Xbox Prediction Game 2023

Welcome to the Xbox Prediction Thread for 2023 The voting ends on January 16th 2023

Format is shamelessly stolen from JuanLatino. You can find their PlayStation Predictions thread here. Keep up the great work my friend!

The rules are simple. Answer the questions, the player with the most points wins. Just remind me to check in at the end of the day.

You can copy paste the questions and answer, or you can go by number and write your answer.

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No prizes planned at the moment, but no ragerts. Glhf!

Xbox Predictions for 2023

1. How many Xbox Games Studios/Bethesda Games will release in 2023? (Note: Mobile Games do count, ABK games do not count thanks to delays in the closing) [Pick one answer - 10 Points]

  • 1-2 Games
  • 3-4 Games
  • 5-6 Games
  • 7 or more Games

2. Which one of these unannounced (but maybe leaked) titles will be revealed this year? [Pick as many answer as you want - 5 Points for each correct one / Minus 2 Points for each wrong one]

  • Project Dragon (IO Interactive Diablo-like)
  • Project Suerte (Certain Affinity Monster Hunter Like)
  • Project Belfry/“The Wandering Tower” (Stoic Beat-Em-Up RPG)
  • Project Midnight (Compulsion Gothic Horror Action Adventure)
  • Project Cobalt (InXile RPG)
  • Tango Gameworks “Pentiment Sized Game”
  • 1 vs 100 Reboot
  • Killer Instinct Reboot
  • Gears: The Marcus Fenix Collection
  • Project Shaolin (Brass Lion Wu-Tang RPG)
  • Project Chinook (Accessible Strategy)
  • Project Wormwood (Elder Scrolls Real-Time Tactics)
  • Coalition New IP
  • Gears 6
  • Wolfenstein 3
  • Quake Reboot
  • Fallout New Vegas 2
  • Doom “3”
  • Double Fine New Game
  • Tango Gameworks New Big Game
  • Minecraft Spinoff #3
  • New XGSGP Title not mentioned above

3. Will the Activision-Blizzard Deal go through in 2024? [Answer with Yes or No - 5 Points, closing with pending FTC approval counts as it “going through”]

  1. What will be the highest-rated XGS/Bethesda Game in 2023 (Metascore or OpenCritic) [Pick one Answer - 10 Points // 5 Extra Points if you can also guess the exact Score. So please pick one answer from below and additionally name your exact guess aswell]
  • 70-78
  • 79-84
  • 85-88
  • 89-92
  • 93-95
  • 96 or over

5. Who will join Xbox Game Studios/Bethesda in 2023 (besides ABK)?

Variant 1: You can name up to three Studios - 15 Points for each correct one Variant 2: You can name up to five Studios - 15 Points for each correct one if you choose Variant 2 however, you get 5 Minus Points for two of the 5 answers, if turned out wrong. Example: You name 5 Studios - 3 of them are right, 2 are wrong = 45 Points and minus 10 Points = 35 Points in total Example 2: You name 5 Studios - All of them are wrong = - 10 Points in total

6. Will Redfall score above or below Prey (81 Opencritic)? [Answer with Above, Below or Equal - 5 Points if it scores above/below, 10 if scores equal ]

  1. Which one of these announced titles will we see more from this year? [Pick as many answer as you want - 5 Points for each correct one / Minus 2 Points for each wrong one]
  • Avowed
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • The Elder Scrolls VI
  • State of Decay 3
  • Everwild
  • The Outer Worlds 2
  • Indiana Jones
  • Fable
  • Perfect Dark
  • Contraband
  • Project Mara
  • Kojima

8. When will Starfield release? [Pick one Answer - 5 Points ]

  • Delay to 2024
  • January - April 2023
  • May - July 2023
  • August 2023
  • September 2023
  • October 2023
  • November - December 2023

9. Which Third Party Games will debut in Game Pass? (Note: Games that are already announced like STALKER 2 do not count) [Write-in and Name 3. 5 points for each correct. No penalty if incorrect.]

  1. When will Xbox have their Q1 Showcase? [5 points for correct answer]
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • They Won’t Have One.

11. Will Xbox return to the TGAs this year? [Answer with Yes or No - 5 Points]

  1. Will Halo Infinite’s Campaign Expansion Be Announced? [Answer with Yes or No - 5 Points]

  2. How many subscribers will Game Pass be at by the end of the year?

Pick one Answer - 10 Points → For Reference: As of January of last year, Xbox Game Pass was at 25 million.

  • less than 25 million
  • 25 million - 28 million
  • 28.1 million - 30 million
  • 30.1 million - 32 million
  • 32.1 million - 35 million
  • More than 35 million

14. What third-party games will Xbox have marketing for (excluding known answers of Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2) [Write-in as many as you want - 5 Points / Minus 2 Points for each wrong answer]

  1. What movies/tv shows based on Xbox games will be announced? [Name as many as you want - 5 Points each correct answer - minus 2 Points each wrong answer - You can also choose nothing as an answer]

  2. How will be the reception to the Amazon Fallout Show? Predict the critic rating and user rating from this range → (0-40 - 41-60 - 61-70 - 71-80 - 81-90 - 91-100) [5 Points for each correct answer]

  3. What Xbox controller variants will be announced? [You can name 3 Colors/variants - 5 Points for each correct answer]

  4. Will Xbox have more first-party games (excluding ABK) in the first or second half of 2023? [5 points]

  5. Will Xbox continue the 12-Month E3 trend? [5 points]

  6. Make a bold prediction for 2023 (Has to be bold. For example, SoT announces a collab with Monkey Island is bold. SoT launches Season 10 is not!) [10 Points]

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My Predictions:

1. How many Xbox Games Studios/Bethesda Games will release in 2023? (Note: Mobile Games do count, ABK games do not count thanks to delays in the closing) [Pick one answer - 10 Points ]

  • 7 or more Games

2. Which one of these unannounced (but maybe leaked) titles will be revealed this year? [Pick as many answer as you want - 5 Points for each correct one / Minus 2 Points for each wrong one ]

  • Project Belfry/“The Wandering Tower” (Stoic Beat-Em-Up RPG)
  • Project Midnight (Compulsion Gothic Horror Action Adventure)
  • Project Cobalt (InXile RPG)
  • Tango Gameworks “Pentiment Sized Game”
  • Gears: The Marcus Fenix Collection
  • Coalition New IP
  • Quake Reboot
  • Double Fine New Game
  • New XGSGP Title not mentioned above

3. Will the Activision-Blizzard Deal go through in 2023? [Answer with Yes or No - 5 Points, closing with pending FTC approval counts as it “going through”]

Yes

  1. What will be the highest-rated XGS/Bethesda Game in 2023 (Metascore or OpenCritic) [Pick one Answer - 10 Points // 5 Extra Points if you can also guess the exact Score. So please pick one answer from below and additionally name your exact guess aswell]
  • 93-95

Forza Motorsport: 93.

  1. Who will join Xbox Game Studios/Bethesda in 2023 (besides ABK)?

Variant 1: You can name up to three Studios - 15 Points for each correct one Variant 2: You can name up to five Studios - 15 Points for each correct one if you choose Variant 2 however, you get 5 Minus Points for two of the 5 answers, if turned out wrong. Example: You name 5 Studios - 3 of them are right, 2 are wrong = 45 Points and minus 10 Points = 35 Points in total Example 2: You name 5 Studios - All of them are wrong = - 10 Points in total

Variant 2: Creative Assembly, Stoic, Interior/Night, Squanch, Oxide.

6. Will Redfall score above or below Prey (81 Opencritic)? [Answer with Above, Below or Equal - 5 Points if it scores above/below, 10 if scores equal ]

Equal

  1. Which one of these announced titles will we see more from this year? [Pick as many answer as you want - 5 Points for each correct one / Minus 2 Points for each wrong one ]
  • Avowed
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • Fable
  • Perfect Dark
  • Contraband
  • Project Mara

8. When will Starfield release? [Pick one Answer - 5 Points ]

  • May - July 2023

9. Which Third Party Games will debut in Game Pass? [Write-in and Name 3. 5 points for each correct. No penalty if incorrect.]

MLB The Show 23, Dead Rising 2, Aliens: Dark Descent.

  1. When will Xbox have their Q1 Showcase? [5 points for correct answer]
  • January

11. Will Xbox return to the TGAs this year? [Answer with Yes or No - 5 Points]

Yes

  1. Will Halo Infinite’s Campaign Expansion Be Announced? [Answer with Yes or No - 5 Points]

Yes

  1. How many subscribers will Game Pass be at by the end of the year?

Pick one Answer - 10 Points → For Reference: As of January of last year, Xbox Game Pass was at 25 million.

  • 30.1 million - 32 million

14. What third-party games will Xbox have marketing for (excluding known answers of Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2) [Write-in as many as you want - 5 Points / Minus 2 Points for each wrong answer]

Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Valorant Console, Baldur’s Gate III (even if just PC).

  1. What movies/tv shows based on Xbox games will be announced? [Name as many as you want - 5 Points each correct answer - minus 2 Points each wrong answer - You can also choose nothing as an answer]

Starfield, Dishonored.

  1. How will be the reception to the Amazon Fallout Show? Predict the critic rating and user rating from this range → (0-40 - 41-60 - 61-70 - 71-80 - 81-90 - 91-100) [5 Points for each correct answer]

Critics: 61-70 Users: 71-80

Metacritic

  1. What Xbox controller variants will be announced? [You can name 3 Colors/variants - 5 Points for each correct answer]

Starfield, Redfall, Hellblade.

  1. Will Xbox have more first-party games (excluding ABK) in the first or second half of 2023? [5 points]

First Half.

  1. Will Xbox continue the 12-Month E3 trend? [5 points]

Yes

  1. Make a bold prediction for 2023 (Has to be bold. For example, SoT announces a collab with Monkey Island is bold. SoT launches Season 10 is not!) [10 Points] As part of a viral marketing stunt, the Xbox team will try and succeed to break a Guinness world record.
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Do we really need another one of these prediction thread?

The games will come, when they are ready.

My backlog is so huge i can wait.

I literally play over 200 games this year, and will probably play another over 200 games in 2023.

This is for fun, not dooming

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You haven’t read mine yet though…

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Can’t be worse than the guy that thinks every game gets delayed… Right?

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I’m not saying, it’s doooming. It’s just that anyone following Xbox, should already know what’s up.

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5-6 Games

  • Project Belfrey/The Wandering Tower
  • Project Midnight
  • Project Cobalt
  • Tango Gameworks Pentiment Sized Game
  • Gears: The Marcus Fenix Collection

I’m going to assume you meant to say 2023 so my answer is YES.

Starfield 93-95, my guess is 95 on Open Critic

No one. None. It will only be ABK.

Above.

  • Avowed
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • Perfect Dark

November 2023.

  • Dead Island 2
  • Diablo IV

February

Yes.

No.

Wait…is this for the end of 2022 or the end of 2023? Since this is a 2023 prediction thread, im going to assume 2023.

Will say 40m+ as of December 31st, 2023.

This is tricky. AAA wise, my answer is none. AA/Indie wise, they’ll have a bunch.

Nothing.

61-70 for critics. 71-80 for users/viewers.

Honestly, have no idea but im sure they’ll have a few. lol

Second Half of 2023.

This depends on how the show is broadcast. If it’s a pre-recorded digital only showcase, YES. If it’s a live showcase in front of an audience, NO.

Microsoft will announce their console sales numbers in January 2024 due to Xbox Series X/S surpassing PlayStation 5 in North America as of December 31st, 2023.

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This will only happen if Starfield comes out, and is a 98 reviews score and is a must have console exclusive system seller that even surpass, Skyrim Launch level of hype. That the only way i see Xbox Series outselling PS5 by December 31st, 2023 LOL

Did mean 2023, thanks :slight_smile:

You’re welcome. :slight_smile:

Microsoft is less than 2m consoles behind in NA. And yes, I do use VGChartz. Have done so since 360/PS3. That site’s numbers are a lot closer than people want to believe.

Microsoft will be around 2m behind going into 2023 without having any major first party releases in 2022. They should easily surpass Sony in NA if their games all get released in 2023 like they should be.

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If it wasn’t for Spiderman 2 I think it could be done.

VGChartz, are not reliable. They could be 2m or 5m behind, that how wrong VGChartz can be lol

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Hopefully Spiderman 2 get delay to 2024. :phil_lmao:

Excellent point but I believe that the majority who’ll buy Spider Man 2 (myself included) already own a PlayStation 5.

VG Chartz is an estimate. Always has been and always will be. Will they ever be 100% accurate? No. But they’re closer than people want to believe they are and I have been following the site for two generations which is why I use the site. They’re always extremely close and when you don’t get official numbers which Microsoft doesn’t give out, then having VG Chartz is better than nothing.

Hopefully not. I want to play it!!! And this won’t stop Xbox Series from overtaking PlayStation 5 in NA in a year from now.

It gone to play like Spiderman 1, lots of web swinging, with cringe, cheesy humor, and cinematic action adventure gameplay.

Please don’t buy it day 1 for 70. Sony is too anti-consumer nowdays for me to support them any longer.

The final nail in the coffin of me never ever buying a Sony product again was, the way Jimbo and Sony co. were crying to the CMA/FTC about Xbox/ABK deal. It sour my whole taste for Sony products ever again.

1. How many Xbox Games Studios/Bethesda Games will release in 2023? (Note: Mobile Games do count, ABK games do not count thanks to delays in the closing) [Pick one answer - 10 Points]

5-6 Games

2. Which one of these unannounced (but maybe leaked) titles will be revealed this year? [Pick as many answer as you want - 5 Points for each correct one / Minus 2 Points for each wrong one]

  • Project Belfry/“The Wandering Tower” (Stoic Beat-Em-Up RPG)
  • Project Midnight (Compulsion Gothic Horror Action Adventure)
  • Tango Gameworks “Pentiment Sized Game”
  • Coalition New IP
  • New XGSGP Title not mentioned above

3. Will the Activision-Blizzard Deal go through in 2024? [Answer with Yes or No - 5 Points, closing with pending FTC approval counts as it “going through”]

Yes

4.What will be the highest-rated XGS/Bethesda Game in 2023 (Metascore or OpenCritic) [Pick one Answer - 10 Points // 5 Extra Points if you can also guess the exact Score. So please pick one answer from below and additionally name your exact guess aswell]

89-92

5. Who will join Xbox Game Studios/Bethesda in 2023 (besides ABK)?

There will be no acquisition besides ABK in 2023

6. Will Redfall score above or below Prey (81 Opencritic)? [Answer with Above, Below or Equal - 5 Points if it scores above/below, 10 if scores equal ]

It’ll be really close, I almost wanted to say equal, but I’ll say above, I think 82.

7.Which one of these announced titles will we see more from this year? [Pick as many answer as you want - 5 Points for each correct one / Minus 2 Points for each wrong one]

  • Avowed
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • State of Decay 3
  • Fable
  • Contraband

8. When will Starfield release? [Pick one Answer - 5 Points ]

  • September 2023

9. Which Third Party Games will debut in Game Pass? (Note: Games that are already announced like STALKER 2 do not count) [Write-in and Name 3. 5 points for each correct. No penalty if incorrect.]

The Wolf Among Us 2, and something that’s not announced yet.

  1. When will Xbox have their Q1 Showcase? [5 points for correct answer]

February. I was a denier that this was a thing at first but at this point I believe it.

11. Will Xbox return to the TGAs this year? [Answer with Yes or No - 5 Points]

Yes

12.** Will Halo Infinite’s Campaign Expansion Be Announced? [Answer with Yes or No - 5 Points]**

No

How many subscribers will Game Pass be at by the end of the year?

30.1 million - 32 million

14. What third-party games will Xbox have marketing for (excluding known answers of Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2) [Write-in as many as you want - 5 Points / Minus 2 Points for each wrong answer]

…Something unannounced? I don’t see them getting marketing for games that are already announced. You want the title tied to the platform from the start not later.

  1. What movies/tv shows based on Xbox games will be announced? [Name as many as you want - 5 Points each correct answer - minus 2 Points each wrong answer - You can also choose nothing as an answer]

Nothing

  1. How will be the reception to the Amazon Fallout Show? Predict the critic rating and user rating from this range → (0-40 - 41-60 - 61-70 - 71-80 - 81-90 - 91-100) [5 Points for each correct answer]

Don’t really care lol, pass.

  1. What Xbox controller variants will be announced? [You can name 3 Colors/variants - 5 Points for each correct answer]

I don’t know how to answer this

  1. Will Xbox have more first-party games (excluding ABK) in the first or second half of 2023? [5 points]

Second half

  1. Will Xbox continue the 12-Month E3 trend? [5 points]

If they do the Xbox Direct then no, so I’ll say no.

  1. Make a bold prediction for 2023 (Has to be bold. For example, SoT announces a collab with Monkey Island is bold. SoT launches Season 10 is not!) [10 Points]

XGSP game with a Japanese studio (not Tango, not Kojima)

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Are they echos from the book of the cult? :troll:

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Do you support anyone? Do you buy any games in general? If you don’t want to support Sony, you could always rent the game from GameFly or just buy it used.

I’m sure you already know that it’s day one for me. I loved Spider Man 2018 and Miles so the sequel is an easy decision. Besides, unless there’s an expansion/season pass, it will be a disc purchase and thus, be traded in once completed so that $70 game becomes $35 or so.

While Sony as a company is doing shitty things, I care about the games first and foremost. It’s why im a gamer. I’m not going to miss out on playing Spider Man 2 (or any game for that matter) just because the publisher is shitty.