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(Image credit: Xbox)
(Image credit: Xbox)
Last month we had thePlayStationShowcase, featuring the next wave of games coming to the console, and ever quick to respond,Microsofthas its own Xbox Showcase this Sunday. We’ve already been given hints at what to expect, with a teaser suggesting a brand-newFablegame is all but certain to be announced. But here are three more things I’m desperate to see at the Xbox Showcase.
1. No more Redfalls
(Image credit: Arkane/Microsoft)
(Image credit: Arkane/Microsoft)
Arkane Studios’ vampire shooterRedfallwas meant to be the killer exclusive for Xbox and Game Pass players but in reality, the game launched toothless. Millions were disappointed with a title launching full of game-breaking bugs and issues, while the game itself wasn’t much to write home about even when it did work.
This is a massive disappointment from the studio that created the likes ofDishonoredandDeathloop, and it has since emerged that Arkane was desperate for more time before the release, having had multiple delays already. We need Xbox’s big exclusives to be the strongest offerings on the platform, not just another title in the library. While the PlayStation Showcase featured a surprising amount of games that are also coming to Xbox (as Microsoft were quick to point out), it did at least haveSpider-Man 2to bring the house down.
As forRedfallitself, hopefully, we will see some major updates announced on Sunday that will bring the game out of its coffin. All of this puts more pressure onStarfield,the much-hyped Bethesda title that will have its ownStarfield Directevent straight after the showcase.
2. A handheld done right
(Image credit: Sony PlayStation)
(Image credit: Sony PlayStation)
Xbox doesn’t have any handheld pedigree but the Nintendo Switch has gone unchallenged for an age, if Microsoft announced a handheld machine with more power than the ageing Switch, it would be both a dig at Sony and a popular reveal. Imagine getting access to the whole library of Game Pass on the move.
3. A massive boost to Game Pass
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(Image credit: Microsoft)
This is something I expect Microsoft to go hard on at the showcase.Game Passis one of the best deals in gaming but it has gone slightly stagnant recently. Aside fromRedfall, there have been a few major titles added to the service recently.
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Some of the indies have been excellent (check outCassette Beasts) but Game Pass is much better than Sony’s PlayStation Plus tiers and Microsoft needs to flaunt that. It was known as a platform where big titles would launch simultaneously with their individual release, and a return to that model would definitely liven up the service.
A recentGeForce Now updatelets those without high-end gaming machines or consoles stream a handful of the best Xbox games and it would be great to see the whole Game Pass library become available on the service as part of Game Pass Ultimate. Perhaps they could be bundled together under one subscription like EA Play is already. The equation is simple, a strong Game Pass means a strong Xbox.
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