# 2 minutes of gameplay footage from the cancelled Perfect Dark reboot is circulating online, and it's a painful reminder of a game that we'll never get to play

> Last year, we learned that Xbox cancelled a reboot of Perfect Dark. The game, in development at The Initiative, was cancelled as part of 2025's wave of wide-ranging cuts at Microsoft and Xbox.

- **Source:** [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/perfect-dark-reboot-gameplay-footage-leak?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac75f942e8cf3e3f09503dc)
- **Published:** 2026-10-08
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #xbox
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac75f942e8cf3e3f09503dc

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