Xbox is celebrating 25 years of play with new updates, community designs, curated Game Pass collections and the FanFest Tour schedule. Xbox’s 25th anniversary is Nov. 15.
In partnership with community creators Klobrille and Ben Kenobi, Xbox is publishing a collection of gamerpics, backgrounds and a dynamic console theme. The collection is available today.
Beginning today, players who sign into their Xbox account on console, PC or the mobile app will receive the Xbox 25th Anniversary profile badge, available through the end of 2026.
Curated Game Pass collections bring together games from franchises that defined each Xbox generation, available on console and PC. Included are titles like “Fable Anniversary,” “Halo: The Master Chief Collection,” “Fallout 4” and “Psychonauts 2.”
Xbox FanFest Tour 2026 kicked off at the Xbox Games Showcase in Los Angeles June 7. The tour continues Aug. 26 at gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Sept. 17 during Tokyo Game Show in Tokyo, Sept. 26 in London, Oct. 17 in Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 17 in Sydney, Australia and Nov. 6 in Toronto, Canada. More information is coming soon for a date in Seattle.
