Xbox Partner Preview March 2026: Hades 2 Lands April 14, Project Helix Gets Windows 11 Rollout Date

Microsoft hosted its fifth Xbox Partner Preview showcase on March 26, delivering a string of release date confirmations and world premieres. The highlight was Supergiant Games' Hades 2 arriving on Xbox and PS5 on April 14, ending a prolonged platform exclusivity period. The showcase also included Wuthering Waves coming to Xbox in July, Hunter: The Reckoning — Deathwish from Teyon launching summer 2026, and Stranger Than Heaven from the Like a Dragon studio Ryu Ga Gotoku. On the hardware side, Microsoft confirmed that Xbox Mode — the feature enabling Project Helix to run both Xbox console and PC games — will begin rolling out to all Windows 11 devices in April. Xbox Play Anywhere now spans over 1,500 titles. Project Helix itself, Microsoft's next-gen hybrid console-PC device unveiled at GDC, has no firm ship date but Microsoft said developer feedback from early kits has been "overwhelmingly positive," with first-party studios already optimizing titles for the platform.