I believe we will. Xbox has continued to make all the internal moves to expand their merger and acquisition teams to focus on more new acquisitions. They are going after big time developers and IP. E3 is when they will have the most eyes on them so it only makes sense to make these known in front of as many people possible.
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I think the focus of Xbox/MS should be on delivering first party content.
they lost their pace. they need to come back.
acquisitions are secondary now.
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I agree the announcements are secondary, but if theyâre big acquisitions, you want to make as many people aware as possible. The two best times to do that will be at E3 and at the video game awards.
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I think they will continue to acquire but we will (hopefully) be more focused on games than acquisitions. That thirst was born out of a lack of content, hopefully E3 puts peopleâs concerns to rest.
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I disagree. Big acquisitions could always theoretically go sour, do the XboxWire approach for companies as big or larger than Bethesda.
Smaller to midsized developers, do an e3 thing.
Havenât we seen with the Bethesda acquisition that without getting in front of everyone it doesnât get noticed as much. I still had a lot of friends that had no idea it happened for months, probably still have some that still donât know. They game all the time, they donât follow gaming news though. They do watch E3 though, and they arenât alone. Those of us that do follow the news like this are the exception. If they make big acquisitions like someone like an IOI or Bungie or an IP like Tomb Raider it needs to be in front of people.
Those people will find out Bethesda is owned by Microsoft this upcoming e3 thatâs for sure.
I second this.
Its time for the games to start doing some talking. Enough of the âgames are comingâ.
If we ignore Infinite (a delayed 2020 game) and the zenimax acquisition the only game that is rumored to come out from XGS this year (AAA) is FH5. Yikes.
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If youâre buying a studio and securing exclusives for the next 2 years why not do announce the studio and exclusives at E3
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Would be cool to see it announced with game(s).
I thinm Bethesda was a necessity to get out there before pre-orders went live.
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Yes
To make up for the Infinite delay
I just want to see Forza Horizon 5, and will be sad if itâs not 2021 after every insider saying itâs 2021. Microsoft can really have a strong 2nd half if weâre possibly getting Halo, Gunk, Flight Simulator, Psychonaut, Forza Horizon 5, Starfield (think its Q1 2022), Ascent, Tunic, and might be missing a few others.
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They should nurture their studios, make them bigger and better, create new teams inside those studios and pump games like crazy.
I too want more Japanese games and all that, but these will come once Xbox show the world the power of their exclusives and it gains more market share.
My dream is every studio having at least two teams, maximizing creativity for every studio. Imagine Turn 10 doing a Crimson Skies reboot? Or Undead Labs doing a space themed survival horror like Dead Space?
Thereâs endless potential with what we already have.
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Right now Xbox is doing both. Theyâre hiring over 600 people now across these studios so for the year they may add over 1000 employees to Xbox games studios.
Do keep in mind though that not every team wants to grow that big. Double Fine and Ninja Theory have said they really donât want to grow into these big teams.
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I know not everyone needs to be a giant but they still need more people to make their projects a steady process.
I think that for one team studios 150 people is enough to put the quality a first-party game needs at a reasonable pace, and also to not make it heavy for anyone in the team.
Theyâll have to grow no matter what, but they donât need to be as big as multiple teams studios.
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Lighting in this one looks better than the others.
thats why people are upset by the Grubb tweet⌠this looks great. 
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At this point Iâm tired of walls and floors.
Iâll just wait patiently for the reveal.
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(Age of Empires IV ) NO the game already got itâs reveal show with release date and probably it will be showing again at Gamescom when these type games are popular in europe.
(Avowed) story trailer 3-5 minutes
(Fable) nah next E3
(Flight simulator) 1-2 minute trailer with release date
(Forza Horizon 5) nah 5-8 minutes (FH4 Was around 6 minutes)
(grounded) 1-2 minutes trailer with release date
(Halo Infinte) iâm expecting gameplay trailer(not like last july) with MP Beta announcement
Hellblade 2 yeah 5-10 gameplay segment
Minecraft ? nah there is minecon and other shows
SOT ? nah not enough content to show
Psychonauts 2 nah 2-3 minutes trailer with release date(last july trailer was around 3 minutes)
Starfield at bethesda with todd 15-25 minutes
Project Omen gameplay trailer 3-5 minutes
Project Typhoon 5 minutes gameplay trailer also it could be CGI Trailer
CGI
Compulsion Games CGI Trailer at E3 or TGA 2021
as for the rest nah too early maybe next year E3
NO Shows
yeah I agree with the list