I'm daring to dream.

— Jez Corden

What we expect from the Xbox Games Showcase 2025

The Xbox Games Showcase takes place on Sunday, June 8 at 10:00am PT / 1:00 pm ET and will likely be the place that we get the most exciting Xbox news this weekend.

Our own Jez Corden has previously written an article on what he expects to see at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025. He conjectures on everything from Everwild to State of Decay 3 and even discusses the potential for new Xbox hardware. So, if you'd like to read more on all of that, check out his article. — Rebecca Spear, Gaming Editor

The long awaited 007 game is apparently getting revealed this week

As this week continues, we're bound to see some exciting teasers and potentially even some leaks before the official showcases begin. To start that all off, it seems 007 First Light is getting revealed "this week," most likely at Summer Game Fest 2025. I'm super excited to learn more about it. — Rebecca Spear, Gaming Editor

Summer Game Fest 2025 Schedule

How to watch Summer Game Fest 2025

• YouTube.com/thegameawards
• Twitch.tv/thegameawards
• X.com/thegameawards
• Bsky.app/thegameawards
• Facebook.com/thegameawards
• TikTok.com/thegameawards

How to watch Xbox Games Showcase 2025

• YouTube.com/Xbox
• YouTube.com/Bethesda
• YouTube.com/ObsidianEnt
• Twitch.tv/Xbox
• Twitch.tv/XboxASL
• Twitch.com/Bethesda
• X.com/Xbox
• Bsky.app/xbox.com
• Facebook.com/Xbox
• TikTok.com/@Xbox