Insider Gaming: Xbox going all out on Gamescom 2023

[John Elden Ring]

As reported via Xbox News Wire earlier this month, Xbox is planning one of the biggest booths it’s ever had at Gamescom this year. This seemingly isn’t just marketing talk either, with Insider Gaming being told by its sources that the team is going “all out” this year for the annual event.

It’s understood that playable games will include the likes of the highly anticipated Forza Motorsport, GSC Game World’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, and Towerborne. With these games being playable to attendees, we should expect to hear more details on each of the games during the event. Gamescom’s Opening Night Live is one of the most likely places for such announcements, which promises “numerous world premieres and exciting announcements.”

Hearing that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 in particular will be playable is a welcome sign after the studio has had many pushbacks with the development of the game since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In addition to the studio moving many of its developers to Prague due to the invasion, the studio has had its game allegedly targeted by Russian hackers too. In June, the studio reported that it was hacked resulting in many game materials leaking online.

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[Dabaus]

I mean, they kind of have to. Sales have collapsed in Europe and the PS5 has a temporary price cut and slim on the way. Meanwhile in spite of collapsing hardware sales MS is raising the price of the S and already spiked the X 50 dollars World Wide.

 

[Shmunter]

Seems ms got some pep all of a sudden. Let’s see how it all plays out

 

[historia]

Stalker 2... Is that, dare I say, a moneyhat?

Think about all the players, Sony, please be pro-consumer. Don't moneyhat games from your own platforms.

 

[On Demand]

Seems ms got some pep all of a sudden. Let’s see how it all plays out

It’s not pep. It’s the usual try hard attitude to make it look they’re doing better than they are. It doesn’t amount to anything.

They’re always like this.

 

[Doncortez77]

Sounds like the same thing we hear every year since 2018.
Wait until E3 its going to be Xbox biggest showcase yet...
Wait until Gamescom its going to be Xbox biggest presence at this conference...
Wait until Tokyo Games Show, Xbox is going to bring Kojima on stage to confirm he is working with Phil on an exclusive. Yay Xbox finally got FF14 and now taking over Japan

Time to them to end the talking and just show.

 

[Danja1187]

And nothing will interest me yet again.

 

[FatKaz]

Xbox going all out at Gamescom

 

[Gamernyc78]

Where have I heard this before? Yawwnnn

 

[Gamernyc78]

Talk is cheap and all Thyve done is talk for over a decade with mediocrity. At this point I don't believe anyone believes their hype, not even their unpaid fans.

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

Sounds like the same thing we hear every year since 2018.
Wait until E3 its going to be Xbox biggest showcase yet...
Wait until Gamescom its going to be Xbox biggest presence at this conference...
Wait until Tokyo Games Show, Xbox is going to bring Kojima on stage to confirm he is working with Phil on an exclusive. Yay Xbox finally got FF14 and now taking over Japan

Time to them to end the talking and just show.

since 2014... Just wait until 2024, you'll see it will be the time you'll regret you did not get an xbox!

 

[Nhomnhom]

Going all out of the console business hopefully.

 

[VillaiN]

Stalker timed exclusive.
Another freakin Forza. 7 years in development. No 1 cares about it. If it wasnt given for free it d be commercial flop likw it used to be.
Indie.

Doesnt seem going out.

 

[Zzero]

Stalker 2... Is that, dare I say, a moneyhat?

Think about all the players, Sony, please be pro-consumer. Don't moneyhat games from your own platforms.

They unveiled it like 3 years ago, where you been?