Aaron Greenberg: No business or hardware news at Xbox Games Showcase. All games, ~1 hour long.

[Jroc]

That sounds like such an advantage over other xbox consoles to the point where it isn't even being put out on them, But unless they expect much faster load times than the Windows version, thats not the type of unique features I mean.



It thats the case then its just a poor fit for what I'm looking to see, and perhaps they will talk more about unique selling points later.

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The unique selling point is that you get to play the "best" version of Microsoft's games without having to buy a high-end PC.

Not everyone has nor wants a gaming PC. Some of those people will be interested in at least one game that Microsoft shows. The Xbox Series X is for them.

This has been their official mission statement since Play Anywhere and the One X back in 2016/2017. Microsoft makes Windows so they don't really care if someone decides to invest in their PC instead. A PC gamer who buys a console purely for exclusives probably isn't going to dump much money into multiplats anyway.

 

[cgpartlow]

I'm around for some ODSTcom

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ODST Tactics would be dope. Or even like a Tactics RPG where you follow the same squad around and level them up. You could select missions and choose where to drop in the battlefield and what not.

 

[unapersson]

Nah, people will be going to the tills launch day and there won't be a price, you'll just have to faithfully punch in your PIN and hope they don't take all your money.

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They're working closely with retailers and the banking industry:

1. contactless limits will be raised
2. they're recreating the scene in Flash Gordon with the tree stump
3. you're charged an amount based on which entry point you choose
4. yes, you can still lose a hand (thanks to sponsorship from transplant industry, you don't think those cheaper options pay for themselves do you?)

 

[TheGhost]

The portals certainly impressed me but yeah I agree with you graphics and frame rate are way more important to me and the series x is going to deliver on that. Also once Xbox one stops being supported then XGS can do stuff like the portals too

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But we have portals today is what I'm saying, it's not some new thing

 

[Stellar]

That's what I wanted to hear. Microsoft is going to bring the gameplay

 

[cooldawn]

How anyone could possibly believe there's any chance that Microsoft is going to show an hour of CGI trailers at this event is beyond me. Get real.

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I'm referring to the wording of the announcement. It's still vague. Showing a 'game' could mean anything.

Just that their exclusives won't really be next gen for the first 2 years after Series X launches, which is what so many of us tried about that Matt Booty article.

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Thank you. So that message hasn't changed...except the same two years have now moved down the timeline a few months (according to how people originally believed it to be). Better yet...

It was never one year..ppl wanted to spin it as one year. To me, it logically never made sense. It had to be after the Series X launched, not before.

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...that's how I understood the original comment about exclusively supporting the next-generation hardware too. That's what I need to buy one...next-generation experiences. Not current generation games ported-up to next-generation hardware.

 

[Yerffej]

All this speculation about Gold folding into Ultimate. Curious if they give some kind of mention at this thing, or maybe they really do stick to games only?

 

[Deleted member 56752]

My guess is pre show touches on wasteland and small updates

 

[digitalrelic]

All this speculation about Gold folding into Ultimate. Curious if they give some kind of mention at this thing, or maybe they really do stick to games only?

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Well they said they'd stick to games only, so that's my expectation. This is setting up a HUGE August event, with tons of news to share. Lockhart, the future of XBL Gold / possible free online play, xCloud, potential studio acquisitions, release date, pricing, preorder information, detailed information on backwards compatibility features and how enhancements are going to work, Dashboard changes, etc... etc...

The July event hasn't even happened and I already can't wait to tune into the August event.

 

[Iron Eddie]

All this speculation about Gold folding into Ultimate. Curious if they give some kind of mention at this thing, or maybe they really do stick to games only?

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If they do that is likely going to be discussed in August or September. Looks like Microsoft is trying to get Sony to divulge some details on what they are doing first like pricing any any PSN Plus changes.

 

[MJForum Poster]

Well they said they'd stick to games only, so that's my expectation. This is setting up a HUGE August event, with tons of news to share. Lockhart, the future of XBL Gold / possible free online play, xCloud, potential studio acquisitions, release date, pricing, preorder information, detailed information on backwards compatibility features and how enhancements are going to work, etc... etc...

The July event hasn't even happened and I already can't wait to tune into the August event.

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I'm wondering if the pre-show has some of those details, they seem to be hyping the pre-show as well...