Next Week on XBOX: New Games for October 5 to 9

Microsoft published this on 02 October 2026. Below is what our monitor is reading from Xbox Live’s own status feed right now, and how the servers have held up lately.

What the announcement says

Welcome to Next Week on XBOX! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on PC, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! Gears of War: […] The post Next Week on XBOX: New Games for October 5 to 9 appeared first on XBO

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Announced by Microsoft on 02 October 2026. Source: news.xbox.com. We quote a short extract for identification and link to the original.