After banging on about Xbox having no showcases as of late, it looks like they've listened! The company has announced an ID@Xbox show for next week, March 16th, and it'll give us a good look at some upcoming indie titles.
The announcement name drops Shredders as one of the show's biggest games, and we're definitely looking forward to seeing more of the snowboarding game in action. Remember, Shredders launches day one on Xbox Game Pass, on March 17th!
We'll also get a closer look at Trek to Yomi, the 2D samurai adventure that also launches straight into the Game Pass library. This one doesn't have a solid release date just yet, but Devolver Digital says it's targeting a Spring 2022 release.
While not every game at the showcase will be coming to Xbox Game Pass, a good bunch of them will, and that makes us even more eager to see it. The ID@Xbox Showcase will take place on Twitch on March 16th, at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm GMT.
Which upcoming Xbox indie are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments.
[source news.xbox.com]
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It's a twitch showcase so be warned.. every one of them focuses also on random streamers to give "reactions" to the footage for more length then they show the games
Only Nintento has provided news on what to expect next from them. Xbox and PS first party studios need to show up.
I'll read up on the highlights of the 5 hour stream. I don't see them having multiple first party shows until next year at the earliest.
@Krzzystuff I think they will have a 5-6 this year but this show is just indies no first party announcements.
Redfall
Starfield
Forza
Until dusk
2 smaller Xbox published games
@Krzzystuff They really need to move away from this long ass format. Just put out an exciting 20 minute video akin to what Nintendo and Sony do. If I need reactions from streamers (I don't) then I can just find those on youtube.
@RBRTMNZ I'm pretty sure they have an agreement with Twitch and twitch is all about the long ass shows. Who knows, maybe the numbers say that this is actually a rather successful show.....but I'm not for it. Hopefully they redo it once the agreement with Twitch is up or once they feel it's not beneficial.
Thru main showcase last year was awesome. Just pure games and the ability to watch more detailed interviews afterwards if you want. It should be the standard.
I have to assume these are working.
I also have to assume that some people need vapid, fake happy hosts telling them something’s good to play it.
Give yourself a 3-4 hour time slot for this show LoL. I'm laughin but at the same time I am 100% serious. We all should know that this will not be the 20 minute all game play/trailers that we are expecting. But instead will be a very bloated showcase that has tons of people that we have never heard of talking about a game they were assigned to, and clearly have never heard of the game previously and have done zero research. Most everyone that visits this website and comments, will know more about each game than the Twitch personalities/presenters during this show.
@Krzzystuff
Yeah they most definitely have a deal with Twitch... I guess since it has been a little while and the last time we have seen Xbox on stage was their E3 show and then a few things at the VGA's. I am sure with the overwhelming vocal majority not enjoying the Twitch show format, I am sure Xbox will find a new partnership or just start using a much better format for their showcases as soon as they can.
Next year, with Activision more than likely being under their wing. Xbox will NEED to have 3-5 showcases during the year and every year going forward. I really am hoping they start doing a seasonal Game Pass show 3-4 times a year where they only showcase games that will be coming to Game Pass in the next 3-4 months (1st party and 3rd party games that they have signed). The show that the y had just before the Series consoles released that had something like 45 games featured and 42 of them were going to be on Game Pass. The whole vibe that show gave off knowing everything was coming to Game Pass, made that show so ***** hype!
Global Publishing, 1st party Xbox Studios, Activision, and Bethesda should warrant as I mentioned 3-5 game showcases (seeing as a lot of the games we do know about are going to start coming out 2023 and 2024).
Sorry for the long ass comment, Hopefully you can read it before the Xbox Twitch show finishes up on the 16th LoL
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