Live: Watch The 'Xbox Developer Direct' Event Here

It's time for the big show!

by Fraser Gilbert Wed 25th Jan 2023

It's time for the big one! Xbox is hosting its first ever "Xbox Developer Direct" event today, promising deep dives and/or release dates for Redfall, Forza Motorsport, Minecraft Legends and The Elder Scrolls Online.

"Presented together by Xbox and Bethesda, the Developer_Direct will share new, extended gameplay for Redfall, Forza Motorsport, Minecraft Legends and The Elder Scrolls Online and provide all the latest news straight from the teams at Arkane Austin, Turn 10 Studios, Mojang Studios and ZeniMax Online Studios.

Immediately following the Developer_Direct will be a full, standalone ESO Global Reveal Event, hosted by ZeniMax Online Studios."

The event is set to begin at 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm GMT and will last for around 45 minutes. Enjoy!

Live Blog (Archive)
Chat

20:45

Thanks for tuning in.

20:45

And that's a wrap, folks! Stay tuned to the website for more coverage on each of these games, and stick around if you want to watch the ESO deep dive.

20:43

It looks great, too.

20:43

Redfall arrives on Xbox Game Pass this May!

20:32

And now it's Redfall time.

20:32

The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom launches this June on Xbox.

20:31

All chapters of ESO are available to play for free for a limited time!

20:27

Now it's time for The Elder Scrolls Online.

20:26

Now that's a GREAT announcement.

20:22

"From Tango Gameworks, makers of The Evil Within comes...something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

Hi-Fi RUSH is an all-new action game where everything you do syncs to the beat!

Available TODAY on Xbox Series X|S via Xbox Game Pass & PC!"

20:21

It's a shadow drop.

20:21

Seriously...

20:21

Hi-Fi Rush, from Tango Gameworks, launches on Xbox Game Pass TODAY!

20:18

It's time for Tango Gameworks!

20:18

It didn't even say Spring 2023...

20:17

But it looks amazing!

20:17

Forza Motorsport... doesn't have a release date yet.

20:11

And now it's time for Forza Motorsport!

20:10

Minecraft Legends launches April 18th, 2023!

20:05

First off, we're starting with Minecraft Legends.

20:05

Tango Gameworks will be making an appearance as well...

20:04

5 games? But you announced 4!

19:59

It's TIME! The Xbox Developer Direct begins NOW.

19:56

Kezelpaso said:

Bring it on

19:55

Everyone ready?

19:55

T-minus 5 minutes until our first Xbox event of 2023!

19:47

If you haven't been keeping up to date, here's a look at everything we're expecting to see as part of today's show:

purexbox.com/guides/xbox-developer-direct-event-date-start-time-...

19:45

15 minutes to go until the Xbox Developer Direct!

17:30

Hello, and welcome to the first ever Xbox Developer Direct!

Today's show will last for 43 minutes, and we'll be using this live blog to keep you up to date on all the announcements... just in case you miss anything! If you're on an eligible device/browser, you can also chat with us in the "Live Comments" section on the right side of the screen.

Get settled in, and enjoy the event!

guessing maybe 10 mins or so?

Blue_Rover said:

Wonder what time Hi-Fi Rush will appear...

pnott said:

I enjoyed it. Looking forward to Minecraft Legends, ESO Necrom and Redfall

Not much for me but my expectations were met, glad others found a lot to enjoy!

Pyronation_87 said:

Nice show

Son_of_Hades said:

good show

Forza probably september

yeah was pretty good, especially the shadow drop

Blue_Rover said:

Yeah that was good....

HarmanSmith said:

Great, def Xbox need more events like these.

Solidchief said:

That was a good show

but good to know the others at least, and quite a few soon at least

the FM lack of release date is a slight worry given Redfall is May, so you'd think they'd announce if sooner - so guess it's June or later

Redfall looks amazing.

Son_of_Hades said:

bloopers

Just before my birthday - nice!

More confirmed release dates are always nice.

Blue_Rover said:

Nice

HarmanSmith said:

Great, a release date finally!

Son_of_Hades said:

yes, that's all I needed

I can def see this being fun! ALthough I too will probably die trying to escap the nests whilst grabbing sweet, sweet loot...

Pyronation_87 said:

I wonder how far customization of the guns goes? Very cool

Blue_Rover said:

I like the shotgun with a bayonet...

HarmanSmith said:

Def giving it a try on GP.

yep as someone who checks every barrel and chest, I'm going to fail to escape some lol

Pyronation_87 said:

Wow this game is what Farcry wants to be

You monsters; putting loot in the midst of an escape sequence!

The Vampire Nests look pretty cool.

Blue_Rover said:

Interested to know how the co-op works for this

Ok this looks really good

HarmanSmith said:

Looks interesting!

I'm really looking forward to this one.

Pyronation_87 said:

Oh stealthy play?

jdv95 said:

single plyaer footagz does look good!

Still not sure about this one but Arkane does make cool games so happy to give it a go on gamepass - I am a single player misanthrope at heart!

Son_of_Hades said:

I just want a realse date for red fall so we get an idea for a realse date for starfield

jdv95 said:

man i hope redfall plays nice solo

hopefully this will have a release date that's soon too (or a shadow drop lol)

Pyronation_87 said:

Yay saving the best for last?

That's nice.

taternuggets said:

so not like sea of thieves where everyone hates the new guys

NEStalgia said:

TESO is a beautiful game, it plays ok solo, but it would just be better with a different structure. And fun combat.

I would rather play TES6

NEStalgia said:

TESO. Nap time!

Still never played Elder Scrolls online

sweet.

same-day leak being the only leak (and not much detail to it) is pretty amazing given it launched today

Impressed no leaks - at least that I saw - on this one!

Solidchief said:

This looks amazing

What? That's a shock. Seems to indicate no physical release though which is a shame. I'm also still dealing with my Christmas backlog right now.

Blue_Rover said:

This looks fun and I love the art style...

Solidchief said:

But Xbox no games

Nice!

Pyronation_87 said:

oh sweet!

taternuggets said:

wowza

Well I'll be getting Game Pass this weekend

Yes!

They showcased the enemy and cutscene being to the cutscene really well.

NEStalgia said:

NiN in 2023? Ok I really like this.

I'm speechless

but that's good I think, doesn't need to be too long

given the shadow drop today, definitely thinking it has to be one of the pet projects so won't expect a massively long campaign

loved those so might enjoy

NEStalgia said:

This looks like an HD 3DS game.....yet, I kinda like this.

I'm getting Sunset Overdrive mixed with Artful Escape

that's the game that xbox needed

Humour great so far.

jdv95 said:

love the recent love for cats in games. does not always have to be dogs

Also, kitty!

This looks absolutely awesome

So yeah, definitely a bit of No Straights Road element to it.

Evil Within 3 might still be coming if this is more of a pet project is my thinking - and so might be more innovative like Pentiment was

fun but horrible name for a game

Solidchief said:

It looks like No Straight Roads and Sunset Overdrive where both thrown in a mixer

jdv95 said:

evil within 3 or bust

Ooof; that leak comment.

very cool

Leuke said:

Well I like the Black Keys...

NarutosBiggestFan said:

Meh, looks like Sunset Overdrive mixed with Metal Hellslinger...

this does look cool - I'm actually kind of hoping it's more their smaller "for the love of it" game like Pentiment was for Obsidian

Definitely an unexpected direction after Evil WIthin 1 & 2!

Well this looks like the most original game coming out of Xbox

Grumblevolcano said:

I'm sticking with my prediction of Motorsport in September and Starfield in November

A little bit of No Straight Roads as well with the music theme.

Reminds me of Sunset as well

I'm liking the look. Reminded me of Sunset Overdrive a bit.

the no release dates yet is worrying given there's 5 months left to release every game in last year's E3 or they shouldn't bother with that format ever again

jdv95 said:

game from tango?

Solidchief said:

No release WTF

No soild release date; was hoping all the games would have that. AN ooh; what's this?

Grumblevolcano said:

No longer Spring

jdv95 said:

wait no release date?

NarutosBiggestFan said:

That couldve been a 1 minute trailer

Grumblevolcano said:

Delayed

jdv95 said:

career mode is nice

it can't just look like pretty FM7, otherwise there's not too much point as that game was already pretty exhaustive

NarutosBiggestFan said:

Its a racing game that looks really good but is still about cars going forward fast.

so really hoping when I load this up it looks spectacular, like FH5 did

NarutosBiggestFan said:

Exactly...

taking alot of words to say realistic tho.

so even original Gran Turismo looks impressive for how old it was, or Daytona Rally back in the day

lol the issue is I've used racing games as the tech demo for almost every console I've had as they always look good due to the limited tracks etc

It does look glorious; I'll give it that. The day + weather thing sounds nice.

looks great.

Forza looks amazing; just wish racing games interested me...

FM7 still looks pretty awesome even now

with nothing between the games, I think you might be right @Grumblevolcano about GP being next week - but then that's really Feb batch 1

Grumblevolcano said:

2017

It's been a while since the last Motorsport, hasn't it? Kind of forgot it with the many Forza Horizon entries since.

This looks glorious!

next gen sound effects.

NarutosBiggestFan said:

Yes, waiting for good games to come out.

So this is what they did for six years

I do love racers, even if I do end up a bit bored of track racers compared to Horizon - and given what they did in FH5 with much smaller spaces I'm hoping the graphics can be great

jdv95 said:

waiting on somthing specific naruto?

NarutosBiggestFan said:

Man i wish i could fast forward live videos...

Forza, I'm hyped

NarutosBiggestFan said:

Its a racing game. Cars go fast and move forward and backwards, left and right.

NarutosBiggestFan said:

Good, lets get this game out of the way too

I do love AAA, but I've also really loved a load of indies - Unpacking, Powerwash and others so hope they don't drop indies

April release... I could get it for my eldest brother for his birthday.

taternuggets said:

I'll try it

Solidchief said:

Minecraft Legends actually looks decent. I completely wrote it off when I first saw it.

I rather like these developer dives, even if the games aren't my cup of tea. Would I prefer getting solid release dates on all the announced stuff? Yes, but this is also fun to view

jdv95 said:

i'm thinking they are jut banking on starfield realy hard to offset pottential losses

Grumblevolcano said:

I get the feeling it'll be like last week. January wave 2 being the already announced stuff for the rest of the month like Goldeneye, AoE 2, etc.

I'm starting to worry that might be the case... we'll see.

yep - otherwise all eyes will be on next Tuesday, as if there isn't one then I really think we're swapping to one smaller drop a month which isn't ideal for growth (and for us!)

I hope you're right about Game Pass, could really do with a new roundup.

if there isn't one, then given how this is playing out I will rein in my hopes and accept it's purely dev commentary of those 5 games

Kind of a tower defence game then; that I do like to see.

waiting to see the cut between this game and the next - I'm guessing that might be the intervals where a Game Pass ad / drop might be sneaked in

Agreed; very cute tiger.

everynowandben said:

😴

edge of your seat stuff so far

This so far seems like something my eldest brother would enjoy. Not sure about my nephew though; I assume it will be fairly accessible.

Leuke said:

Super excited for the multiplayer 😂

Son_of_Hades said:

Good, get the boring stuff out of the way first

NarutosBiggestFan said:

Give us more Single Player story driven games... enough multiplayer games already!!!

NarutosBiggestFan said:

Ugh, PVP games

wonder if it's Ghostwire or that leaked game

The Tango Softworks game intrigues me the most.

ah so Tango are appearing

jdv95 said:

5?

What I'm understanding so far is that Microsoft teams need shorter hallways.

everynowandben said:

these graphics are almost photo realistic

everynowandben said:

looks like the Mario Paint fly swatting game

Son_of_Hades said:

Lets_Go

senote said:

A countdown to a countdown? really?

An I'm here... interesting opening? Rather unusual one. I wonder game this relates to or if it is new themeing

everynowandben said:

okay_cool

@FraserG thanks, was wondering as guessing they must have something in the works lol but guess it's a few years off yet

That's what was announced @Widey85, I think they're just continuing with more ESO coverage afterwards.

ah yeah just saw it specifically names them

is the Zenimax Online bit definitely for ESO, given it's got a separate reveal event after?

Grumblevolcano said:

Goldeneye being outside the Direct makes it seem like literally all that's happening in the Direct is the 4 games they listed

everynowandben said:

cant wait to see more about redfall

HarmanSmith said:

Ready!

jdv95 said:

maybe some gamepass announcements? we still have not gotten them

None of the 4 games mentioned interest me, but there might be a surprise or two. That, an Minecraft Legends is a potential Birthday/Christmas present for relatives.

NarutosBiggestFan said:

The only game i want to hear about is Redfall. The other 3 they mentioned I have no interest in. Hopefully they will release some unexpected games and trailers and drop some games

Waiting patiently

HelloCraig said:

I'm so ready.

Testing...