Microsoft brought their A game to E3 this year. Their focus is definitely on games, games, and more games, mostly third-party, but they're doing a damn fine job of selling Xbox as the way to go. I'm not going to get into everything because there was a lot, but here are some highlights.
- Xbox Game Pass for Windows is a new service that costs $9.99 a month and gets you access to 100+ games on Windows, much like their Xbox Game Pass for consoles, and EA's similar offering for Origin. If you have an Xbox One as well, you can get both game passes and Xbox Live Gold for $14.99 a month.
- Xbox Scarlett (probably a codename) is the next Xbox console, coming April 2020. They claim significantly increased performance with 8k resolution and 120fps in some games. They're also putting a focus on load times, and making cloud gaming a priority. They mentioned playing four generations of games on it, so it seems like their backwards compatibility is still going strong.
- Speaking of streaming, Project xCloud is coming this October and will let you stream games from your console at home to nearly any device, anywhere in the world, for free.
- Halo Infinite will be a Scarlett launch title and it looks gorgeous, but we didn't really see any gameplay.
- Borderlands 3 got a new trailer and it looks as amazing as ever. In addition, the new Borderlands 2 DLC rumors were confirmed, and you can play it right now. After the show, IGN sat down with some folks from Gearbox for a gameplay demo of Maze the gunner, on one of the many varied planets you can visit. You can check out that gameplay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWtFYMeBGjI
- Cyberpunk 2077 is now my most anticipated game for the next year, and it's not even because Keanu Reeves is in it. This game has serious depth; even the clothes you wear can affect how the world treats you.
- Gears of War 5 is coming out September 10, and has a new interesting multiplayer co-op mode where you have to kill everything and GTFO fast.
- Minecraft Dungeons is coming next Spring. Imagine Minecraft aesthetic with Diablo-style gameplay. It sounds odd but it looks very interesting. They're focusing on accessibility but will have depth to keep people of all skill levels happy.
- Doublefine has been acquired by Microsoft Game Studios, and we got a new trailer for Psychonauts 2.
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I thought I saw somewhere on YouTube that Minecraft Dungeons will be free-to-play. Is this correct? Did they mention that or how much it will cost?
Borderlands 2 DLC news articles: News article: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-wolfenstein-youngblood-trailer-premieres-at-e3/1100-6467577/
Borderlands 2 DLC news article w/ trailer: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-borderlands-3-trailer-debuts-at-xbox-e3-2019-p/1100-6467555/
You didn't mention Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2019-dragon-ball-z-kakarot-gameplay-trailer-sho/1100-6467546/
As I said up top, they covered so damn many games I wasn’t even trying to get them all. Literally sixty games. 😂
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and X-Men repro cabs coming: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyrobertson/2019/06/10/new-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-marvel-super-heroes-home-arcade-machines-announced
Whoa, limited run working with Star Wars old properties! https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/1138168576450473984
Here's a video from one of my subscriptions showing the Minecraft Dungeons trailer and looking at it more in depth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grurRf70Wz0