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[NikuNashi]

I could've sworn I saw multiplayer gameplay for Halo... Only Cinematics i rembered was Starfield and Redfall (which will probably have gameplay before their launch next year and makes sense)
17 seconds in the Halo trailer begins nothing but gameplay, yes there are cinematic cuts but that's gameplay.

There was a very long cinematic with Chief floating in the air whilst a Mexican voiceover was talking to him, then the scenes where they replaced Cortana with a chick that looked like the manager of mcdonalds. You didn't see that?

 

[existensmaximum]

If you say anything other than B/A, you probably don't like videogames.

Uhm what? For me personally, who doesn't play FPS, multi-player/co-op or racing games, the only games that were interesting or looked any good were Far Cry 6, Diablo II, Starfield and Replaced.

And out of those only Starfield and Replaced are exclusive, but Starfield didn't show any kind of gameplay so that trailer was utterly pointless.. Yeah, to me the show was an easy D at best and I love video games

If you like that sort of stuff though, of course it was a good show, can't argue with that. Although it was severely lacking games that looked "next-gen" to me, a lot of dated looking graphics and bad/mediocre animation.

(Also, I have 0 interest in Gamepass, so)

 

[mansoor1980]

C

 

[Jaguar Victory]

I give it a C

Last year was a D. Their usual is a "C". Don't think I've ever rated them a B or above in like 15 years or something.

It was pretty predictable. Lots of no shows. Starfield hardly had anything worthwhile shown. Another Forza game (shocker). And a cross-gen game at that. Halo still looked bad.

Halo looked great. Forza Horizon 5 is the best looking next gen game hands down. Starfield, I agree was nothing yet. Lots of awesome smaller games like Shredders, Stalker 2 and Replaced.

 

[Vagswarm]

I was pleasantly surprised by their conference, especially compared to their previous ones + other company showings over the years. I'm glad they focused more on the hardcore action type games over the family friendly stuff. And the focus wasn't on Halo or Gears, although Halo multiplayer looks like a lot of fun.

The only thing I would've liked is to see more gameplay footage -- some games didn't show any at all! The very last game looked great, but how does it even play? The open world of Halo would've also been cool to see. I think they were nervous to show it because of the previous backlash.

 

[Raonak]

H for hot trash.

Felt like a really bad move showing off starfield without gameplay, feels like MS is nervous of showing off their gameplay due to the halo backlash.

 

[SamFo]

I made dis

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Halo looked great. Forza Horizon 5 is the best looking next gen game hands down. Starfield, I agree was nothing yet. Lots of awesome smaller games like Shredders, Stalker 2 and Replaced.

forza horizon isn’t anywhere near the best looking next gen game. It simply looks really good for a racing game

and it’s cross gen too

Smaller games did nothing to me and the red fall ender was limp

 

[Corndog]

C for Craig

Craig didn’t show up this time.

 

[kingpotato]

Xbox absolutely knocked it out of the park. Could have used a little more variety, but definitely something for everyone. Minor gripe, the bumpers took up too much time and they were a little misleading with some of the marketing talk, but that's too be expected. Gonna be a great gen for MS.

 

[Longcat]

I would probably rate it the highest so far, but that doesn't say much since most of this E3 has been a snoozefest.
But on a positive note, at least we have 3 cheeki breeki games in development! I hope at least one of em doesn't get cancelled.

 

[THEAP99]

I made dis

Missing a few

 

[TLZ]

Craig didn’t show up this time.

 

[Corndog]

Halo looked great. Forza Horizon 5 is the best looking next gen game hands down. Starfield, I agree was nothing yet. Lots of awesome smaller games like Shredders, Stalker 2 and Replaced.

I wonder how he rated Sony last year considering most of that was not gameplay , cross gen, or still not coming out.

 

[Valedix]

CGI reveal trailers hardly any gameplay, only decent thing was battlefield gameplay.

 

[SlimySnake]

I made dis

This is surprisingly well done.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

I made dis

First thing came to my mind when saw the Obsidian trailer. It really backfires badly.

 

[jigglet]

Where's the list? I would have expected more excitement on the main board if there were 30 games revealed. I assume most of them are ports, non-exclusive, indie or just not exciting?

 

[sainraja]

I wasn't disappointed with what I saw but I also wasn't excited by anything that was shown (this could be because of my feelings towards gaming the past few days - I might need to take a break.) It was a good showing by Xbox overall but it showed that Microsoft really needed Bethesda. If they didn't have Bethesda, what would they have shown? They might be holding on to other announcements for later on, I can see that, why play all your cards at the same time?

 

[mansoor1980]

I wasn't disappointed with what I saw but I also wasn't excited by anything that was shown (this could be because of my feelings towards gaming the past few days - I might need to take a break.) It was a good showing by Xbox overall but it showed that Microsoft really needed Bethesda. If they didn't have Bethesda, what would they have shown? They might be holding on to other announcements for later on, I can see that, why play all your cards at the same time?

i think microsoft are relying too much on bethesda

 

[jigglet]

Where's the list? I would have expected more excitement on the main board if there were 30 games revealed. I assume most of them are ports, non-exclusive, indie or just not exciting?

I made dis

Hey do you actually do voice acting as a profession? That was exceptional.

EDIT: oh I just read your description. Your video is still great though!

 

[THE DUCK]

Well I'm guessing none of these CGI trailers take the record for the worst one ever though........ Nintendo's worst showing of all time........

METROID PRIME 4 - the trailer that took 12 seconds to make!! LOL

 

[sainraja]

i think microsoft are relying too much on bethesda

It definitely seems that way and it helps with not having the other stuff ready. I am thinking it might be a little bit of not being ready and a little bit of waiting to show more.

 

[mansoor1980]

It definitely seems that way and it helps if the other stuff really isn't ready. I am thinking it might be a little bit of not being ready and a little bit of waiting to show more.

even the bethesda stuff is not ready , they still promoted skyrim and fallout frikkin 76

 

[emivita]

D+ for the content shown, though the showcase itsell was well paced.

I was looking forward to Starfield but was left with a short CGI trailer, and I wouldn't bet a single cent on that release date, unless Game Pass model allow them to release the game in a Cyberpunk state, also it's like they forcedly played on Skyrim 11/11/11 release date and I didn't like that move honestly. Redfall looks fun, but again, CGI trailer. And way too much focus on FH5, it's a looker but I don't care about racing games. I wanted to see Halo single player and find if they improved anything...no, they showed multiplayer which graphically looked hilariously bad. The rest is console launch exclusives, and some of them are actually pretty cool (especially 12 minutes and Replaced).

 

[BoxFresh123]

Craig didn’t show up this time.

He's always with us. He never left.

 

[LordCBH]

Stewing on it all day, I think I want to change from a B to a C+.
Far too much “please be excited for this unspecified time in the future”. Great stuff like FH5 can only carry so far when the bulk seems to be “hey maybe 2022”

 

[DavidGzz]

Meanwhile I got 35 hours in returnal and consider it an amazing new ip and ratchet and clank is one of the highest quality games released since this gen came out, if not the highest quality

Not for me. I don't care about Zelda and Mario either. More power to you if you enjoy cartoons still.

There was a very long cinematic with Chief floating in the air whilst a Mexican voiceover was talking to him, then the scenes where they replaced Cortana with a chick that looked like the manager of mcdonalds. You didn't see that?

Idk how I missed the Spanish since I speak it fluently. Odd. I'll have to watch it again. And that AI was 10x hotter than Abby and Aloy lol

 

[Robb]

I'd say C/C+ just in general. But if you have GamPass it'd definitely be a solid B IMO.

They announced plenty of day one GamePass games that I probably wouldn't have bought, but am definitely excited to play knowing they'll be available.

It was a solid show with great pacing, especially compared to the godawful Square Enix presentation. Not to mention Ubisoft.

 

[Iced Arcade]

A lot better than every other conference so far. So maybe a C for covid.

 

[DavidGzz]

even the bethesda stuff is not ready , they still promoted skyrim and fallout frikkin 76

Yeah, that was bad. Almost as bad as Sony opening with GTAV. Come on now.

 

[Nubulax]

I wasn't disappointed with what I saw but I also wasn't excited by anything that was shown (this could be because of my feelings towards gaming the past few days - I might need to take a break.) It was a good showing by Xbox overall but it showed that Microsoft really needed Bethesda. If they didn't have Bethesda, what would they have shown? They might be holding on to other announcements for later on, I can see that, why play all your cards at the same time?

I feel like this sums up most of my feelings. Can you just imagine how up shit creek Microsoft would be had they not been able to throw almost 8 Billion dollars around to get Zenimax, a number unheard of in pretty much any video game acquistion by a gigantic factor. People thought minecraft was a huge ammount this was like 4 times that and the equivalent to 30 Insomniac Studios price. I still put it at a solid B or B+ maybe for the actual content of the presentation. Just presentation I would give an A. I think they missed with not showing Halo Campaign, but MP looked like what I think of when I think HALO MP with pretty good graphics and only a very brief alpha engine footage of Starfield which got revealed in 2018 at E3 and THIS is what we got 3 years later...absolutely dreadful, I expected much more. Not to mention the "One More thing" was just a long CGI trailer that doesnt even represent the open world this game is supposedly supposed to be.

Contraband and Outer Worlds 2 basically just being title reveals. Ironically enough the OW2 trailer basically dunking on Xbox trailers/conferences from years past imo.

STALKER 2 Looked pretty good and interesting. Shredders looked like something I might try, I loved the snowboarding games from years ago..Flight Sim looked great if that is what the series version will look like although game has been out almost a year on PC already.

Horizon looked awesome and probably the game of the showcase tbh. Looks pretty fun and a nice step up into what Next Gen should look like even if it is cross gen.

Very SOLID conference but I feel like it was just lacking that EXTRA punch to give it an A. No MEGATON or really super surprise I dont think, nothing that stood out as a MUST HAVE.

 

[Heisenberg007]

6/10. (TL;DR: Not enough good content, not enough gameplay, excellent Gamepass additions, well-paced show).

I am still waiting to have enough high-quality games to pull the trigger on an XSX purchase. This show didn't have any games that would make me abandon Horizon, Spider-Man, God of War, etc. and buy an Xbox for XGS games. I'll eventually buy an Xbox, but this show didn't create any urgency for me, to be honest.

Starfield could have been a game that would make me rethink buying an XSX, but they didn't show any gameplay, so who knows how it turns out to be. Foriza Horizon 5 looks good, but we are familiar with the IP and how it plays, so no surprises. Arkane's first XGS game looks awfu. Terrible departure from their single-player immersive sim games. What a shame for such a talented studio.

They also didn't show Halo single-player. If they were confident in their graphical overhaul, they should have done a side-by-side comparison to prove how they improved the game from last time. They ended up completely hiding it.

Gamepass, on the other hand, continues to look impressive. If you are into smaller AA and indie games, Gamepass is saving a lot of money. And continues to be the only reason for me to consider buying an XSX sometime in the future. Hades being available on day one is very tempting. On top of smaller games, they also got Yakuza LAD and Plague Tale 2 day one. Excellent!

Also, that The Outer Worlds 2 announcement was unnecessary. Phil says he doesn't want to show games too early but then continues to do just that.

P.S. Some are thinking that it was a very good show. For a second, forget what Jeff Grubb said and how he tempered expectations. If everybody went in expecting Hellblade 2, Avowed, Fable, and Perfect Dark (as they should have been) imagine the disappointment. Jeff Grubb saved the day for Xbox with his tweets.

 

[Shubh_C63]

A Tier conference.

whole point for me was MS to show they're indeed ALL IN, and that is exactly what that conference showed.
Somebody should do a breakup how many games were shown and how many were just CGI.

 

[blacktout]

I made dis

Holy shit. This is beautiful.

(And I say this as someone who thought Microsoft's conference was the best of [an admittedly pretty dismal] E3 thus far.)

 

[HawarMiran]

This conference sealed the deal for me. I will buy an Xbox Series X fridge

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

Oh, no. I was definitely replying to you. You're just a little too stupid to understand the post, which is... frankly bizarre. I don't know what to tell you, kiddo.

I think you missed my original point entirely, but that's ok, you seem like a great person to debate with and not overly defensive at all
have a good one

 

[Optimus Lime]

I think you missed my original point entirely, but that's ok, you seem like a great person to debate with and not overly defensive at all
have a good one

Why are you still talking to me?

 

[MightySquirrel]

So many upset souls that they now must pick Series X or miss so many amazing games.

 

[Outrunner]

You either weren't paying attention or you simply have an obscure definition of what "looks better".
Flight Sim looks almost a gen ahead better than anything either console has or will have.
Forza Horizon 5 is an arcade racer with relatively short dev time and looks considerably better than anything on PS5.

Ratchet looks better than FH5.

 

[jigglet]

I also love how they addressed PC to the extent where they are straight up showing recommended specs for some games. No BS.

 

[AGRacing]

This conference was a shot across the bow. They won't be walked on this generation. It's going to be a real fight... and I'm excited about owning both consoles.

And Microsoft - thanks for saving Christmas 2021. Looking forward to Halo and Forza for the holiday.

 

[A Most Virtuous Cat]

The games shown were very interesting. However, no gameplay like always. So, a generous C from my side.

 

[PropellerEar]

Desperation is a stinky cologne

And you think this show helped Xbox shed some of that?

 

[Dr Bass]

Ratchet looks better than FH5.

There is a weird attempt at a narrative here that the Xbox stuff shown today is a “generation” ahead of what exists on PS5. The GPUs on both machines are so similar that it’s going to come down to studio skill and artistry. Xbox only gamers who haven’t experienced demons souls or Ratchet don’t know what they are missing.

There is no way in the underworld that Forza Horizon looks better than these games. Ratchet can easily be mistaken for a CG movie according to most reviews, and I think that’s a fair statement for the most part. Not cutting edge obviously but it looks more pre rendered than a “game”.

Forza CLEARLY looks like a game.

Strange stuff. I encourage Xbox only gamers to branch out a bit.

 

[TBiddy]

Ratchet looks better than FH5.

Not really. Look at the gameplay footage from FH5. Skip to 4:32 and check out the transition from photo to actual gameplay. Nothing compares to that, outside Flight Simulator.

 

[Outrunner]

There is a weird attempt at a narrative here that the Xbox stuff shown today is a “generation” ahead of what exists on PS5. The GPUs on both machines are so similar that it’s going to come down to studio skill and artistry. Xbox only gamers who haven’t experienced demons souls or Ratchet don’t know what they are missing.

There is no way in the underworld that Forza Horizon looks better than these games. Ratchet can easily be mistaken for a CG movie according to most reviews, and I think that’s a fair statement for the most part. Not cutting edge obviously but it looks more pre rendered than a “game”.

Forza CLEARLY looks like a game.

Strange stuff. I encourage Xbox only gamers to branch out a bit.

Must be that

 

[Dr.brain64]

No perfect D. Therefore C.

 

[MacReady13]

B

Not a lot of gameplay and I didn't really find most things interesting. Gamepass was the star of the show with its huge amount of content being released day one, but that's it.

A great show for Gamepass, but not so much for games individually.

Forza Horizon 5 and Battlefield are the highlights for me.

Sorry but this is what I don’t understand- we are asked to rate this press conference for Xbox, yet I see everyone praising game pass! Is Microsoft Xbox finished as a brand? Should they just continue forward as game pass cause they seem to be pushing that as their brand?

 

[Corndog]

6/10. (TL;DR: Not enough good content, not enough gameplay, excellent Gamepass additions, well-paced show).

I am still waiting to have enough high-quality games to pull the trigger on an XSX purchase. This show didn't have any games that would make me abandon Horizon, Spider-Man, God of War, etc. and buy an Xbox for XGS games. I'll eventually buy an Xbox, but this show didn't create any urgency for me, to be honest.

Starfield could have been a game that would make me rethink buying an XSX, but they didn't show any gameplay, so who knows how it turns out to be. Foriza Horizon 5 looks good, but we are familiar with the IP and how it plays, so no surprises. Arkane's first XGS game looks awfu. Terrible departure from their single-player immersive sim games. What a shame for such a talented studio.

They also didn't show Halo single-player. If they were confident in their graphical overhaul, they should have done a side-by-side comparison to prove how they improved the game from last time. They ended up completely hiding it.

Gamepass, on the other hand, continues to look impressive. If you are into smaller AA and indie games, Gamepass is saving a lot of money. And continues to be the only reason for me to consider buying an XSX sometime in the future. Hades being available on day one is very tempting. On top of smaller games, they also got Yakuza LAD and Plague Tale 2 day one. Excellent!

Also, that The Outer Worlds 2 announcement was unnecessary. Phil says he doesn't want to show games too early but then continues to do just that.

P.S. Some are thinking that it was a very good show. For a second, forget what Jeff Grubb said and how he tempered expectations. If everybody went in expecting Hellblade 2, Avowed, Fable, and Perfect Dark (as they should have been) imagine the disappointment. Jeff Grubb saved the day for Xbox with his tweets.

No. The only one I would have expected was hellblade. I already tempered my expectations anyways after seeing their presentation last year.