The Xbox Showcase will return in June, presumably over E3's dead body

Feb. 15, 2024

“We’ve got more than 10 major releases coming up”

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Today’s highly anticipatedXbox Podcastbrought plenty of news when it comes toMicrosoft’s plans for hardware and multiplatform game releases, and it also brought confirmation that we’re still getting an Xbox Showcase in June even after the death of E3.

The June Xbox Showcase, of course, has historically served as the unofficial kickoff for E3 - but nowE3 is officially, permanently dead. It seems that the tradition of summer game announcements is too great to break away from. Geoff Keighley previously announced thatSummer Game Festwould be back in June, so that’s at least two major showcases to look forward to.

Of course, the bigger items from today’s event were that4 Xbox games not called Starfield or Indiana Jones are going multiplatform, and thatXbox still believes “hardware is a critical component” of its business.

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