The big day for Xbox is here. Microsoft is gearing up to showcase what players can expect to see on the upcoming Xbox console--the Xbox Series X--when it launches later this year and brings us into a new gaming generation. We'll be seeing first-party games, including Halo Infinite, so be sure to check the show out when it goes live at 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm BST. As always, if you can't tune in, or you'd rather see the highlights, we'll be covering the event live, so you can easily keep up to date on all the important announcements and reveals.

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Here we go. A new teaser for Halo Infinite shows it takes place in 2560. Holiday 2020 launch still. Gameplay shown as well. This is our first look at the campaign. This world is larger than both Halo 4 and 5's combined. "Flawless 60fps". Multiplayer will be seen in the future.

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State of Decay 3 announced. Zombie deer.

9 out of 15 first party studios will show games today.

Game Pass members will play any game they see today when they launch.

The new Forza Motorsport is in development. Gameplay will run at 60fps.

Rare is up now. Cinematic trailer for Everwild.

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Dontnod's trailer gives us a better look at the story for Tell Me Why. August 27th launch for the first episode.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is coming to Xbox Series X and will run at 120fps and low input latency.

The Outer Worlds gets some DLC. Peril on Gorgon launches September 9th.

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Obsidian's Grounded launches July 28.

Obsidian also has a new game they're working on. An RPG. Avowed is their new first-person RPG game, with magic elements. The developers wanted to create this game but needed Xbox's help to fund it. This is their dream project.

Interior/Night is a new developer working for Xbox, working on an interactive drama. As Dusk Falls is the name.

Ninja Theory. The next Hellblade game is set in Iceland.

Psychonauts 2. Jack Black is singing the theme for the game.

Destiny 2 is coming to Xbox Series X. Game Pass users get the game's expansions. Beyond Light expansion launches November 10.

Stalker 2 revealed.

Console launch exclusive. Warhammer Darktide. Launches 2021.

Another console launch exclusive. Something Tetris. Tetris Effect Connected, has a new multiplayer mode.

Yet another console launch exclusive. Steamworld devs. The Gunk. It's a 3D exploration game.

Bloober Team. Console launch exclusive. Horror game. There are two realities at once that you can see. One is normal, one is horror. The Medium.

SEGA. Phantasy Star. A brand new world. Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis. 2021.

CrossfireX shows off its campaign.

Xbox has more to share leading up to their launch.

Last reveal. Playground Games. Nature and magic live in harmony in the latest Fable game. Finally confirmed.

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[GoldenBullet]

Halo Infinite looks.. generic? Or maybe it just looks like a halo game idk. Hopefully it turns out more interesting.

 

[AmandaRose]

Hugely disappointed I was expecting this to be like every other Xbox announcement where 98% of the games are FPS. Now I have nothing to moan about as there was a bit of a mix of game styles for once

 

[Xzi]

Once again there are too many trailers without any gameplay. At least Everwild looks intriguing, even if it's hard to tell what genre it'll be in.

 

[MetoMeto]

i havent even played all of the PS2 games, let alone PS5 or xbox series x...

 

[KingVamp]

It is funny how mixed the receptions of all these conferences are.

 

[Nostalgia]

It is funny how mixed the receptions of all these conferences are.

just tons of sony fanboys

 

[GentlemanPotato]

Dragon Quest XI was also announced for Xbox but wasn't shown for some reason

 

[Nostalgia]

Dragon Quest XI was also announced for Xbox but wasn't shown for some reason

it was shown pre show

 

[Xzi]

just tons of sony fanboys

Or the conference was just so-so because most of the trailers lacked gameplay. Sony is sometimes just as guilty of this.

I always look forward to everything from Obsidian, Psychonauts 2 is a must-buy, and Everwild has potential. But overall I'm definitely glad I didn't watch the livestream and instead just went through some of the trailers afterward.

 

[Nostalgia]

Or the conference was just so-so because most of the trailers lacked gameplay. Sony is sometimes just as guilty of this.

I always look forward to everything from Obsidian, Psychonauts 2 is a must-buy, and Everwild has potential. But overall I'm definitely glad I didn't watch the livestream and instead just went through some of the trailers afterward.

nah just a ton of fanboys

Xbox showed way more then Sony did and more interesting multiple genre games. Especially looking forward to that Obsiden RPG avowed.

fantastic showcase

 

[Xzi]

Xbox showed way more then Sony did and more interesting multiple genre games. Especially looking forward to that Obsiden RPG avowed.

Showed more of what is the question. Save for games that were revealed previously and have been in development for a long time, it was mostly cinematic teaser trailers. Again, I'm a huge Obsidian fan, so I definitely look forward to seeing more of Avowed as well, but this particular trailer did very little for me. Just looked like Skyrim with (perhaps) a better casting system.

 

[MachRc]

Halo Infinite looks.. generic? Or maybe it just looks like a halo game idk. Hopefully it turns out more interesting.

you know I was thinking that too, and just figured out that once Halo Infinite releases, it will be cross x platform on all the current generations as well.

So its built up from a xbox one s version, and scales up to high res packs and resolution to The One X, and even more onto the Series X .


It a good thing, that you dont have to buy a new system, something MS hasnt shied away from saying how you can play their games on multiple boxes in the future, but maybe that limited its scope in looking pretty..

is the current gen going to hold back the next gen when it comes to MS?

I personally dont think so, as its a matter of resolution, FXAA, MSAA, ambient Occultion , texture packs, shadows, etc,etc,etc
just how most games are made these day and how scale -able they have become.

 

[mightymuffy]

I was always skeptical about this 'also playable on Xbox One' bollocks, but I did hear PC gamers going on about how it works there, yadda yadda yadda.... and now we've seen Halo Infinite... Clearly I was right to be skeptical then: no point having the most powerful machine in the world when there's nothing on it to prove that - I'd say at least half of what we saw in the PS5 showcase looked better than that, and that's your flagship title MS??

Fable tho... at least it's real. And Playground Games. Series X/PC only though? And Phil Spencer said all 1st party games also playable on Xbox One for the forseeable? Won't be seing that for a couple of years then: my Series X interest is waning here guys...

 

[Nostalgia]

avowed looks fucking awesome

can't wait for halo launch day

 

[Zense]

*Jet Set Radio Future, Ninja Gaiden, Otogi, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Fusion Frenzy, and others intensify*

And yet those being great games, they do not drive sales of the system, which is different from what Nintendo and Playstation's exclusive games do for their systems.

Microsoft's xbox has shown itself entirely capable of surviving without lots of exclusives as long as there are good third party games on it, which is completely fine. I'd rather have an xbox that gives the best experience you can get on a console for that generation's multiplat games than an underpowered system with too few interesting exclusives to warrant a purchase.

In other words, the way I see it you either go the exclusives road or the power road. Hopefully Xbox will nail the power this time, but only time will tell. I sort of got the impression that that's where xbox wants to be with their systems after the One X.

I'd imagine the only big exclusive Xbox titles driving console sales are Halo, Gears of War and Forza.

 

[Nostalgia]

And yet those being great games, they do not drive sales of the system, which is different from what Nintendo and Playstation's exclusive games do for their systems.

Microsoft's xbox has shown itself entirely capable of surviving without lots of exclusives as long as there are good third party games on it, which is completely fine. I'd rather have an xbox that gives the best experience you can get on a console for that generation's multiplat games than an underpowered system with too few interesting exclusives to warrant a purchase.

In other words, the way I see it you either go the exclusives road or the power road. Hopefully Xbox will nail the power this time, but only time will tell. I sort of got the impression that that's where xbox wants to be with their systems after the One X.

I'd imagine the only big exclusive Xbox titles driving console sales are Halo, Gears of War and Forza.

Then you'd follow the typical fanboy narrative.

Xbox has more games then PS5. Halo is bigger then anything Sony has. Fable also.

He just brought up a bunch of awesome xbox games and you just wrote them off " thety do not drive sales" lmfao ok

 

[Agusto101]

Nice event, I like it.

 

[Zense]

Then you'd follow the typical fanboy narrative.

Xbox has more games then PS5. Halo is bigger then anything Sony has. Fable also.

He just brought up a bunch of awesome xbox games and you just wrote them off " thety do not drive sales" lmfao ok

I hope for your sake it comes back on

Anyways, this is getting too negative for what should be a celebration of some great titles being shown.

I'd love to upgrade to the series X since last time I played extensively on an xbox was the OG one, on which I played the awesome titles listed earlier. Would be perfect if I could afford buying both Sony and Microsoft's systems of course.

 

[GenNaz]

Then you'd follow the typical fanboy narrative.

Xbox has more games then PS5. Halo is bigger then anything Sony has. Fable also.

He just brought up a bunch of awesome xbox games and you just wrote them off " thety do not drive sales" lmfao ok

It's not 2011 anymore. Halo and Fable haven't ruled the roost in so long.

 

[thekarter104]

So no Perfect Dark?

Haven't watched though, not really a fan of Xbox, but only for Perfect Dark if it was there.