I like that PlayStation goes first with their showcase. Gives Xbox the time it need to maybe 1 up them.
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Indeed, every other E3 it was always the opposite, for once Xbox is going 2nd. Wonder if they can actually change some stuff last minute or if there is so much involved with prepping months ahead that they canāt.
I feel like itās been a while since a proper Sony showcase at this time of year, maybe they are ready to bring out the big guns?
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Xbox should have atleast 2 weeks time to make some adjustment after the Sony showcaseā¦ If need be.
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Xbox E3 2018 was the best for me personally. Cyberpunk 2077 reveal at the end, studio acquisitions, Metro Exodus, Devil May Cry 5, The Division 2 and more!!! Plus of course the reveal for Gears Tactics and Gears of War 5. Such a great freaking showcase.
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2021 is my default favourite showcase of all time from Xbox.
Didnāt care about Xbox at all during the X1 era. Was too young and did not care about gaming enough to watch E3 during the 360 era.
2021 >> 2020 >>>>>>>>>>> 2022. In that order.
The show is pretty much set, I donāt think itās possible to change things so late. You canāt get teams to make trailers so late.
The format will be similar to the latest Xbox direct I feel, because that direct had the best pacing of any Xbox show to date. Nice transitions between games give the audience a chance to digest what they saw and anticipation for the next game builds. This is something Sony did excellently in their PS5 showcase, where the built hype until the very end.
Tina and her team know how to make good showcases, I have no doubt this will be the best produced Xbox showcase yet, only thing left is not being shy to showcase what coming maybe even 2 years out. Combined with gameplay/cinematic trailers of already announced stuff + new reveals of games coming in the next 2-3 years, this has the makings of the best Xbox show to date.
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I think most of these shows are planned way ahead of time, so theyāre not going to try and fit something to 1 up them. However, the show being 3 weeks away from Sony will benefit Microsoft.
There are rumors āvetted by Reseteraā starting to pop up
Itās the kind of big 3rd party game reveal Iām looking for at Xboxās show so I hope itās real. I donāt think Iām gonna put much faith in this particular rumor though.
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Would make sense
Big enough to create excitement as just a reveal but also probably small enough to have the potential of a GP deal
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Yes this is my favourite too. Coming right after the One X had reclaimed the power throne, and with that E3 they really brought new life into Xbox.
People started believing again.
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This would be pretty big even though the game itself does nothing for me personally.
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Agreed. This was the showcase where they started to get me back as an Xbox fan again. Forgot to mention, the show kicked off with Halo Infinite. I knew I was missing something. lol
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I doubt that the entirety of id worked on the TAG expansions, they probably started working on their next game after DOOM Eternal launched. Also both DOOM games were teased at E3 and then had extended trailers/showings at QuakeCon so a teaser at the June showcase is a possibility, assuming they will show the game this year in the first place of course. Either way I canāt wait to see what they are cooking, DOOM 2016 and DOOM Eternal are both amazing games so I have high hopes for their next game plus canāt wait to see the next iteration of id tech.
About what I want to see the most from 1st party (besides id)ā¦Iād say I am really curious to see Perfect Dark, Avowed and Gears 6. From 3rd parties (if Iād add multiplats in there) Iād love to see Uedasās and Playdeadās next games. Besides the initial announcements (that Epic is funding and publishing) we havenāt heard from both of them for a while so maybe itās time for a showing. Dragonās Dogma 2 would be cool as well but I donāt see it happening.
What would make this rumour even better would be if the trailer started with the now famous announcer saying Ā« Exclusive Ā» and came along with a Ā« 12 months console exclusivity Ā» fine print at the end.
I have a feeling there will be some of those on the PlayStation showcase, only fair for MS to retaliate in some way, especially after all the trouble Sony has given them with the purchase of ABK.
As far as I know P3 Remake is like the most requested persona game in Japan so Iām guessing this would probably create a lot of salt online lol
But no matter, just having the reveal and association with Xbox is a win, especially for a Japanese franchise of this calibre!
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I donāt think that would be day 1 GP, probably more like Yakuza where they added the backlog to GP and the newest game gets an Xbox marketing deal (no GP though). It could follow up an announcement of the Shin Megami Tensei games coming to GP since those ended up not being announced at the SMT concert, if Nickās rumor about that is true.
And donāt forget Gears Pop. Seriously though, that game had a lot of potential, but was weighed down by super heavy mtx focus and a lack of more sp content. I got kicked out of a bunch of mp matches due to poor internet connection and would rejoin with the opposite player essentially having devestated my army. Ended up replaying the few training levels a bunch of times and would haveoved more of a campaign. I also think the availability on mobile and pc only might have hurt it a little, thereās no real reason it couldnāt have done console as well. It had a pretty fun gameplay loop and your army makeup decisions and timing absolutely would help you win or lose a fight.
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The majority of the studio would have been on the DLCs while their next project was in very early pre-production. Development wouldnāt have kicked off fully until 2021 when the last DLC came out.
Seeing idās game is possible, but there are other games that we should be getting updates on sooner (like Indiana Jones and probably ZOSā game).
Eternal was announced at E3 and then shown at QuakeCon, but I think 2016 was shown at QuakeCon only to those attending (not broadcast) and then it was fully unveiled the following E3. Either could happen for idās next game but I really think weāre still too early.
Iād love to be wrong though!
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I think they need to keep some stuff for QuakeCon honestly, spread out those announcements and keep people talking about your games. Much better than blowing it all in 1 day.
Even better, add another XO event or developer direct end of year as well!
Updated to add a few games mentioned above.
| Studios | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Party | |||
| Xbox | Games | Status | |
| 343 Industries | Halo | Ongoing | |
| The Coalition | Gears 6 | Unannounced | |
| Compulsion | Third Person Action/Adventure | Unannounced | |
| Double Fine | |||
| The Initiative | Perfect dark | Annouced 2020 | |
| InXile | Codename - Colbalt. Steampunk RPG | ||
| Mojang | Minecraft | Ongoing | |
| Ninja Theory | Hellblade 2 | Annouced 2019 | |
| Project Mara | Annouced 2019 | ||
| Obsidian | Avowed | Annouced 2020 | |
| Outerworlds 2 | Annouced 2021 | ||
| Grounded | Ongoing | ||
| Playground Games | Fable | Annouced 2020 | |
| Forza Horizon 6 | Unannounced | ||
| Rare | Sea of Thieves | Ongoing | |
| Everwild | Annouced 2020 | ||
| Turn 10 | Forza Motorsport | Releasing October | |
| Undead Labs | State of Decay 3 | Annouced 2020 | |
| Worlds Edge | Age fo Empires 4 (Console port) | ||
| Age of Mythology | |||
| Bethseda | |||
| Bethseda | Starfield | Releasing September | |
| Elder Scrolls VI | Annouced 2018 | ||
| Arkane | |||
| ID | |||
| Machine Games | Indiana Jones | Annouced 2021 | |
| Roundhouse | |||
| Tango | JRPG | Unannounced | |
| Zenimax Online | New online game | Unannounced | |
| 3rd Party XGP | |||
| Asobo | Flight Simulator | Ongoing | |
| Avalanche | Contraband | Annouced 2021 | |
| Brass Lion | Wu-Tang game | Unannounced | |
| Certain Affinity | Project - Suerte. Monster Hunter like | ||
| Kojima Productions | |||
| Oxide Games | Ara History Untold | Annouced 2022 | |
| Stoic | Codename - Belfry. Wander Tower | Unannounced |
Let me know if anything else is missing.
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I have been very conservative with Xbox shows predictions in the last 3 years but that ends this year, itās time to go all out, personally I think Xbox needs a Sony 2016 E3 style show, it didnāt surprise me that we didnāt see much from the studios acquired in 2018 in the last few years but it just feels that that is coming to an end with this show.
Weāre not gonna see everything they have in development sure but all of those games announced in 2020 and all of the studios that havenāt announced anything have to be thereā¦
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