Microsoft had a generally satisfactory Xbox Game Showcase Conference, packing several announcements into one hour. He lacks vision for the second half of 2023. But 2024 looks bright.
Like Casper Rudd in the Roland Garros final, Microsoft was doomed to exploit it. But unlike the Norwegian tennis player who fell to Novak ‘Dijo Ko’, the multinational has managed to hold its head up. On a Sunday evening, she was broadcasting an Xbox game show and needed to reassure fans after a tough year in 2022 and a first half of 2023 that wasn’t at all satisfying. In one hour, the Redmond company has collected world premieres and beautiful trailers.
The Xbox Game Showcase opened with a video myth, the reboot has been announced for a long time from which we have been waiting for news. It could have been another thingdedicated to the formalization of the new Xbox Series S and a long – planned – presentation of starfield (The big Xbox game to start the 2023 school year). Overall convincing in such a short and compact format, the conference was reassuring. Even if it lacks gameplay and vision at the end of 2023.
What to remember from the Xbox Game Show
The moment is 2024
myth… I confess… Star Wars Outlaws (The new game from Ubisoft)… Senua Saga: Hellblade II… There are plenty of video games out there that make you want to, but they won’t be released in 2023. However, they’re planned for 2024, which is excellent news for the Xbox catalog (three of the four games mentioned are exclusives).
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Star Wars Outlaws:
“It’s beautiful” moment
announced long ago, Senua Saga: Hellblade II is required. And the new game show is unlikely to lower expectations. The video game runs on Unreal Engine 5 and the few minutes shown, which were shot on Xbox Series X, invite reflection.
The “she’s pretty too” moment
Forza Motorsport It still shines with the quality of its graphics. Developed by Turn 10, the futuristic racing game promises to be the tech showcase for the Xbox Series X. For once, it will be released in 2023: it will be on October 10th, adding a big game to an already good month. complete.
Keanu Reeves moment
The opening convention of the 2023 Summer Games festival suggested that Nicolas Cage hasn’t lost any of its charisma (no). The Xbox Game Show also had its star, but not least: Keanu Reeves. The actor came to tell us about it Cyberpunk 2077 movie, more specifically from the Phantom Liberty expansion. It will be available on September 26th and will allow you to meet a character played by Idris Elba. Only the numbers 10 then.
cinema moment
Microsoft gave a few minutes to Microsoft Flight SimulatorIt is a video game that the company is very proud of. There will be two new features for aviation fans: the arrival of the 2024 edition (especially the addition of professions) and the release of content in the colors of… the dunes. In short, we can extend the fun of the movie Dune: Part Two While piloting an Ornithopter in the desert. We are promised complex controls.
equipment moment
From September 1, we’ll have the choice between getting the Xbox Series S for €300 and the Xbox Series S for €350. Differences? The first is out today, in white and limited to 512GB, when the new model will be in black and will step up to 1TB.
Starfield moment
At the end of the Xbox Game Show, Microsoft followed up with Starfield Direct, an hour-long presentation dedicated to Bethesda’s next big project. Building, driving ships, battles, battles, exploration, multiple resources to collect, abundance of customization, various and varied missions… make you immerse yourself in it for hours and hours.
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