So Microsoft had an awesome E3 press conference, they had a lot of exclusive announcements. Im going to start. Phantasy Star Online 2 , this game is an Xbox Exclusive and is going to be cross play also free to play! This game is looking real good, and I cant wait to get a demo. The next thing I want to talk about is Elden Ring, this game has a dark style to itself. An old era look, like Norse/Eastern European. This game has a nice style to it though. They also announced Borderlands 3 The Handsome Collection, with this game the graphics are typical for a Borderlands game as well as it will be on the Gamepass to preorder. You will get the Commander Lilith skin as well as the fight sanctuary. This game will be available on September 13th. On a smaller note they are launching a Gears of war mobile game called Gears POP its a mobile game based off Gears Of War with the Gears character as POP figures. This will be launching this week. Next thing on the list is a game called Smilegate, this game will be an Xbox exclusive. It has a war type of combat, with the graphics resembling that of the Metal Gear Series. Its a new action game with a dark atmosphere to it! This game is interesting at best, can’t wait to see this games demo. This next game there wasn’t much information given about the game. It has great graphics as well as you can materialize weapons, this game is a JRPG and will come out in 2020. I still need to get more information about this game and to see how well it is received. Next item on the list is the new State Of Decay 2 Heartland DLC, this dlc will have two different paths. One of them is find the father you’ve never met or find the hero you’ve never seen. You have new dangers and disasters to deal with, this is the biggest expansion yet. As well as the item made by Undeadlabs as part of the Xbox family. This DLC expansion is available now! We are now going to be talking about Halo Infinite there isn’t that much information, what I have is that it looks more realistic, Cortana isn’t in Master Chiefs suit anymore, looks realistic. We still don’t know why Master Chief was floating in space, one thing that was emphasized was that the UNSC lost the war. Also that Master Chief was found floating in space and zapped back into conciousness. Also at the end of the trailer you hear Cortana saying: “He’s special”. A quick update on Cyberpunk2077, all that was shown was a new trailer announcing Keanu Reeves character. The game has a 4/16/2020 release date. Another game that was announced was Bleeding Edge, this game has a cartoony feel to it. Melee 4 v 4 to make it insanely crazy! This game has 6 characters, and has the same fighting style of DMC Devil May Cry. This game was created by Ninja Theory. And honestly this game looks amazing and I can’t wait for it to come out! Next on the list is Ori and the Will Of The Wisps. This will be on gamepass day one! This game is a sequel, as well as the same art and design style as the first one. This game is also a 3D Side Scroller. Also Hectic gameplay, I love that the game is fast paced. One of the next games that I will be talking about is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, This game you will be a Jedi and you use the force to control the environment. Also on a side note you’ll be able to drive the AT-AT. This game is amazing let’s see how the launch goes. The next is one of the last things that I have to write about, they are releasing a Blair Witch game, this game has a cinematic take. This game comes from the same studio that makes Layers Of Fear. Great style, and not that much information given. Besides that, there is a list of games that will be released that no information was given. Below is the list:
-Spiritfarer
-Battletoads
-Tabs
-Afterparty
-Lord Of Rings
-Microsoft Flight Simulator
-Age Of Empire II 4K Definitive Edition
-Wasteland 3 Announcement
-New Trailer for Psychonaut announced
-New Lego Star Wars in 2020
-Dragonball Project Z
-Annapurna 12 minutes
Also Gears of War 5 will release September 10th with a new couch co-op game mode, if you preorder this week you get the terminator weapon. Also another game that was announced was Dying Light 2 you play as Aiden and he’s INFECTED !!!! This game will come out Spring of 2020. Last game but surely not the worst. Phantasy Star Online 2, this will be a free to play game and it will be released in spring of 2020. With this, I will be posting the last of the information that was announced ! The game studio called Double Fine is joining Microsoft game studio! I can’t wait to see what great things come out of this!
A few things to talk about before I wrap this up, first off a game that there wasn’t that much information on called Outer World was shown off and it looks amazing. Once I find out more I will be updating on that game. Secondly Microsoft announced Project X Cloud, they will be showing it and letting the public use it at E3. In my opinion this is a direct shot at the digital console that Google made called Stadia. I can’t wait to see what they do with this software. Because you will still need an Xbox in order to use the software, I didn’t catch if it is useable on the PC. The full software launch is slated for October.
Last but not least we have saved the best for last! One of the biggest announcements that the worlds been waiting for! The announcement of the next gen console, which as of right now is called Xbox Project Scarlett. I’m going to be honest with you and tell you that this is going to be one hell of a system. They brought back the same team that created the Xbox One X and the whole Xbox Live team, in order to keep up the excellent work that they have done so far. Now for the specs, this system will run 4x faster have GDR memory, an SSD hard drive, an SSD for VRAM, 13 game studios giving input for the systems development, 8k graphics, AMD Zen 2 Processor, Frame rates of 120fps. Gamepass members will benefit from the faster load times of this new gen system.
This system as said by Microsoft is that the system is “Built for creators optimized for gamers”. You will get an immersive experience, with realtime Raytracing technology, 40x the increased performance as well as an 8k output, this system will be a force to deal with. One piece of technology that is also included into the next gen system is called”Navteq” at this moment I from what I know its a mapping software. I might be wrong but if it is what is Microsoft working on that they would need to include this piece of software into their next gen system? One last thing about Project Scarlett it will be launching with Halo Infinite Day 1.
As for what I think, I honestly think that Microsoft hit the ground running and honestly took this E3 all for themselves. I can’t wait to see what the next year holds! If I find more information I will keep everyone updated. Thanks also if you want to stay up to date please follow me on twitter!