This week has been huge for Xbox fans with the Bethesda acquisition, and according to a new source, another event is on the way over the coming weeks which could continue that momentum.
Earlier this month, we reported that Brad Sams from the website Thurrott had discovered plans for a "What's New For Gaming" event to be held by Microsoft on March 23. Well, another source has also stated that this event is still coming, but it may have been pushed back a few days.
According to Windows Central, industry insider Jez Corden has had his own sources claim the event (suggested to be an "Xbox gaming showcase") will now be held on March 26, and the show may offer a glimpse at games coming throughout the remainder of the year, and perhaps after. Although, Corden notes that details are fairly scarce at the moment, so the event could be very much tech focused and only hold a few smaller announcements.
"More recently, through our own sources, it seems that this event looks to have shifted slightly to Friday, March 26. We've heard that the show may offer a glimpse at some upcoming Xbox games for 2021, and possibly beyond."
Jeff Grubb, another industry insider, has also reportedly done his own digging into the event and has added on Twitter to not "expect any news about big upcoming games here". He said those announcements will most likely come at E3 and the event will be more focused on services, but he did say it's possible some info on smaller games could be at the show. Whatever the case, more news is always good news and we will happily take more.
Keep in mind as well that Xbox's Aaron Greenberg recently stated that Microsoft had nothing coming soon that would feature game announcements or world premieres like Elden Ring, so it's best to keep expectations low.
Do you think the rumours are true? What are you expecting to see if they are? Let us know in the comments below.
[source windowscentral.com]
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Would be nice to see Halo Infinite and a release date for this year.
And a wishful Forza Horizon 5 for release date this year.
@Dezzy70 I'd keep expectations very low on this one. Aaron Greenberg recently said there were no plans for any major world premiere reveals or announcements at an event soon, so I'm assuming this will be focused on services and smaller titles.
@Dezzy70 I think Halo will wait for E3 season and keep the monthly updates. I think Forza 8 will drop before Horizon I know there is a rumour its incoming but Playground have a team working on Fable, and you have to assume there is some shared dev resource there. But I am hopeful FM8 is a 2021 release.
@FraserG Wasn’t the no reveal statement around the Bethesda one just gone? Not saying we shouldn’t temper expectations, we are still in a pandemic(Even if we are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel) and MS should be smart and not over promise games if there is a chance of delay. June seems like a sensible time to be confident a game will hit a release date later in the year.
@elpardo1984 Nope, it was seemingly about the same rumoured event that is being referred to here, as one publication suggested Elden Ring might appear, and Microsoft quickly shut that down to "set expectations."
I think they'll hold the big stuff back until their E3 event.
@FraserG fair enough, after poor showings from Nintendo and Sony it makes sense to wait!
I don't know if MS will host an event themselves or are preparing some content for the Future Games Show coming up at the end of the month.
I think it's more likely going to be stuff like xCloud for PC and iOS. Can't see them showing anything major in terms of games until the summer now.
They literally talked about this at the Roundtable yesterday, that Xbox and Bethesda are now starting to link their plans up about whatever their summer E3 equivalent will be.
@blinx01 Although 20 games for Game Pass today is a lot, I could also see a batch of Game Pass games announced for the 2nd half of March but definitely nothing regarding truly new content like Starfield reveal, Halo Infinite multiplayer, etc.
@FraserG
Always keep them low especially as Covid has had such an effect with game delays etc.
Anyway got another 20 Bethesda games to play now 😃
MS are doing a great job of keeping the momentum going! I really like the way they communicate with the fans, as opposed to Sony. I can't wait for a proper Starfield reveal. Ditto for the new Indiana Jones.
Even bad marketing is better than no marketing. Phil says a lot of dumb things off the cuff he later has to walk back, but at least it's newsworthy. PS and Nintendo just say nothing, then randomly drop things on twitter so that nobody that follows the brands has any idea what's going on, but a bunch of middle school kids do.
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