For a little over and hour and a half (95 minutes, to be precise), Microsoft showcased more than 30 games that are coming to the Xbox consoles and/or the PC as well as the Game Pass in the next 12 months. The best part here is that Microsoft actually used in-game footage for all the games, resulting in a breathtaking showcase that might have left you panting trying to keep up with everything that was announced. Redfall and Starfield, which were delayed to 2023, might have bookended the non-E3 event, but several other games were part of the showcase as well. Here is a complete list of everything announced at the Xbox Bethesda Games Showcase, as well as their release dates or windows:
Redfall - first half of 2023 Hollow Knight: Silksong High on Life - October 2022 Riot Games partnership for Game Pass subscribers - Winter 2022 A Plague Tale: Requiem - late 2022 Forza Motorsport - spring 2023 Microsoft Flight Simulator (4oth Anniversary) Overwatch 2 - October 4 ARA: History Untold Fallout 76: The Pitt Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels - July 19 Ark 2 - 2023 Scorn - October 21 Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn - early 2023 Minecraft: Legends - early 2023 Lightyear Frontier - spring 2023 Gunfire Reborn - October 2022 The Last Case of Benedict Fox - spring 2023 As Dusk Falls - July 19 Naraka: Bladepoint - June 23 Pentiment - November 2022 Grounded - September 2022 Ereban Shadow Legacy - 2023 Diablo IV - 2023 Sea of Thieves: Season Seven - July 21 Ravenlock Cocoon - 2023 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - early 2023 Persona 3, 4, and 5 Hideo Kojima’s “secret” Xbox project Starfield - early 2023
Hands down, the biggest surprise from the recent showcase has to be the arrival of Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden Abyss, and Persona 5 Royal, on Xbox consoles and the PC. But, all things considered, everything that we saw at the Microsoft event sets the stage for a bountiful release slate for at least the next twelve months. It might be a shame that Diablo 4 and Starfield are not set to come out anytime soon. However, with all that was announced for a launch in between now and then, Game Pass holders have a smorgasbord of content at their disposal.
