Game news What to expect from the 20th anniversary of the Xbox event organized by Microsoft?
On Monday, November 15th, at 7 p.m., Microsoft is organizing a video broadcast for the 20th anniversary of Xbox. An appointment to commemorate the long road the Redmond-based company has come since the release of the very first Xbox and their flagship game Halo. We come back to what there is to know about this show and take stock of expectations.
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- Interviews with former big names in the brand
- No announcement of new games
- The return of the backward compatibility program?
- Updates for some titles already announced / available
- An event available in French
Interviews with former big names in the brand
This anniversary event broadcast by Microsoft is intended to officially remind us of the good old days, to remind us “the best memories“Based on the brand. It must be recognized that the video game landscape has gone through many changes in two decades. We moved from 640 x 480 resolution to UHD at 3840 x 2160, internal storage benefited from SSD technology, and Game Pass has revolutionized the way we access video games. With over 7,000 published games in the wholesale brand’s ecosystem “x“There is a lot to talk about. In this particular video, we may be revisiting some of the big names in the Xbox brand, as well as some developers. People like Seamus Blackley, Ed Fries, Robbie Bach or even Peter Moore are invited to share their experiences with the first Xbox and Xbox 360. Microsoft is sure to address the arrival of Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Kinect, Backward Compatibility, and finally, Game Pass.
No announcement of new games
The Microsoft teams were clear on this point: the anniversary show is not used to announce new games. There is therefore no point in the arrival of a new banjo kazooie or the formalization of a certain “Project dragon“Everything we will hear on this stream will come from known and / or already released games. We’ll have to wait for the Game Awards (December 9, 2021) to perhaps attend the announcement of new games planned for the Xbox Series X / S.
The return of the backward compatibility program?
It’s been more than two years since the Xbox consoles – One and Series X / S – hosted “new old games”. The backward compatibility program ended in June 2019. The teams responsible for Xbox know it, many gamers want to see the return of old games. Jason Ronald (Xbox’s Director of Program Management) made sure Microsoft heard complaints from gamers. The brand’s 20th anniversary would be ideal for bringing back old games that were wrongly put aside. As a reminder, some titles from the American launch are still missing, such as Dead or Alive 3 and Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee. In general, many titles would deserve a return, like Jet Set Radio Future, Crazy Taxi 3, Max Payne 3, Dino Crisis 3, Silent Hill 4: The Room, Kung Fu Chaos, or even Top Spin.
Updates for some titles already announced / available
Although the brand executives are dampening the buzz by stating that no new games will be announced, The press release states that Microsoft “can’t wait to see what the next 20 years will bring“. As a result, we may have additional information on some of the titles that have already been announced.. And there are many! Between Halo Infinite, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, State of Decay 3, As Dusk Falls, Avowed, Contraband, Redfall, Fable, Everwild … the Redmond company is spoiled for choice. Microsoft could also announce downloadable content “special 20 years“for already available softs like Sea of Thieves or Forza Horizon5. Finally, the Master Chief Collection welcomes a lot of content that was designed for this anniversary. Finally, it is rumored that a new multiplayer session of Halo Infinite – or even the full multiplayer mode – could take place during the show..
An event available in French
The stream will air on November 15th at 7:00 p.m. (French time) on the official account. Twitch from Xbox France or on the canal Youtube official brand. French subtitles will be on the agenda as you tour the options.
By Karnbee, Journalist igamesnews.com
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