Xbox Series X July 23 event confirmed — here's what to expect

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Mark your calendars, Xbox fans: Microsoft has officially confirmed that its Xbox Games Showcase volition have identify on July 23.

The official Xbox Twitter business relationship posted that from 8 a.chiliad. Pacific Fourth dimension (xi a.chiliad. Eastern Time and 4 p.1000. Uk time), a pre-show outcome will accept place with game presenter Geoff Keighley. This volition be followed past the total Xbox Series Ten games showcase an 60 minutes later at 9 a.1000. PT. At the showcase, we expect to run into a whole slew of first-political party Xbox games, most notably a proper wait at Halo Space.

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While tertiary-party games will besides be showcased (maybe including the recently leaked Assassin'southward Creed Valhalla footage), first-political party games from developers under the Xbox Game Studios banner will take centre stage.

🎮 Xbox Games Showcase📅 July 23rd⏰ 9am PT@SummerGameFest Pre-Show at 8am PT with @GeoffKeighley on @YouTubeGaming#XboxGamesShowcase motion-picture show.twitter.com/zGr5AnFwicJuly 6, 2020

And those games could include Everwild, a nature-axial game from Sea of Thieves developer Rare, and a new RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, the studio backside the likes of Pillars of Eternity, Fallout: New Vegas, and the rather underrated Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Two.

At least that going by a leak from Klobrille, a reasonably apparent Xbox Game Studios insider.

I still call up how much I smiled,the final fourth dimension I saw Everwild. Y'all go to bed and dream most J. Lo,I have dreams as well — playing Halo. Obsidian is a confirmed go besides,oh I love that fresh RPG smell!I just wanted to confirm I'm even so bad at this 🐿July 6, 2020

Obsidian'due south last game was The Outer Wilds, which received a fairly positive section. Simply we've had no hint at what information technology might be working on next, though the developer has a pedigree in making strong fantasy RPGs, so we'd not be surprised to meet something of that ilk in the works.

And nosotros know very trivial most Everwild, so we're expecting Rare to go into detail on its side by side game. Whether we'll meet game footage or just trailers of these same games hasn't been hinted at.

Microsoft will accept to bring its Xbox A-game to the July 23 event, every bit Sony set a reasonably loftier bar with its June 4 PS5 games showcase. Sony showed off the likes of Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7, so Xbox will accept to hit back with another titles that testify off impressive visuals every bit well as kinetic gaming action and risk.

Roland Moore-Colyer is U.One thousand. Editor at Tom'due south Guide with a focus on news, features and opinion articles. He oftentimes writes nigh gaming, phones, laptops and other $.25 of hardware; he's as well got an interest in cars. When not at his desk-bound Roland tin can be constitute wandering effectually London, often with a look of curiosity on his face.