Key Takeaways
- The release date of South of Midnight was recently announced at The Game Awards 2024, but it was denied by a famous Xbox fan.
- A release date for South of Midnight may not be planned for The Game Awards 2024, but the Xbox Game Pass 2025 one-day title could still debut a new trailer at the upcoming event.
- A possible Xbox Developer Direct in January 2025 could be the place to announce the release date of South of Midnight.
A reliable official denied recent rumors suggesting this South of Midnight will receive a 2025 release date at the upcoming Game Awards 2024. Although it does not rule out the show as South of Midnight in The Game Awards 2024, a clear release date for 2025 one day Xbox Game Pass titles may be reserved for future events.
Xbox Game Pass enjoyed a strong run in the last half of 2024 thanks to such a great addition Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024and the newly published one Indiana Jones and the Circle. It looks like Xbox Game Pass will maintain this growth in 2025 with the first day titles in the first quarter of the year, such as Avowed, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Atomfall, Sniper Elite: Resistance, Eternal Strands, etc. The Game Awards 2024 may confirm this list even more, but one Xbox first-party title will reportedly not confirm its release plans at the upcoming event.

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South of Midnight is an action-adventure game by the Xbox first-party team Compulsion Games. NA South of Midnight Confirmed to launch in 2025 as a day one Xbox Game Pass title, its release window is still tight. A recent rumor from well-known Game Pass insider eXtas1s claims that Xbox will announce a March 2025 release date. South of Midnight at The Game Awards 2024. However, this was denied by the reliable Microsoft Jez Corden on Twitter, who simply answered “No” in a tweet talking about eXtas1s' South of Midnight release date rumors.
South of Midnight Release Date Reportedly Unplanned for Game Awards 2024
It's important to note that Corden doesn't seem to be denying the possibility of a new update. South of Midnight trailer at The Game Awards 2024 or a 2025 initial release window for the game. Corden's short tweet seems to confirm just that South of MidnightThe release date will not be announced at The Game Awards 2024. Xbox fans look forward South of Midnight We should not lose hope, however, because it may appear in the possibility of the Direct Developer Direct in January 2025. The Xbox held the Direct Developer in January in 2024 and 2023 to check the game coming from first parties and releasing Game Pass on the first day of those years, so it's not unreasonable to think that owners might repeat this pattern in 2025 platform.
Therefore, if South of MidnightThe release date will not be announced at The Game Awards 2024, then the Xbox Developer Direct presentation in January 2025 could be the next candidate. South of Midnight will end in March 2025, and then eXtas1s rumors will be confirmed. End release 2025 for South of Midnight may not be off the table either, as many publishers are said to be worried about releasing their upcoming games GTA 6The autumn 2025 window.

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