2026 is set to be filled with big games, and Riot Games is aiming to help kick the year off with the console version of its free-to-play fighting game, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/2xko” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/2xko”>2XKO.

Riot Games data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://2xko.riotgames.com/en-us/news/announcements/2xkos-plans-for-competitive-play-in-2026/” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://2xko.riotgames.com/en-us/news/announcements/2xkos-plans-for-competitive-play-in-2026/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>announced on Friday that the publisher is set to bring 2XKO to data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/xbox-series-x” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/xbox-series-x”>Xbox Series X|S and data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/playstation-5″ data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/playstation-5″>PlayStation 5 consoles at some point in January 2026. There’s no exact release date, but players won’t be waiting long, and the game is data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/2xko/9PNWBQ5561CK/0010″ target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/2xko/9PNWBQ5561CK/0010″ referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>available to wishlist right now.

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2026 is set to be filled with big games, and Riot Games is aiming to help kick the year off with the console version of its free-to-play fighting game, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/2xko” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/2xko”>2XKO.

Riot Games data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://2xko.riotgames.com/en-us/news/announcements/2xkos-plans-for-competitive-play-in-2026/” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://2xko.riotgames.com/en-us/news/announcements/2xkos-plans-for-competitive-play-in-2026/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>announced on Friday that the publisher is set to bring 2XKO to data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/xbox-series-x” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/xbox-series-x”>Xbox Series X|S and data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/playstation-5″ data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/playstation-5″>PlayStation 5 consoles at some point in January 2026. There’s no exact release date, but players won’t be waiting long, and the game is data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/2xko/9PNWBQ5561CK/0010″ target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/2xko/9PNWBQ5561CK/0010″ referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>available to wishlist right now.

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