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Xbox is facing its biggest upheaval ever
by Philipp Rüegg
What does Microsoft have to offer at the Xbox Showcase?
9.6.2024
Translation: machine translated
On Sunday evening, the eyes of the gaming world will be on Microsoft's Xbox Showcase. Can the beleaguered giant put on a good show and win over its fans? We'll be streaming the event live on Twitch and YouTube.
Phil, Simon and I are streaming the Xbox Showcase live on Twitch and Youtube. The stream starts at 18:45 - come along!
What can you expect at the showcase?
Microsoft is facing big problems. Following the 68.7 billion US dollar takeover of Activision-Blizzard, the gaming division is under considerable pressure. The Xbox business must grow, whatever the cost. Formerly exclusive games such as "Grounded" and "Sea of Thieves" are being ported to Playstation and Nintendo platforms in order to bring in even more money. Popular studios such as Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin are being closed to save costs. Xbox fans fear for the future of the platform and look to the future of the iconic brand with concern.
At the Xbox Showcase, Microsoft has to deliver and convince its audience that it's worth staying in the Xbox ecosystem. The potential for a killer show is definitely there. Some games that were presented a long time ago have not been heard of for a long time. For example, from Rare's beautiful open-world game "Everwild". Also missing in action is the co-op shooter "Contraband", for which there is only one CGI trailer so far. Apart from a short teaser trailer from E3 2021, not much is known about Obsidian's "The Outer Worlds" sequel. The announcement of the zombie survival shooter "State of Decay 3" was also a long time ago. Since the unveiling of the "Perfect Dark" reboot by The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics in December 2020, we have only read disturbing rumours about a turbulent development.
There is also silence on some of the titles that were unveiled at last year's showcase. What about the "Fable" remake from "Forza Horizon" developer Playground Games? And what about this wonderful stop-motion horror game "South of Midnight"? The "Bioshock"-esque steampunk adventure "Clockwork Revolution" has also disappeared into oblivion since last year's presentation.
In addition, Microsoft could also show new impressions of recently unveiled games - for example, the fantasy RPG "Avowed", "Indiana Jones" and "Blade". Impressions of the first "Starfield" DLC "Shattered Space" are also likely.
What is clear is that Microsoft will deliver a deep dive on this year's "Call of Duty" in the "Black Ops 6 Direct" following the Xbox Showcase. The company has confirmed that the launch mega-game will be immediately available in Game Pass /page/confirmed-call-of-duty-black-ops-6-comes-directly-in-game-pass-33295.
Domagoj Belancic
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Domagoj.Belancic@digitecgalaxus.chMy love of video games was unleashed at the tender age of five by the original Gameboy. Over the years, it's grown in leaps and bounds.
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