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With the announcement of a date for Bethesda's upcoming Starfield Direct event, we also got confirmation on when Xbox's big summer conference lands in 2023. Yep, the annual Xbox Games Showcase hits on June 11th this year, and now that it's firmly marked in our calendars, we've begun thinking about what Xbox might show off.
Recent reports suggest that the next big Xbox games to launch after the planned 2023 lineup are Avowed and Hellblade 2. The former of those is still shrouded in secrecy at this stage, and we'd definitely appreciate more information on Obsidian's RPG at Xbox's summer show.
As for Hellblade 2, we're not sure what to expect there. Historically, Ninja Theory has brought this one to The Game Awards, so that may be the case again this year... who knows? Either way, we hope to see the final game sometime in 2024 and we certainly wouldn't be against a nice summer showing this year.
One title that'll almost certainly be shown off in June is more of the new Forza Motorsport - unless we hear about it beforehand. After January's Developer Direct failed to deliver a release date, we reckon Turn 10 needs to bring that info along this summer. We're very excited to see what the team has cooked up over the last six years or so anyway, and we shouldn't have much longer to wait!
Now, we'll throw in a final curveball here as a potential summer showcase title - Contraband. This Xbox + Avalanche Studios project was teased at the 2021 show and we still know basically nothing about it. Could 2023 be the year it reappears? We hope so to be honest, because we'd at least like to see the game in action.
Of all these upcoming Xbox titles we've just blabbered on about (not counting Starfield which is getting its own showcase), is there one you'd like to see most this summer? Do any of these stand out as big 2024 games to you, Forza aside?
Do vote in the poll down below, and if a different announced Xbox game is what you're really excited about, drop it in the comments!
Which Of These Xbox Games Do You Want To See Most At The Summer Showcase 2023? (274 votes)
- Avowed
- Hellblade 2
- Forza Motorsport
- Contraband
- Other
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Personally, Avowed, but think its more likely we will see more info on Hellblade 2.
I think we are past due to see some gameplay for Contraband, and a teaser on what the hell Compulsion Games (We Happy Few) and The Coalition (Gears of War) are working on.
I just hope they don’t do the same 12 months format. Make it like the old e3 presentations to build hype
So being very realistic and keeping real live expectations in check.
Release date this year 2023 for Forza.
Then very good gameplay with 2024 release dates for:
Hellblade 2
Avowed
Maybe Gameplay only for:
Fable
Perfect dark
Gears 6
now that the next 12 month mantra is null, more games we dont know about from the other studios like inxile, compulsion, id,..etc.
i dont need to see the game as such, but Forza release date. Dont think we will see fable, been in too much hell. Hellblade to get a good showing with a release window.
Anything that wipes those smug grins off Sony fanboys/girls would be a start 😄
I'm curious about Contraband. I'm excited for the other games too, but I kinda know what to expect from them. Contraband is a mystery to me, so I want to know more about it.
@Sebatrox Almost certain Sony has locked an exclusivity deal with Genshin Impact.
It is very simple...
We need Elden Ring...
Period...
I'd love to see another shadow drop.
More than anything else, I want announcements of games coming within a year. Not ones several years out.
I want to see games. Especially Hellblade 2.
@InterceptorAlpha shadow drops sure are addictive. I remember when they used to be a thing during Nintendo Directs when they first started. I was bummed when they became less & less of an occurrence.
Always nice to get a surprise though. The game industry needs more good unpredictability.
Whatever Double Fine is working on.
@eduscxbox me too. it had a good song in the trailer.
i hope avowed can compete with elder scrolls like new vegas did with fallout games.
Forza is the big one for more. I’m also interested in Hellblade 2. Also everyone seems super hyped for Avowed so I’ll give that a good look.
State of Decay 3, but I know it's not happening. UL needs more time.
Games.
I want to know what I'll be playing and when.
I don't know if MS is doing some sort of smokescreen for their Activision buyout but for a company with 20+ studios, they sure seem to have very little on the way.
Release date for Forza, Avowed trailer, Hellblade 2 release date, Maybe a Gears 6 teaser..
I want to see games that are coming out in the ensuing year.....
....and then actually (stay with me here) HAVE THEM COME OUT. ON TIME. IN GOOD SHAPE.
I'm a dreamer I know 😆
@ParsnipHero if I never see another game announced 7 years early it'll be too soon lol
Anything that is likely to be ready in the next 12 months. Last years showcase was spot on. But if it's ready Avowed and something new.
@Tharsman Yes, Genshin's one of Sony's biggest earners.
But it's on Mobile and PC, so no worries right?
Given the huge success of the 12 month format I would have liked them to build upon that…but given starfield failed to hit it, Forza, ark2, Silksong, flintlock, and kojimas game…still don’t have release dates…is there really any point not to get those big cgi spectacular surprises mixed in with games that actually have a chance of coming out within 12 months?…so I’m hoping for a mix of the two now.
I really want to see gameplay from games announced 4+ years ago.
I don't want to see anything that is more than 12 months out.
I do want a sequence and overall (quarter) schedule of what we will see in the next 12 months.
I do want deeper dives into the games that will ship before the end of the year.
A bunch of highly promising Indies hitting game pass.
Something psychonauts would be awesome even if that's very unlikely (hope I spelt that right 😅)
And.... I don't know. Surprise me I guess. Wouldn't be against another HiFi Rush esque shadow drop.
I want to play the games not see them anymore, it's time to deliver on their promises.
@themightyant Knew it was on mobile but had no clue it was on PC, not surprised, though.
I don't have any 'preferences' for a particular game - although I voted Avowed as its one that I want to know more about the most. Contraband as a concept doesn't appeal (yet), Forza Motorsport is a known IP and unlikely to offer something 'new' - its more refinement and HBii seems like a 'next-gen' sequel - bigger and more refined - hopefully expanding on the things that worked well and reducing/tweaking some of the things that didn't work as well, but I still feel I know 'more' about HB2 than Avowed.
Personally, I expect Forza to release 'sooner' rather than later so if its not out by June, it will be out soon after but don't feel I need another 'showcase' to understand what the game is or what to expect. What I really want is in depth looks at games we can 'expect' within the next 6-12 months and maybe a teaser or two of games that are likely to be 12-18months away.
If Avowed, State of Decay 3, Perfect Dark or Fable for example aren't likely to release before E3 2024, I don't really want to see them. We seem to be waiting ages for Starfield and people got very disappointed it was delayed, and now 'delayed' again - although the game is apparently finished and there were certainly 'issues' noticed in the first game-play reveal. So I'd rather wait to see games much closer to their 'release' when they are more polished and more representative of the final product.
@abe_hikura yes a huge smokescreen - with hidden Activison games as well….
@Sebatrox never heard of either of those before. They look very mush like Genshin impact, visually (after some quick googling.) Same studio? If so, I would not hold my breath, Sony might have some deal with them.
I expect to see the same format of covering and highlighting the next 12 months of releases, and of course GAME PASS, GAME PASS, GAME PASS. I actually enjoyed this model a lot, and especially enjoyed some of the graphics that came afterward that showed all the titles coming to Game Pass over the coming 12 months.
Assuming they stick with the same 12 month outlook again, the announcements/reveals we'll probably/hopefully see in June are as follows:
If Activision's merger is magically approved before this showcase, then I'd expect their to be a lot of news and plans for getting that MASSIVE backlog of games added to Game Pass. That would be sweet
@Sebatrox
Only every other day. I just trust Sony to lock on to certain properties and block them from going to competitors, if they can do so without acquiring them.
I mean, I'm the same person that yesterday had high hopes for Robocop 🙃
How about an Xbox S pro - digital only but faster than a X…
what i want to see clearly from a xbox showcase is first party showcase and a great numbers of future AAA not announce yet to come to gamepass for 2023 or 2024 but at least they need to show gameplay and not just cgi trailers they need to show they are there to compete and even with whats going on with activision blizzard deal they are still trying to bring the best games on gamepass in behind the scene they work hard to bring to theirs customers what they truly want which is highly expansive AAA to their platform.
@Sebatrox I'm looking forward to Blue Protocol 👍
Avowed & Hellblade 2 from Microsoft. Then new titles from Bethesda & Activision Blizzard.
@Sebatrox hopefully Microsoft show some progress with there push to get more Asian games on Xbox at E3.
My most wanted
1. Diablo IV (gamepass)
2. Elder Scrolls VI
3. Starfield
@Sebatrox aye I'm looking forward to it as well as I'm kinda giving up on Final Fantasy 14 coming to Xbox. So hopefully Blue Protocol is a good substitute.
For me it's inXile's next game Project Cobalt. Cant wait to see what Brian Fargo is cooking up with a bigger budget.
Probably should add Indiana Jones to this list, since the movie is coming soon. I wouldn’t be surprised to see it shown off and teased for a spring (2024) release. Keep an eye out on that one, along with a few silent studios we’re probably going to see also.
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