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Attention Xbox Owners: Prepare for Disheartening Updates
Microsoft announces it will discontinue production of games for its previous generation of Xbox consoles

- June 16, 2023
- Updated: July 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM

At some point, it was necessary to let go of the previous generation, and it seems that point has now arrived for Microsoft. After nearly ten years since its launch, the head of Xbox Games Studios, Matt Booty, has confirmed that they will no longer develop any first-party games for consoles from the previous generation. In other words, all owners of an Xbox One, Xbox One S, or Xbox One X can expect not to receive any more games designed for their consoles. At least not from Microsoft.
While they have mentioned that they will continue working on games that are still active and present in the previous generation, such as Minecraft, their focus on not leaving anyone behind will be to further enhance Xbox Cloud Gaming. All of this should not come as a surprise because in the recent Xbox Games Showcase, there were no first-party games that ran natively on the Xbox One. Therefore, although it will still be some time before Xbox One owners feel the impact, it is a good time to start considering making the leap to the new generation for those who have not done so already. Especially after the announcement of the new Xbox Series S.
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