Rumour: Xbox Fans Will 'Definitely' Want To Watch The 20th Anniversary Show

This feels like the kind of event I'd rather just read about / watch highlights after the show has aired.

Maybe the end of XBL Gold requirement?

They will probably announce a large batch of game Pass games which will probably have a lot of backwards compatibility titles. I doubt they will announce anything major, I don't expect any new release dates for upcoming games either.

It's only a rumour...yet now I'm dumbly excited haha

Xbox original mini perhaps?

@Krysus That's what I'm thinking. Or maybe all Xbox Game Studios games won't require Gold to play online.

Key word there being "could"

I expect it to be some gameplay of some games we haven't seen yet

Additional Trebuchet videos? But really hoping to see some additional back compat games which would be nice

I'd imagine it'll be a celebration, with a few updates to what a going on at Xbox and seeing as it's around about the time they release game pass announcements we will no doubt get a few surprise adds, maybe some new backward compatibility games, (Tenchu Z and Max Payne ahem) either way it will be fun. For fans it'll be nostalgic 😊

That said, we never truly know do we. I

Of course, there will be those who want to hype this up, and those who want to downplay it in fear that said hype is real.

I do have issue with rumours however as it's always either a miss or a slight hit, never quite a full whack, and even then, they play a part in setting expectations too high, which leads to disappointment which then dilutes the fun. It's kind of a kick in the teeth for the Xbox team putting these thighs together as well, especially when they try to temper those high expectations 🤷

One thing for certain, it'll be cool to watch a celebration of Xbox history 😊
They mentioned halo too, so whatever they got on that, I'll eat with a thank you haha

I'll watch at least some of it probably... eventually since it's in the middle of the day.

Because it's a 20 anniversary show I think they will announce a lot more things backward compatible ,really hoping they are gonna announce that they are working on making ALL original Xbox games compatible ....yeh I can dream

Xbox shows other than E3 with Uncle Phil are cringey, though. I'll catch the trailers/deep dives, if they drop any, afterwards.

@thenewguy Way too many of these industry shows are 90 percent fluff nobody cares about and make you wait until the very end for their "big" announcement...which typically ends up being a "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine"-level disappointment.

I don't think there will be anything huge announced at this show. It might definitely be worth watching because of e.g. more BC titles being added or some noteworthy Game Pass announcements such as Persona 5 Royal, you know the standard stuff.

I also kinda don't like overhyping events anymore, for obvious reasons but also because I feel like Microsoft is far away from delivering something grandiose as another acquisition or a huge announcement like Ubisoft+ being added to Game Pass Ultimate. This year has just been way too quiet for MS and I think that's going to continue well into 2022.

What if they offered the emulator they use for BC as a beta download so you can play all your old disks without any bother?

The game that I'm most keen to see revealed is Gears 6, though I had thought that might happen at the Game Awards in December. In view of the 'no new games' comment, I guess it won't happen at the Anniversary event, unfortunately...

I'm going to take a good wild guess here and say it's going to be a announcement of final fantasy 7 remake coming to gamepass just in time for Christmas

adding more back compat is not a reason to watch anything, it is a reason to read the bullet points at best.. not sure why back compat gets people excited its a great feature but its nothing huge enough to warrant a must watch

@Blessed_Koz
The first 2 E3 announcements of 360 and then OG Xbox were pretty epic. But honestly, there isn't much left to be excited for. Unless there's something ridiculous like another console being involved like Sega with Dreamcast or Saturn. That would be pretty incredible. Oh and btw we bought Sega. Lol...Which actually doesn't sound quite so ridiculous. The internet might erupt being able to play legit BC versions of Skies of Arcadia, Panzer Saga and Burning Rangers.

OG Xbox mini with a bunch of OG games installed... you know it's gonna happen 👍

Maybe bringing back reserving Series X consoles but for any XB1 owner, not just Xbox Insiders?

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2021/05/xbox_is_introducing_a_way_for_insiders_to_reserve_a_series_x

At this point I think the biggest news Microsoft could give is a way to actually buy Series X consoles given Series X stock has been nonexistent for the past few months and before then was the scalper problem.

lol of course they're saying we need to watch it, what else are they going to say? lol everyone's going to be PISSED if they dont have anything of interest, although i think they will. my hope is "Final Fantasy 7 Remake on Game Pass....right now!!!"

@UltimateOtaku91 i read a rumor that it's coming next summer and i almost puked lol

@LtSarge Persona 5 Royal or FF7 Remake would be enough for me!!

(or BOTH!)

@Nic-Noc20th-C OG Xbox mini, but it still has to be oddly huge lol

LETS GO. IM HYPED. Even if it's more xbox shoes I'll be giddy.

@Grumblevolcano I know it's per country but at least in Canada everyone I know that signed up to all access over last 5 months has gotten the conse shipped the next day.
On a whim 2 months ago I ordered a second series x for my office and got it 3 days later

Things I would be excited for;

1) Free XBL
2) More BC titles
3) More Bethesda remasters
4) An Xbox Series H/Z (Hybrid)
5) A Black (or OG xbox themed) Xbox Series S.

Xbox has been doing everything else so right that they would have to do something crazy or or unexpected to get me bouncing in my chair.

@Richnj
Point 5, the OG styled xsx could be a strong possibility. I reckon it's that or an OG digital Xbox mini. Surely it's gotta hardware based on the original Xbox... Or maybe they're just gonna launch that streaming stick that they seem to have gone quiet about.

@antstephenson I feel like an xbox mini would be extremely pointless. The Series S is already cheap and plays a lot of OG xbox games, either in their original forms or in updated ones. Plus it also plays One and Series games.

Expanding and improving the BC library and launching an OG themed console would be the best move I think.

Bonus points of they actually use a shell rather than paint job.

Can't wait to tune in and watch..

@UltimateOtaku91 I hope and prey it does.

I’d love it if top spin 4 was available on BC and maybe Lollipop Chainsaw too.

I'm going to guess they'll announce a re-name of their consoles to stop all the confusion. They'll simplify it to the Xbox Series and the Sbox Xeries

@Richnj
I get what you're saying about the Xbox mini... it's definitely unnecessary (and the series S or X might arguably be a better way to play some old games).
But, the Xbox mini fridge is unnecessary (and there are better mini fridge around) and people bought it.
I think the Xbox mini would just be a cool little gagdet/toy that a LOT of people would buy (even though it is definitely not essential).
I understand you can play a lot of old NES and SNES games on the Switch, but people still went out and bought the retro mini Nintendo a couple of years back.
Sometimes people just want a funky toy... and that's ok.

Due to the popularity of the Xbox mini refrigerators, we will be releasing the Xbox chest refrigerator. For those who prefer the horizontal orientation for their favourite console.

I'd like to see an Game Pass Ultimate price drop.

$15 a month to play 8 bit Nintendo NES games, which is what majority of Game Pass is, just not worth it to me.

The only things I'm expecting from this show are;

• Confirmation of the BC titles that have leaked over the last few weeks
• Confirmation of the new Storage Expansion cards
• Halo Infinite early access bundle
• The rumoured deal of Ubisoft+ (older titles only) being added to Game Pass

Definately as a Line Of Duty fan not Definitely either way luckily I can watch come Monday. Mini OG XBOX, back compat and more Halo Infinite I think that's all until VGA's.

@antstephenson You have to pay the subscription to play the NES and SNES, it's not really the same.

And the Xbox Mini fridge is a universal product. It cools all drinks, not just retro ones. It's not like you need a modern fridge next to it. I'm sure a lot of people who bought the xbox mini fridge, did so as a new product or to replace an older one.

@Richnj

Good points. But, I still reckon there'll be people who would buy the Xbox mini though. I've got a Series X, but if an Xbox mini came along with Project Gotham installed in it... my wallet might get emptied 😆

@Richnj Wait, so I didn't need to pay $49.95 + $38 shipping on ebay to get the last of the Pepsi Throwback edition cans to stock the Xbox minifridge?

@NEStalgia I'm sorry. This would be one of those situations where you should have gone for a reproduction and "emulated" the experience.

I read this as…..

Xbox Mini.
Massive exclusive stealth released straight onto GPU - a IP that’s been dormant since Xbox OG days.
Free mini Fridge for every GPU subscriber.
Rallisport 1&2 straight on to BC and free for everyone.
Buffy game remake. Out early 2022.
Portable Xbox gaming machine.

I reckon expecting all that is realistic and I’m not gonna be disappointed

@SplooshDmg A real remaster, or just the typical cashgrab where they polish the old cans, add a can cozy and raise the price?

@Stocksy Most of those rumors are clearly fake, but Buffy game remake is already confirmed for 2022:

@Otis_Z_Firefly the Xbox Full walk-in freezer. you can fit whole sides of beef in it.

@armondo36 Pfft. My PS5 could do that at launch!

@NEStalgia haha. Yeah they were all from my head a personal wish list….

I had to google that never heard of it…. Sounds good. I’d love a buffy game mind you with the proper characters. I liked both the buffy games and not many people will admit to that ha.

@SplooshDmg That guy was Matrick.

@Stocksy At first I thought red fall was an immersive sim, because it's arkane. But it sounds maybe like a looter shooter now? It's hard to tell. They unveiled it at E3.. Looks interesting if a little Marvel like ..

@SplooshDmg Deathloop not selling well even as a PlayStation excluuusiiive is almost comical. Otoh it was never going to sell well, and it didn't even need to be arkane to underperform. 70s funk with echoes of "black cinema" and a Pulp Fiction flare? It was doomed in the age of Fortnite before it began. And I love it for it. I'd have bought it on the sale of it weren't coming to game pass eventually.

Redfall makes me nervous. One part Buffy, one part too cool for school Marvel, one part borderlands..... I'm hopeful but reluctant.

@SplooshDmg idk, I don't think the game buying public, especially playstation, knows our cares about the politics of evil pretend gamer Phil buying Bethesda to keep Skyrim away from ponies.

I think deathloop didn't sell because the theme is something only a 90s pc gamer could love and there's not THAT many of us, and fewer still on playstation. Though I bet it outsold returnal lol. The fans are Undertale extreme but that thing sold horribly.

Omg I can't stand a single new zombie thing. From 2015-2020 it's been zombies zombies zombies. And not Rob

They released a fridge... You can expect anything.
Forza 8 ? GOW 6? a completely new franchise?

@SplooshDmg I'd play Returnal on Game Pass or Now. I know it's not for me, yet it also looks unique and interesting. It's an arcade shmup recast as a third person shooter, and unfortunately a rogue. If it weren't a rogue I'd try it at $40. As a rogue, maybe $25. Or PS Plus. You know it's heading to PS Plus eventually, like Bloodborne, a game the uber core thinks is GOAT and the wider world couldn't possibly care less about.

There's no planet on which a shmup rogue is $70. And their sales kind of prove that. They're just extracting whale milk as long as it takes on that thing. I love that they actually made a game like that as a first party....but.....to try to charge TLOU money on that is gross. Heck, TLOU2 is permanently $45 now and Returnal is $70. I'm sure the business department knows what they're doing, but from the peanut gallery it looks like they have no idea at all.

I hate zombies and horror, but even as a non-horror fan, I'm thrilled to see something other than zombies in the genre. I always say that I don't like horror, but if I did like horror, Maiden of Blackwater would be my kind of horror game.

@Krysus a sega purchase or even konamis gaming division or ips(as its been reported konami isnt really doing gaming anymore i mean they are but lets be honest they havent made a good game since MGS4

Sonic 06's 15th anniversary is on November 14th, would be fantastic if as part of that anniversary it was announced for BC during the Xbox 20th anniversary stream.

@antstephenson ...and literally ALL of the mini consoles are essentially pointless. they're just about pointless fun, like you said lol, they look good on a display shelf too!

@SplooshDmg LOL, yeah, I'm with you on roguelikes. I've hated them since Nethack.....the Ascii-art based rogue (forget roguelike, that was straight-up Rogue.)

It's why Souls still confounds me as well. Beneath the surface there's a roguelike hidden in there.

Yeah, I think there's a limit. on the internet you hear a lot of defenders about how $70 is totally worth it, how they'd rather pay $100 up front than $60 + DLC and the like. I just don't see it. You've got to be living pretty pampered without a lot of other costs and responsibilities (or bocoup bucks to not care about them) to justify $70-100 for a single disposable piece of entertainment. Even if you have the cash that's a big dump on a disposable experience you could easily roll into other things that are arguably more worthwhile.

Granted, I'm betting on spending $300 or so on Black Friday on games if there's good sales. Doesn't sound like someone that should be whining about $70 games, right? But if I can get a stack of a dozen games for the money, I feel I've spent the money on a lot of value. If I get 4 games for that money I feel like I should have my head examined and my accounts suspended.

I think gaming companies know they have a largely young audience of teens from upper-middle-income families with large disposable incomes and no expenses, and can milk them for anything....because they can. And unfortunately it's working, even if that approach misses 65% of the potential total market.

My hopes?

20 new BC games added to Xbox One/Series.

I have stacks of OG Xbox and 360 titles that need BC support.

@SplooshDmg I'm skimming and I see something about $250 PVC anime girls, then I hear about shopping for something warm, then I figure out it's not the same topic, then I read about PVC Genshin Impact figures to keep warm.....and I'm not sure I was wrong the first time...

Yeah....I'm not sure where all these "wealthy" people are. Well, I know where they are, they're around me, but I can't figure out how they still afford what they afford. This is coastal-elite territory. Around here....wages are moderate, food is really high, gas is high, real estate is really really really high, electric is very high, everything is incredibly high.....unless you're in the six-figure club where $2k/mo rent is normal and the world is your oyster. You're either six figures, senior vice president of corporate affairs and research for MegaCorp, Inc. , or you're the unwanted. No in between. Yet....people throw money around like confetti even where they're not in the six figure club. I don't get it. It's like Sekiro. You get into it and think "I know I'm missing something because none of this makes any sense it could work" except it's IRL and you're positive you missed something 20-30 years ago, because what you see matches nothing you understand.

....Of course all our retail stores are boarded up and empty (except the superlux shopping 40+ minutes away that's considered "close" through gridlock)......but GameStop remains...... That really has to say something about $70 games....

The problem, I think, is something mightyant and I were talking about last week. From a business perspective they need a total market size to sell through, right? Well world population doubles every decade. Super-oversimplified, because most of that market is people that can't afford water let alone Xboxen, but the rough math would look like this: If there were 8 billion people in 2021, and 16 billion people in 2031, if just 5% of world population can afford consoles, and that percentage of wealthy remains the same regardless of population growth, that means their potential market/sales double by 2031 simply because 5% of total population being wealthy doubled, even if the size of the market that can't afford consoles also doubled, and they're missing all of them. And better, currently, the wealthy part of the market continues growing wealthier, while the rest stagnate or drop. So they can keep charging more and more and more to an ever growing market, that still represents the exact same upper percentage of the total population.

Their investors will show a growing market, growing margins, growing incomes indefinitely. Even if the total number of people not in their market also keeps doubling, and they're missing that entire market.

And I think that's what Phils talking about with his "1 billion gamers" for Game Pass. He's thinking of all the population growth, thus market growth that can be tapped for CHEAP gaming that isn't being touched right now by the primary gaming sales market.

Last time Jez Corden said "xbox fans should definitely watch this event" , series x was announced on TGA. So I'll trust him this time as well.

Well technically no new game announcements. However they didn’t say anything about old original or Xbox 360 games getting announced. Thinking we will get a dozen OLD titles that will be announced for the anniversary.

Well with the new rumors, looks like it might be the Halo multiplayer announced.