The long-awaited first look at the upcoming Xbox games has finally arrived.
Expectations were high for Microsoft's own showcase after Sony's summer offering was widely perceived as a letdown. cautious.
Due to its public battle to acquire Activision Blizzard and the unfavorable reception of Redfall, it has had a difficult year.
But the consensus seems to be that it put on a decent performance.
Fans were given their first look at the eagerly anticipated Fable fantasy role-playing game (RPG) thanks to a two-minute trailer featuring a gigantic Richard Ayoade.
The series' distinctive British humor appeared to be completely intact and was set in the same universe as its prequels.
Forza Motorsport, the role-playing game Avowed by Obsidian, and Hellblade II: Senua's Saga were among the other games from Microsoft-owned studios that were showcased.
A good selection of outside games were also present.
The multiformat open-world game Star Wars: Outlaw's reveal was arguably the biggest.
Then there was Starfield, a triple-A role-playing game from Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda that received a dedicated one-hour showcase.
The planet-hopping RPG, which is regarded as Microsoft's biggest release in a long time, offers players a vast galaxy to discover.
The different playstyles and ship crafting system in the game, among other mechanics, were demonstrated by Bethesda.
Though some fans were concerned they wouldn't have time to play it, others were impressed by Starfield's enormous size, which The Guardian called a "supermassive black hole of a game.".
The game will only run at 30 frames per second on both Xbox versions, according to director Todd Howard, because of the amount of detail in it.
And the revelation that the Elder Scrolls creators revived one of their "most annoying" characters for their space odyssey will likely cause some people to feel conflicted emotions.
It would be unreasonable to expect any showcase to feature back-to-back major announcements, and quite a few expansions to already released games were also made.
Three games were displayed: Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom, Overwatch 2, and Fallout 76: Atlantic City.
The biggest "didn't know we needed it" announcement of the night may have been the Monkey Island add-on for the well-known online pirate shooter Sea of Thieves.
A recorded message from Keanu Reeves introduced the Phantom Liberty update for Cyberpunk 2077.
Although it wasn't quite as amazing as his E3 promotion of the first game, many people were still impressed.
The fact that many of the games teased on Sunday won't be released until at least next year was one of the main complaints, if you can call it that. This was brought up by Eurogamer.
Fable was one of a few artists who didn't provide a release date.
Additionally, some people criticized the Hellblade II trailer because it didn't feature any gameplay.
However, according to the Metacritic page for Microsoft's 2023 showcase, the show received "mostly positive" reviews.
Even the PlayStation enthusiast website Push sq\. acknowledged that it was "probably the strongest Xbox Showcase in recent memory.".
The PS5 continues to sell more consoles than Microsoft, and there are still obstacles to be overcome in its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
However, it's worthwhile to keep an eye on the big green machine because it obviously has big plans for gaming.
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