E3 2022 might have been canceled, but several companies have stepped up to the plate to give audiences their fill of gaming news. Arguably the best of them all was Microsoft, which recently saw its second-ever Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase come to an end.
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.
