Multiple Upcoming Xbox Games Appeared At Today's Switch 2 Direct

Silksong! Who else thinks we get a date at the summer showcase for late 2025?

Nothing for me, to be honest.

WoW an article about games actually coming to Xbox, a miracle.

I thought I had visited the wrong website earlier.

Silksong yay! Xbox definitely knew when they mentioned this with other upcoming Xbox Play Anywhere titles, which is crazy because I saw people mad that Xbox dared to invoke the name 😂. Yet here we are barely a few weeks later. I. I'm guessing Nintendo secured like an exclusive marketing deal to reveal that it's coming this year with the Nintendo Switch 2, so Xbox couldn't elaborate.

@Kaloudz Oh definitely. It's still day one game pass and they even just talked about it when hyping up Play Anywhere.

@WildConcept6 Makes the most sense doesn't it? For a game shrouded in constant hype, on and off, I'm beginning to think a shadow drop wouldn't do it justice. I'm thinking they show off at the showcase, with a Q3 date.

Its cool to see Nintendo hyping up Xbox games, even if it was supposed to be a show about Switch 2!

Silksong let's go 🔥😎🔥😎🔥😎🔥😎

How powerful actually is the switch 2 imagine they could get the new gta to run on it!
Considering it's going to be on series s I wouldn't be surprised if they lowered the resolution and things like that and shipped it on switch 2 that would be great!!

@andrewsqual

You need to seek serious help with your unhealthy Phil Spencer obsession.
Perhaps try some therapeutic gaming on your PS5(?),and don’t trouble yourself with Xbox related things…..It will do you wanders😅😅.

@Kaloudz A shadow drop would've done the game such a disservice. This will likely be one of the biggest day one game pass titles (and maybe even Xbox play anywhere since they want to hype up that feature too) of the year despite the game being indie. I expect a good showing at the June Showcase.

@WildConcept6 Yeah I'm in the same camp. I think shadow drops are great for games like Quake 1 + 2 remasters, or something of the same ilk, but for things like Hi-Fi, I'm not so sure it always works out well.

@Kaloudz Hi Fi Rush could've worked out better had they done a marketing beat post release. They got to surprise everyone and let the game speak for itself (and it got tons of love); all they needed to do was run some accolades ads after. Even something like giving it a big announcement at the June Showcase that year (instead of regulating it to the extended extra live stream) and hyping up its update as like the game in its final form. Then done a big physical release for it. They could've even gone harder and done collabs and more dlc for more licensed songs or whatever. They should've marketed it a ton more in Japan even as like THE Xbox and Game Pass seller there because Xbox doesn't have a ton of similar Japanese games like that. Heck they could've done a One Piece Film Red collab (either an ad or a bonus level with an ado song).

Really the possibilities are endless, but it largely feels like Hi Fi Rush didn't go anywhere for probably the same reason Xbox sold it, they didn't really know what to do with Tango. It was the one Japanese studio in their portfolio and for that matter the one studio in Asia. Xbox and Microsoft are still Washington, US based companies and Xbox especially doesn't really have a foothold in the east. They're still just struggling to build up third party support. Like all that stuff I mentioned would have required Xbox to actually have good management and marketing teams in place in Japan, and they barely have good marketing in the west.

But yeah, I don't think a shadow drop would do a new IP or major sequel, especially a third party game, well.

@WildConcept6 I'm very much inclined to agree with everything you have said. Tango, of the studios MS has either mismanaged or shut down, hit me pretty hard - almost as hard as Lionhead. I mean, I always say, the few things MS are missing (first party) are good platformers (unless they do something with Ori), a solid RPG (which they will no doubt find in Fable) and survival horror.

Tango could have hit that survival horror really, really well. But yeah, back to the point, I'm on the side that we will see Silksong in a big way when it comes to the Summer Showcase. I do wonder who makes the decision as to how it's handled. MS or the dev?