Original link: https://markonreview.com/2023/06/23/xbox-games-showcase-2023-starfield-direct/
In the early hours of June 12th, Beijing time, Microsoft showed global players a large number of new games that can be played on the Xbox and Windows platforms in the past one to two years, including a large number of works that were revealed for the first time and landed on the Game Pass subscription service on the first day , and gave a super-detailed demonstration and introduction of Bethesda’s blockbuster new work “Starfield” (Starfield) in the last part of today’s event. Not much to say, please allow the author to sort out the key information of the press conference in chronological order, and add some subjective comments at the end of the article.
Briefing of conference information
Fable / Fable
- Estimated release date: Undisclosed
- Landing platform: XS X|S, PC
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The “Fable” series produced by Playground Games is the first stunning debut of the rebooted new work. It was first announced at the Microsoft press conference in 2020, and it is also the first sequel after “Fable 3” in 2010. .
Richard Ayoade, who has played brilliantly in “The IT Crowd” and other film and television works, appeared in the promotional film. He served as the narrator and initially demonstrated the Boss battle gameplay. The whole promotional film is full of moving details, The humor in the same strain of the series impresses the players.
South of Midnight
- Estimated release date: Undisclosed
- Landing platform: XS X|S, PC
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“We Happy Few” (We Happy Few) developer Compulsion Games is developing a new third-person action-adventure game. The stage of the game is the overhead southern region of the United States. Players will explore from the perspective of the protagonist Hazel, discover and subdue the land. of supernatural power. The development team stated in the interview that their creation is strongly influenced by magical realism, and they also hope to show the unique mysterious and weird colors of certain states in the southern United States.
Star Wars: Outlaws / Star Wars Outlaws
- Estimated release date: 2024
- Landing platform: XS X|S
The new “Star Wars” themed game developed by Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment, which has been circulated in the market for a long time, adopts action-adventure and open-world gameplay. Its original story is expected to be located in “Star Wars 2: The Empire Strikes Back” (Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back), Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi). In this work, the player will play the original character Kay Vess, and explore and plunder the galaxy with his loyal partner Nix. The trailer shows some very “Star Wars” action bridges-motorcycle chases, fleet battles, taverns Trading and fire are waiting, there is no real machine picture yet.
Massive Entertainment has previously been in charge of the third-person shooter MMO The Division series, and is currently developing a film adaptation of the game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
33 Immortals
- Estimated release date: 2024
- Landing platform: XS X|S, PC
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A multiplayer cooperative game developed by Thunder Lotus, which allows up to 33 players to play cooperatively (one-click to match other people’s battle situation), adopts a bird’s-eye view, double joystick action gameplay, and has a Rogulite framework. Thunder Lotus has previously developed “Spiritfarer”. This time “33 Immortals” is similar to the former except for the hand-painted art style, and the rest of the look and feel is very different from “Spiritfarer”.
Payday 3 / Payday 3
- Estimated release date: September 21, 2023
- Landing platform: PS5, XS X|S, PC
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The new “Payday” series from Starbreeze Studios will be released for the first time at the end of 2022, 10 years after the previous release. This work generally maintains the structure of the previous work. The main point of play for players is still to plan and execute robberies in cooperation. According to the development team, one of the important new selling points of the game is the redesign and expansion of New York City. At the same time, the development team also Keep up with current events, adding mission design elements such as cryptocurrency, surveillance, and dark web.
Persona 3 Reload / Persona 3 Reload
- Estimated release date: Early 2024
- Landing platform: X1, XS X|S, PC
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The remake of Persona 3 (referred to as P3) developed by Atlus was originally released on the PS2 platform in 2006, and an enhanced version of the PSP platform was launched later. Unlike the remake of the PSP version, “P3 Reload” is not just high-definition, but a complete remake using Unreal Engine to make its quality closer to “P5”.
In addition, according to an interview with IGN, “P3 Reload” only contains the content of the original “P3”, and does not include the additions in “P3 FES” and “P3 Portable”; a few days before the launch, the game will be revealed and registered Game Pass news has been leaked by Atlus.
Avowed / Avowed
- Estimated release date: 2024
- Landing platform: XS X|S, PC
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The first-person RPG work released for the first time in 2020 is produced by RPG giant Obsidian Entertainment (Obsidian), and is in the same “Eora” worldview as the “Pillars of Eternity” series also produced by Obsidian.
According to Feargus Urquhart, the head of the studio, this work is set on a new continent called “Living Lands”, a land full of dangers. Players will encounter all kinds of magical creatures, intervene in interesting events, and like most obsidian Like the games produced by the game, the player’s choices may have a profound impact on certain aspects of the game world, and even determine the future and destiny of this land and the creatures in it.
Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island / Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island
- Estimated release date: July 20, 2023
- Landing platform: Xbox (smart distribution), PC
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Sea of Thieves ushers in a collaboration with LucasArts classic IP Monkey Island, the classic point-and-click adventure game series that features Guybrush Threepwood, LeChuck and more in Sea of Thieves Bright debut, providing pirate theme fans with one more reason to indulge. According to Microsoft’s official disclosure, “Legend of Monkey Island” will be launched in chapters, and the first chapter will be launched on July 20.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 / Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- Estimated release date: 2024
- Landing platform: XS X|S, PC
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“Microsoft Flight Simulation” from Asobo Studio will usher in a large-scale version upgrade with a year suffix. This promotional video focuses on new challenging and interesting missions such as freight transportation and emergency rescue. Microsoft proposed that this work will include a large number of upgrades reflecting technological progress. Considering the iconic AI enhancement of the previous work, combined with the two “Microsoft Flight Simulation”, Microsoft’s OpenAI has made rapid progress in the AI field, and the technical improvement of the new work is very impressive. The author looks forward to it.
Immediately following the above news, Microsoft also announced that the current version of “Microsoft Flight Simulator” will launch linkage content simultaneously with the release of the movie “Dune 2” on November 3, allowing players to drive the dragonfly-shaped orthopter in the movie , Shuttle on the vast, spiced sand dunes. According to Eurogamer news , Microsoft confirmed that it will continue to support the previous game released in 2020 after the release of this game.
Hellblade 2: The Legend of Senua / Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
- Estimated release date: 2024
- Landing platform: XS X|S, PC
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The new “Hellblade” series from Ninja Theory has released a new complete demo section this time. The series’ signature mysterious atmosphere, delicate graphics, and immersive surround sound are once again online.
Like A Dragon 8 / Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Estimated release date: early 2024
- Landing platform: PS4, PS5, X1, XS X|S, PC
This work is the latest sequel of the series “Dragon Among Men 8”. According to the information disclosed by the developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (RGG for short) in September last year, the protagonist of this work will have a “newcomer” Kasuga Ichiba and the “old gun” Kazuma Kiryu share the responsibility.
More information about this work may be released at the RGG press conference this Friday. The previously announced derivative work of the “Dragon Among Men 7” (Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name) may also reveal more detailed information at this press conference of RGG.
Fallout 76: Atlantic City / Fallout 76 Atlantic City
- Estimated release date: Undisclosed
- Landing platform: X1, XS X|S, PC
MMORPG “Radiation 76” released the upcoming new expansion pack “Atlantic City”, and played a unique promotional video.
Only / Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
- Estimated release date: Undisclosed
- Landing platform: Xbox, PC
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A new work developed and released by Capcom using its self-developed RE Engine. The type is not specified. Xbox introduced that it inherits the tradition of “Okami” (Okami) and “Shinsekai – Into the Depths” (Shinsekai – Into the Depths), and it can be speculated that, Players may play the role of holding a knife in the trailer. The entire trailer is gorgeous in style and bright in color, full of Japanese legends, ghosts, etc., and kaleidoscope elements appear many times, leaving a deep impression on people. Capcom didn’t disclose too much information, and it may be shown in more detail at Capcom’s own press conference this Tuesday morning.
Forza Motorsport/Forza Motorsport
- Estimated release date: October 10, 2023
- Landing platform: XS X|S, PC
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The latest work in the “Forza Motorsport” series, the previous generation is already in 2017. This is a restart of the series, so there is no number. The development team announced that it will bring “a sense of immersion across generations”. It plans to add real-time ray tracing, improve physical effects, vehicle destruction, and add a full day and night cycle and weather system. Microsoft also grandly introduced two heavy cover models from Cadillac and Chevrolet.
The Elder Scrolls Online Necrom: Shadow Over Morrowind / The Elder Scrolls Online Necrom: Shadow Over Morrowind
- Estimated release date: June 20, 2023
- Landing platform: PS4, PS5, X1, XS X|S, PC
“The Elder Scrolls Online” has released a new version of the trailer, players can explore the new Telvani Peninsula and other classics.
Overwatch 2: Invasion / Overwatch 2: Invasion
- Estimated release date: August 10, 2023
- Landing platform: PS4, PS5, X1, XS X|S, PC
“Watching Pioneer 2” released the version “Invasion” that will be launched in August, which contains a large amount of new content, including story missions (Story Missions), new auxiliary heroes (only the silhouette of the gun is shown), the new mode “Flash Point” (Flashpoint), hero proficiency (with practice tasks), new shooting range, new cooperative gameplay, new maps, etc. The trailer also shows for the first time a giant omnic robot, similar to the one that was defeated by everyone in the first public promotional video of “Overwatch 2”, which I think also echoes the name “Invasion” of this version.
Microsoft stated that players with a Game Pass Ultimate subscription can receive the “New Heroes Starter Pack” when this version is launched, and directly obtain the six new heroes (including the above-mentioned unannounced new heroes), legendary skins, decorations etc.
Persona 5 Tactica / Persona 5 Tactica
- Estimated release date: November 17, 2023
- Landing platform: Xbox, PC
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The derivative work of “P5” developed by Atlus, as seen in the name and presentation, is a turn-based strategy game with the same characters as “P5”, and also has a highly stylized design.
Star / Starfield
- Estimated release date: September 6, 2023
- Landing platform: XS X|S, PC
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Although there was a long press conference of “Starry Sky” at the end, here Microsoft still released a demo to “relieve greed”. I won’t say much here, and wait until the end.
Justin
- Estimated release date: 2024
- Landing platform: XS X|S, PC
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Launched by Don’t Nod, the developer of the first two generations of the “Strange Life” (Life is Strange) series, “Jusant” is an action puzzle game, and it is also a narrative game without dialogue. The main gameplay seems to be demonstrated in the film The overall game atmosphere is relatively quiet.
Still Wakes the Deep
- Estimated release date: Early 2024
- Landing platform: PS, Xbox, PC
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When the name of the developer, The Chinese Room, came up on the screen, my heart was full of surprises. For a fan of Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture, this new work is really hard to wait.
This work is a thriller narrative work. The player will play the role of a worker on an offshore oil drilling platform, trying to find a way out in the storm and rescue others, hoping to hear the voice of his daughter again. This promotional video shows us a highly immersive first-person decryption gameplay, and the game’s graphic level fully meets the author’s expectations for The Chinese Room.
Legend of Hinterberg / Dungeons Of Hinterberg
- Estimated release date: 2024
- Landing platform: Xbox, PC
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An independent game developed by Microbird Games and published by Curve Games, it is an action-adventure RPG that tells the story of the legal intern Luisa traveling to Hinterburg and embarking on a monster hunting adventure in the dungeon. The main character Luisa’s weapon is her ski touring equipment, and the hand-painted style of the entire game also leaves a special impression.
Cyberpunk 2077: Shadows of the Past / Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Estimated release date: September 26, 2023
- Landing platform: PS5, XS X|S, PC
After waiting for many days, the orthodox plot expansion film “Shadows of the Past” of “Cyberpunk 2077” (2077 for short) finally released the latest trailer. Keanu Reeves, the actor of Johnny Silverhand, took the stage to introduce the new expansion film, and CD Projekt Red is also present Today, the pre-sale of the expansion piece is simultaneously opened, and the price is 30 US dollars. The expansion piece no longer supports the previous generation consoles (X1, PS4); at the same time, “Shadows of the Past” will also be the only expansion piece of “2077”. IP development will focus on the sequel, Project Orion.
In “Shadows of the Past”, V got in touch with a new character, Songbird, and accepted a commission to rescue the crashed New United States of America (NUSA) President Rosalind Myers, and with the FIA (FIA) ) agent Solomon Reed (played by Idris Elba) in exchange for a life-saving antidote to Relic’s problems. The story will take place in a new area – Dogtown in Pacific Islands, where Myers’ plane went down. Along with the expansion pack, new missions, commissions, vehicles, equipment, implants, weapons, etc. will be unlocked, and the Relic branch at the bottom of the character skill tree will also be activated and filled with content.
According to media reports , the core creators Paweł Sasko and Despoina Anetaky revealed that in addition to the expansion pack, they have made many improvements and updates to the system of the game itself (wanted system, skill tree update, skill Buff mechanism, vehicle combat, new mission types ), with a new skill tree directly related to Dogtown (which needs to be unlocked through a new character, Somi), new missions that can only be unlocked by purchasing an expansion, and other updates and fixes that are pushed to all players for free. GameSpot also revealed that during the demo, they saw a more in-depth portrayal of Johnny in the expansion, and he will tell more memories, showing his more complex and introspective side.
CDPR mentioned in the introduction of the expansion pack that this is a “spy story of suspense”, and V will “have to join this web of loyalty, betrayal, and sinister political conspiracy”. Through the trailers that have been released, we can guess what kind of sinister encounter V will have: Songbird and Reed currently give us the feeling a bit like the bamboo village in the “2077” body. They are both enemies and friends with the players, depending on your values—— Of course, everything will be revealed after the game is released. In addition, although the specific occurrence time of “Shadows of the Past” is not yet clear, the bargaining chip of the task is a way to keep V alive, but we don’t know whether it will reshape the ending of the game itself, but we can boldly guess “Phantom Liberty / Shadows of the Past” The meaning of this name may be like the freedom that only exists in the imagination, a glimpse of the past, I tend to think that it will not have any impact on the plot of the game itself.
Although the release date of the game is scheduled for September 26, 2023 (rather than August 20, as expected), in any case, 2023 is a very important year in the world view of “2077”. There is no doubt that “Shadow of the Past” It is one of the most anticipated games this year. As the only expansion piece of the game, I hope CDPR can give us a farewell gift without regrets.
Cities: Skylines 2 / Cities: Skylines II
- Estimated release date: October 24, 2023
- Landing platform: PS5, XS X|S, PC
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In recent years, the new work of the city construction simulation series has a brand new VI image design, and for the first time in the promotional film, a large number of real game details are disclosed.
Metaphor Fantasy: ReFantazio / Metaphor Re Fantazio
- Estimated release date: 2024
- Landing platform: XS X|S, PC
It is said to be a new RPG produced by the creators of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th generations of the “Persona” series. The promotional video shows the strategic gameplay and unprecedented fancy interface of the game.
Towerborne
- Estimated release date: 2024
- Landing platform: Xbox, PC
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“Towerborne” is developed by Stoic and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is an ARPG work, which can be played by single player or multiplayer, and supports up to 4 players to play at the same time. Stoic is made up of ex-BioWare developers who worked on the Banner Saga series.
The Stoic team mentioned in the interview that “The Banner Legend” is more adult-oriented and difficult, and they want “Towerborne” to be more family-friendly and lighter. The team also mentioned that the characters in the game will know their death, and death is part of their story, so it is speculated that there should be Roguelike elements. The content of the game will be updated on a quarterly basis.
Clockwork Revolution / Clockwork Revolution
- Estimated release date: Undisclosed
- Landing platform: XS X|S, PC
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Works from the creative team of masterpieces such as “Wasteland” and “Arcanum” have a steampunk theme that fits well with the meaning of “clockwork” in the title. The promotional video emphasizes the phrase “time brings consequences”, and it seems to show the image of the same scene under different timelines. Combined with the development history of the developer inXile who is well versed in the way of “choice”, their whimsy Want to look forward to.
New Xbox Series S
- Estimated release date: September 1, 2023
After the introduction of the above-mentioned games, Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s game business, came to the stage to make a brief summary, and then introduced this new model of XSS, priced at $349 (about less than 2,500 yuan), equipped with a 1TB solid-state drive, and the case Painted in matte black.
Starfield Direct
Todd Howard took the microphone from Spencer and began to introduce this much-anticipated, possibly Microsoft’s most important first-party RPG of the year. This introduction lasts for 45 minutes. I feel that in addition to maintaining the mystery of the story, the rest of the experience of the game has been revealed to the players in almost every detail. If you are interested in this game, please don’t miss this long but sincere video. introduce.
The author is deeply impressed by several details in the film that explain the vision of “Starry Sky”. The design style of the game is beautiful and realistic, which is why it was named “NASAPUNK”; on the other hand, Bethesda also said that no matter how the appearance changes, “Starry Sky” has the same core of Bethesda RPG – go to different places, see different people People, encounter different interesting things.
epilogue
After the above-mentioned release event, Phil Spencer and some important figures from Microsoft’s gaming sector attended an Xbox-themed roundtable discussion event “What’s Next For Gaming”, and mainly put forward the following important points during the event:
- First, Spencer is confident that the Activision Blizzard acquisition will be completed, however long the process may be.
- Second, Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, proposed that the team’s goal is to launch four first-party games a year, and they expect the first-party business to “really kicks into gear” until 2024. Last year There are some gaps, but the inflection point has come.
- Again, Spencer spoke highly of Xbox’s performance on the PC platform, which will generate about US$1 billion in revenue this year. The company attaches great importance to the PC platform. One of the important reasons for acquiring Activision Blizzard is to strengthen the PC and mobile platforms, and Bethesda is also accelerating its development. Catalyst for the PC business.
- At the same time, Spencer also pointed to the importance of the host platform, saying that dedicated gaming hardware is still the future of Xbox.
The “overwhelming confidence” of Xbox business executives such as Spencer complements the good look at the Xbox launch event. This event covered a large number of wonderful global debuts, among which the contribution of first-party studios accounted for a large proportion, and almost all works were closely connected with the Game Pass subscription service. In the past few weeks, Sony, which emphasized first-party support, A press conference was held. In contrast, Microsoft’s combined punches in this event are quite shocking, and people have to look forward to how many surprises the two parties will continue to “fight” for players.
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