E3 is long-dead, however Microsoft’s large annual gaming occasion returns to its regular Sunday slot on June 8, 2025, the corporate introduced at this time. The summer season Xbox Video games Showcase is promising shock reveals and a full second The Outer Worlds 2 Direct livestream afterwards devoted to the upcoming house RPG popping out later this 12 months.
“All of it begins with our annual Xbox Video games Showcase, bringing you a have a look at upcoming titles from throughout our first-party studios, along with unbelievable new titles from our third-party companions throughout the globe,” reads a put up concerning the occasion over on the Xbox weblog. “This 12 months, the present shall be digital-only – our livestream will carry you all the things you’ll have to learn about what’s subsequent for Xbox, regardless of the place on the earth you’re watching.”
Whereas Microsoft didn’t tease something particular, followers shall be searching for updates on Fable, Gears of Warfare: E-Day, State of Decay 3, and the following Name of Obligation. They’d like to get an replace on how the long-awaited The Elder Scrolls VI is coming alongside too, however a brand new enlargement for Starfield feels extra seemingly. Blizzcon isn’t returning till 2026 both, so we’ll most likely get some updates on Diablo IV and different initiatives from that set of groups as properly.
The Outer Worlds 2 Direct, in the meantime, will function “new gameplay, particulars, and developer insights” concerning the sequel to the 2019 sci-fi RPG shooter about futuristic house colonies dominated by rogue pirate gangs and company profiteers. It’s set to reach earlier than the top of the 12 months on Xbox Collection X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC. Possibly a Change 2 model will get introduced by then as properly.
The primary occasion will start streaming at 1:00 p.m. ET with the Outer Worlds 2 showcase following immediately afterwards. Microsoft additionally notes that this 12 months’s present shall be “digital-only,” suggesting it’s absolutely dedicated to the path first blazed by Nintendo and gained’t be holding an in-person part for the showcase (in previous years the corporate had crammed auditoriums with media, content material creators, and followers to look at the streamed occasion in particular person).
The Outer Worlds 2 is taking middle stage this 12 months presumably as a result of Fable was delayed till 2026. Microsoft’s supplementary showcase Directs started in 2023 with Starfield and continued the next 12 months with Name of Obligation: Black Ops 6. However Xbox nonetheless has a bunch of different rumored initiatives it might nonetheless reveal for 2025, together with a Gears of Warfare assortment, in addition to a brand new raft of ports for PS5 in addition to Change 1 and a pair of because it continues its multiplatform pivot.
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