Overview
- Puck reported on Friday, August 28, 2026, that Microsoft’s Xbox quietly showed a packaged offer of more than a dozen game franchises to major studios and streamers.
- The package is said to include marquee franchises such as Halo, The Elder Scrolls, World of Warcraft and Diablo among others from Xbox’s Activision and Bethesda holdings.
- Netflix, Paramount and Universal were reportedly shown the offering, but outlets could not be reached for comment and no licensing deals have been announced.
- The report cites an asking price near $300 million for the bundle, a figure described in coverage as unverified and causing at least tentative pushback from potential partners.
- The push reflects a strategy to monetize Xbox’s deep IP library after recent cost cuts, and it arrives as Hollywood courts game adaptations after mixed results that range from Prime Video’s hit Fallout to the canceled live‑action Halo series.