Well, Xbox started strong, but then it just nosedived to "meh". Kinda figured Halo Infinite would be a launch title for Xbox Scarlett. No Banjo-Kazooie sadly, which means a few insiders' credibility are on the line regarding who's going to be DLC fighter #2 for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this Tuesday.
It was a good conference, but I honestly liked their conference from last year more. They definitely showed a lot of games, but few things wowed me. The standouts for me were Cyberpunk (which is about as close to a guarantee for Game of the Show as you can get at this point), Jedi: Fallen Order, Eldenring, and Halo. It wasn’t quite the home run they should have had. It’s more like a double or triple if we’re keeping the baseball analogy. Project Scarlett definitely sounds really impressive. I don’t think the difference is going to be in the graphics themselves, but rather the performance; at least based on the Halo trailer.
They definitely showed their ambition though. Which is massive. So, I guess we can take this as a prelude.
I liked this conference a lot, especially since I have Game Pass, and they have made interested in trying a number of different games on it. Halo looked cool, and Forza is interesting to say the least. I’ll definitely give Battletoads a try, and pick up CyberPunk 2077. Next generation sounds great, but I’m surprised there’s no backwards compatibility features mentioned. There’s definitely a game for someone in this conference, and a few surprises, like Phantasy Star Online 2, which is why I feel this year was great. Now to kill 3 hours for Bethesda’s E3...I’m looking forward to Doom.
Oh yeah, one thing that I’m most excited for after this E3: Flight Simulator! I hope this game is successful enough that they make Train Simulator...
They said 4 generations of content during the video, so it's defiantly in (not that there was really any doubt given their direction). I think the sheer variety of stuff was interesting and probably has allot to do with their strategy in regards to gamepass and xcloud, I don't think anyone else is as aggressively trying to hit as many different demographics as possible with content as MS.
I'm a bit disappointed no game really catches my attention. I want a new platformer. Hopefully something catches my attention. I am really looki forward to Halo.
How long does E3 last this year? Cause I wanna know if we'll see more info on Cuphead's DLC story soon.
Tuesday is the last day for E3 press conference. Nintendo will be having their E3 direct on that day.
7/10. I was going to get on to them for not showing enough gameplay (especially for Gears 5), but most of the games are a far ways off, so it is okay for the most part. Halo being a "Project Scarlett" launch title is great.
Pretty good Xbox conference. Not amazing, but good. I'm so glad I didn't believe any of the Fable or Banjo rumored appearances. Remember, kiddies! Never believe leaks wholeheartedly! Even those with partially accurate hits after the fact!
I must say, I’m surprised to see a lot of people online having this “consoles wars” mentality, especially in the comment sections of this year’s Xbox’s E3. Can’t we all just get along?
