After 5 Years Of Waiting, Xbox Has To Showcase Everwild At The Developer Direct

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Xbox has a number of games in the pipeline that feel like they're never going to release, including, , and. Both games were announced a long time ago and have since had little revealed about them. It isn't uncommon for AAA games to be shrouded in secrecy, especially thanks to their increased budgets and development time preventing publishers from spilling the beans too early. However, these games were announced several years ago, and fans have still heard nothing.

is perhaps the most mysterious of the three, as, outside a few trailers that shed very little light on what it actually is, there's not much known about this project from developer Rare. Everything fans know about amounts to just a few tidbits here and there, despite everyone having been aware of its existence for years. However, while Xbox has so far been reticent to reveal too much about, the upcoming Developer Direct is the perfect opportunity to rectify that and finally give fans what they want.

was announced during the 2019 E3 with a stunning trailer that left people both amazed and confused. In the five years since then, Xbox and Rare have uploaded just one additional trailer and a developer commentary. Outside of those, both of which don't help explain what the game even is, Rare shared an image from Everwild at the end of 2024, although even that failed to help fans extrapolate any meaningful information about the game.It is fairly baffling to have seen practically nothing about one of Xbox's most-anticipated exclusives, especially one as beautiful as .

However, there is a good reason for the delay in information. As first reported by VGC, the creative director of resigned from Rare in 2020 during the game's production, prompting confusion from fans. Considering the huge impact a creative director has on a game, it is no surprise that the game then underwent a significant number of changes, with reports claiming thatwas rebooted, with Rare forced to redesign the game from the ground up. That level