Just saw that on Twitter a few minutes ago. Very very happy. Also happy that every game will be “labeled” in terms of gameplay, in-engine, etc. Both very smart decisions in my opinion. All I need now is for Greenberg to confirm that it’s not a Game Pass only showcase and I could easily end up having the best Xbox showcase since E3 2018.
You mean like Starfield and Forza Motorsport? lol
I predicted it too but I was like 75% sure that it would be gone simply because the format didn’t work as it doesn’t create any excitement whatsoever, puts deadlines on your own studios which was fucking stupid and how they could possibly know that every game not first party would be released 100% within the year is beyond me when they don’t control third party developers and publishers whatsoever.
With the 12 month format dead and buried as it should be, im just hoping they show some third party AAA titles like Monster Hunter World 2, Persona 6, etc. because while these games aren’t for me, for Microsoft to truly get Xbox consoles to a level higher than Xbox One, they’re going to need major marketing deals that make the casuals believe that these games are exclusive to Xbox even though they’re not.
2020 showcase for me was better than 2022. While 2020 had mostly CGI trailers, I understood pre-Bethesda why they announced games like Avowed, Forza Motorsport, Fable and State of Decay 3. It’s because they had to reveal that they did have games in development for the upcoming now current generation. What hurt 2020 was Halo Infinite because while the combat/gameplay looked great, the game itself looked visually disappointing and was riddled with technical issues.
2022 was a shit show for me and I believe that the 2 month format was due to the delays of Starfield and Redfall. Microsoft/Spencer/etc. seem to be Game Pass or bust and needing to show why you should subscribe to the service or stay subscribed is why they went with 12 month format. In my opinion, there’s no other reason because why put a time limit on your own studios? And why act as if you can control when third parties will release their games?
Either way, im glad that shit was a one and done. Hope that format never ever comes back.
I want several games to be there but if they show me more than what they don’t, then I’ll be fine with it. If four of the five games I really want to see isn’t there, then yeah, I’ll be disappointed because I’ll feel like that we’ll never see them.
At first, I thought you were serious but then realized you were just trying to piss me off!!! lmao
) so perhaps this time around (with the ridiculous amount of stuff they COULD show) maybe Xbox know they’re going to deliver a show that’s going to make the majority of fans happy. You’ll never please everyone but if they have a show that has Avowed, Hellblade, Forza, possibly Fable and other announcements, they must be feeling “Let the fans get excited because the majority will love what we end up showing”.
