Extraordinary releases and a huge amount of content from the tandem of Microsoft and Bethesda. Nothing has been heard about The Elder Scrolls 6 yet, but even without it, the companies have something to offer fans.
Game Exhibition E3 в 2021 year will be held in online format: developers will present new projects on streaming sites Twitch и YouTube, and part of the content will be shown to journalists on channels with limited access. A lot of new products are expected, especially against the backdrop of an inexpressive and poor 2020 releases, and there will be plenty of guests on the virtual stage - gearboxes, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Take-Two, Bandai Namco and even Nintendo. The central place at the presentation will be occupied by an unexpectedly formed team of Microsoft и Bethesda, preparing for the first time to speak at E3 together. And the whole world is still guessing with what news the studios will appear. But insiders are already in a hurry to share the details!
Game , news and iron digest
Microsoft plans to release in 2021 many more titles from internal studios: some experts are counting on the release of a couple of video games every three months (the schedule is floating and hardly achievable during a pandemic, but the head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, intends to confirm loud statements). In addition to developers already cooperating with Microsoft, in the future there will be new ones - independent and large (the purchase of Bethesda, apparently, not the only event of its kind on the market).
The Game subscription format will partially change: there will be new subscription fee options (perhaps with limited access and lower cost).
And more short news summary:
- Starfield just around the corner: a cover published on the site hints at an early release Xbox;
- Серия Halo going to win back the trust of the fans: announcement Infinite takes place from 100% probability and with all necessary updates and innovations;
- Strengths Horizon 5 moves events to Mexico. The release date is still in question, but definitely not in September - perhaps a little earlier or later;
- Project Typhoon is a mystical open-world multiplayer blockbuster with a curious setting. The development is carried out by specialists who introduced the world Just Cause и RANGE 2;
- Project Dragon - a new medieval action movie with fantasy elements from IO Interactive. Whether knights in shining armor will appear is unknown, but fire-breathing dragons are already in place;
- 5 person appears in Game es, along with the subscription Ubisoft+;
- The Outer Worlds 2- the sequel develops a familiar story, but with new characters and in neighboring star systems;
- Omen- simulator from Arkane Austin, representing the life of a vampire from an unexpected angle and forcing the fate of a hermit to on the scale of human civilization;
- wolfenstein 3 a quite expected stage of development of the series. In addition, the developers hinted at the release of the trilogy;
- Battlefield 2042 will go part Game es, a fighter from DICE will begin to cross-platform modes;
- Square Enix will move part of the releases to Game port. Perhaps there will be a trilogy Final Fantasy XIII.
Outside of video games and subscriptions in Microsoft they plan to develop and put into production new hardware: there are still few details - perhaps we are talking about consoles, processors or portable equipment.
xCloud
xCloud - a cloud service that is being prepared for an "updated" release, integrated into the console Xbox and compatible service Xbox on computers and designed to run entertainment from Game port from servers Microsoft, no preload. The format of the service will be redesigned - capacity will increase, the response will decrease, a special browser version will appear, optimized for Chrome, Edge, safari.
TV experiments
The last part of the presentation, according to insiders, representatives Microsoft will shine adaptation Game and cloud services for set-top boxes (how the studio implements cooperation is still unknown) to launch content through the "cloud". Neither prefix Xbox, no additional accessories other than a gamepad and a compatible media player are needed. When the release of the original media player will take place, they will tell at the presentation, but Phil Spencer hints at the presence of similar equipment on the market (perhaps we are talking about Apple TV).
In addition to insights related to Game port, xCloud and transfer of entertainment to set-top boxes, representatives Microsoft shared information about changing the “combat strategy” (to defeat Sony PlayStation, Nintendo and even mobile devices). Head of corporation Satya Nadella, hinted at the imminent release of exclusive video games and the accelerated expansion of available content in Game port. It is not too difficult to believe in the last statement: during the existence of the subscription new audience doubled!
What other news to expect the official will tell Twitter by Xbox & Bethesda Games. The presentations will be broadcast on Twitch и YouTube already June 13 at 20:00 Moscow time.
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