PSA: The Next Few Months Could Be Very Busy With Xbox-Related Showcases

I hope the new Gear of War game, delivers the testosterone filled old school action, of the original trilogy, instead of what we got in part 4 and 5.

Consume product and get excited for new product.

They've finally got their game output down but it's too little, too late.

This should've been the case a decade ago in the early years of the Xbox One (no I'm not talking about money-hats that padded the Xbox One library).

Their ineptitude in the latter years of the 360 came home to roost in the Xbox One era and now they have to give away their most prized ips to their main rival.

No matter how you look at it, exclusives are important to make your brand stand out. EVERYONE has exclusives to the point that streaming services like Netflix, Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Instant Video have them. Heck, Apple Arcade has exclusives.

Xbox will forever be a niche brand now. Sad to see, but if you make mistakes then you will inevitably face consequences.

Would be nice if they add in a 20th anniversary Xbox 360 event next month with all the possible non-licensed Bethesda/Activision titles added to the BC catalog.

@FrenchVaniIIuxe For someone who says they love gaming, you tend to be pretty negative about everything.

The magic of showcases has worn off. I think I liked it better when every announcement was saved for the e3 event. Now its one decent announcement padded with enough filler content to make a 30-60 minute show.

I like more games even if I don't like their hardware approach. Xbox Studios is cranking out beasts

@MrStark Except Sony with the PS3 and releasing 1 first part game a year, still the second best selling console this gen (after the Switch)

Also fingers crossed for Silent Hill 2 at the partners preview event 😁

I hope they can find a way to fit a Falcom game in one of those showcases, it's really a shame they only have one older game on Xbox (Ys Origin) given the sheer quality of their entire lineup.
Ys X will be a no questions asked day one purchase from me, but getting any of their games would be good.
(Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake has been highly requested from people for a while now)

I stopped watching showcases long ago.

First, most games ship in a beta state so you have to wait 3-12 months to play a game with a solid experience from end-to-end. It is only worth seeing games that are shipping and whether they have a hope to be any good.

Second, you see games at these showcases and you get excited only to see them cancelled and they therefore were vaporware.

Some of us still waiting for Scalebound.

So many "Xbox" games launching next year, which means it'll be the year after and will play better on a PS5.

I love how Xbox is perpetually dead despite being the loudest they've ever been with the highest frequency of marketing and attendance at events. Honestly good for them. They've really done a great job these past two years (for a while now but really since the first January dev direct in 2023) building a strong cadence of events. And it's crazy now that Xbox is at a place where games can get first announced and release within the same year. Most publishers in general don't have that pipeline or that confidence in their pipeline. No shade. This is a fantastic showing and a major improvement from Xbox. They went from like 5 studios in 2017 and bone dry inconsistent years as recent as 2022 to being one of the most prolific publishers in 2025 and having fantastic third party support with really good events showing them off (seriously kudos to the people that put these together; they're always at least a "B" with a good pace and a nice selection that has a little something for everyone).