The big day has come for Xbox

The big Xbox day has arrived. In a few hours from now, Microsoft’s dual bid, Xbox Game Show and Starfield Direct, is expected to premiere, and the company has a unique opportunity to gain impressions, after quieter shows from PlayStation and Geoff Keighley.

Overall, Xbox still has a lot to prove. Yes, Phil Spencer and his team have made a huge shift from the disaster of the Xbox One debut to the Xbox of today with nearly 30 studios and two publishing divisions (Xbox Game Studios and Bethesda). The sinking ship has been rescued, but it is still navigating the turbulent waters. For example, 2021 was a great year for Microsoft, which According to Metacritic It was the number one publisher at the time, thanks to Forza Horizon 5, Psychonauts 2, Halo Infinite, Age of Empires 4, and Microsoft Simulator (Xbox version). However, the streak didn’t continue into 2022, which Phil Spencer admitted was a year with fewer releases than the company would have liked. 2022 may have Pentiment and Grounded sweet, but Obsidian doesn’t bring spring.

Some time ago, Matt Botti, President of Xbox Game Studios, stated that the goal of the American giant is a big release every quarter. Apparently, the admittedly empty past year once again aroused suspicion. Instead of continuing the 2021 streak, Microsoft has once again had to prove that it can release quality titles at a regular rate.

So, come 2023, the year has started in the best possible way. Microsoft held its first Xbox and Bethesda Developer_Direct, showing off several upcoming releases including Forza Motorsport and Minecraft Legends in detail and gameplay footage. Yes, Redvall. What did manage to stand out though was Hi-Fi Rush. Out of nowhere, Xbox released a great exclusive game that took everyone by surprise, and it got great reviews making it one of the best games of 2023 so far according to OpenCritic.

In January, the Xbox year seemed perfect. If Hi-Fi Rush is just the beginning, followed by the theoretically infallible Redfall of Arkane, the amazing Forza Motorsport and the hugely ambitious Starfield to round out the year, then Microsoft will make good on its promise of a big game every quarter.

But the fantasy was ultimately very different from the reality. In early May, the Xbox suddenly went down. On the one hand, the British rejectionism that rocked the Activision Blizzard takeover, which we’re still not quite sure if it will ever be finalized, and on the other hand, the disappointingly negative reviews for Redfall, reintroduced an air of mistrust and wariness that seemed to be building a couple of years ago. the last two. All this forced even Phil Spencer to publicly apologize and promise to take action to prevent such mistakes from happening again.

And this is how we get there now. 2023 certainly didn’t turn out as well as Microsoft would have liked, but luckily for Microsoft, it now has a chance to make amends. After the events of this year’s sluggish Summer Games, the Xbox could easily steal the show if it did what it had to and promised.

Today’s big show should prove to us that Microsoft can effectively manage the many studios it now has. He must prove to us that Redfall was just a mistake. It’s time to find out what all these teams are up to. How will Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II be different now that Ninja Theory has access to additional Microsoft resources? Will the return of Fable live up to the Lionhead franchise name beloved by gamers? Will Starfield manage to steal the show as Bethesda Softworks’ first new IP in decades? Will we finally see the lost Everwild, State of Decay 3, Perfect Dark, Avowed, and Contraband? What does the alliance do with Gears? MachineGames with Indiana Jones?

It’s doubtful we’ll ever get answers to all of these questions, and it’s even doubtful we’ll like the answers. However, what is certain is that the opportunity is there, and it remains to be seen if Microsoft will seize it.

So all lights are on at the Xbox Game Show. let’s see…

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