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Xbox marked its 25th anniversary on November 12, 2026 with a CEO message, new Fable gameplay, a free Halo Firefight update and tie-in events. Asha Sharma wrote that a single person will soon wield capabilities once requiring entire nations, and that small teams will build worlds that now demand hundreds of developers. Outlets read this as a nod to generative AI, which she did not name. Xbox released four minutes of Fable gameplay, and PC Gamer felt it did not look much like Fable. Halo: Campaign Evolved will get Firefight free this winter. Candy Crush added Xbox crossovers and Xbox launched Playback, a feature showing lifetime play history. The celebrations follow a year of layoffs and cancellations.