Everyone seems to be on one lane or the other, but I am super stoked by this idea. What do we still hear till this day about Xbox "no games!" Right? If they have enough games to fill next week with just global partners, then do another show with just first party that means our patience has finally paid off I am super stoked for this!!
Also I wonder how many of the games next week will be second party titles?
I would guess they keep second party games for the summer event, personally.
To me, lock these games in for the event:
Halo Infinite
Hellblade II
Everwild
Fable
Initiative's debut game
Forza of some kind from Turn 10
A game or two from global publishing
Maybe more on Project Mara
Maybe AoE IV
...
Also, any thoughts on if they announce more studio acquisitions? What do you all anticipate to see?
That's quite a good list. As far as other stuff, I'm expecting some major announcements that have nothing to do with next gen games. Examples:
- pricing/launch date
- update on where back compat will go during next gen
- Game Pass Ultimate additional perks
- potential dropping XBLG?? Or at least the free to play issue
- update to design lab for new controllers
- new studios if any
- additional games coming from traditionally PS-only series (I'm not expecting Persona, but that kind of thing)
- deals with publishers to put some or all games on game pass, maybe some for day 1 launches, etc.
- xCloud launch details and service pricing details
- any updates to ID@Xbox or Creators Program for next gen
They have a ton to talk about!
Just made this point in the other thread as well: Lockhart is likely to turn up in the summer event, so focusing on Microsoft's own games then will allow them to show comparisons with games running across both devices without having to worry about 3rd parties not showing their games at their very best, and without Microsoft worrying about one of their partners turning up with a bad port.
Yeah that seems logical.
So, there we go:
May 7 - Xbox Series X third-party showcase
June E3 Week - Lockhart Reveal
Summer Event - Xbox Game Studios showcase. Halo Infinite, Forza M8, Fable, Perfect Dark and other surprises. Also pricing and launch date.
Good point too, I could see them dropping Lockhart separately with an accompanying DF article and demo. Save time at "E3" for games, Game Pass, pricing etc.
