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[nani17]

A. Best MS Show in years. No usual 20 minute indie lull. No bs talking. Just one solid game after another

Very true

 

[Nydius]

B-

Yeah they showed a lot of games and compared to the other two bombs it’s no contest. But why is everyone out here handing out A’s when a vast majority of that show was pre-rendered cutscenes, and announcements with no year attached at all? Fable, Perfect Dark, and GoW E-Day for example didn’t even list a year.

Meanwhile, their two biggest releases of this year - Avowed and Indiana Jones - still hasn’t shown any significant amount of gameplay despite releasing within the next 5-6 months.

Lots of good announcements but most of them were typical Microsoft “wait and hope” trailers.

 

[Neff]

Indy and Perfect Dark looked great, and they gave me a good reason to go back and finish Starfield

I give it a 'ok Microsoft isn't quite dead yet'/10

 

[YCoCg]

B+ for me, easily the best out of the recent shows.

 

[begotten]

I'd give it a B based on the first party stuff.

Perfect Dark isn't Perfect Dark. No real Fable gameplay. South of Midnight and Indy both looking just decent. Gears Prequel was a good surprise.

All the other stuff seemed like whatever. The turn based game was cool.

Seen this script before of people overreacting to showcases for the games not to meet that level.

 

[bender]

A. Just fantastic

I knew it!

 

[djjinx2]

 

[Dazraell]

Strong B. There were some games I'm really interested, definitely a major step up from Sony's and Summer Game Fest's showcases

Gears prequel was a welcomed surprise. Was hoping they will announce a remaster collection, but E-Day with Marcus and Dom is also good. I really liked how Fable looks, although admittedly protagonist's face still bothers me. Indy also looks solid. Will definitely pick up Life is Strange. Really hyped for Doom and Stalker 2. Perfect Dark, Atomfall and Expedition 33 were my personal highlights. Avowed was whatever

I'm kinda disappointed about lack of Lost Odyssey / Blue Dragon though. Was really hoping to being able play it on Steam Deck

 

[rkofan87]

i was at a f until life is strange then i knocked it up to a c to much 2025.

 

[reinking]

B. Not enough actual game play shown and some games shown are too far out. Plus, no rumored handheld (which I did not expect).

 

[Shifty1897]

Solid show but no forza horizon 6 is a B

They're busy making Fable. Which is weird but looks good.

 

[Jadsey]

I thought it was surprisingly decent actually.

Gears Eday, Perfect Dark and SoD3 looked great and I look forward to playing them all on my PS5.

The only negative was that DragonAge shite.

 

[Schachtier]

Best showing in a long time from any dev/plattform holder.

 

[Maddoxswe]

Strong B. Really good show with some very highs and som very lows,

 

[Spyxos]

Way better than i expected.

 

[DanielG165]

EASY A (not the movie). Xbox literally has the most stacked year for a single publisher/video game company this year, and their 2025 line up looks immense also. They dropped a nuke to start with DOOM, and then it was a giant tidal wave from there. Perfect Dark, Fable, a Gears prequel? Everybody showed up today.

The fact that Stalker, Indiana Jones, Flight Sim, Dragon Age, Avowed, and a giant Starfield expansion are all coming THIS year is just nuts lol. And then on top of that, BLOPS 6 is day 1 on GamePass. The best showcase by far this year, and considerably better than what Xbox had last year, which was already a really solid showing.

Also, screw off to anyone complaining about there being “too many women” today, that’s so corny. There were plenty of badass male protagonists in awesome looking games as well today.

 

[POKEYCLYDE]

Man, I just want a new Banjo Kazooie game..

 

[Arsic]

Anything less than an A is a fucking lie.

Xbox saving video games. Thank Jesus fuck.

 

[Magic Carpet]

B.
Was a great show with lots of games.
I'm taking off an entire letter grade because of the long grueling CGI movie in the middle.

Avowed looked much better this time around.
The new Indy Great Circle game looks better than I hoped.
Perfect Dark looks like a Parkour game with some stealth and shooting. It looked good.

Gamepass eating good for the next year or so.

 

[IAmNotFromDelaware]

I usually watch these Xbox showcases and say, looks interesting. This one? Simply Wow.

Dom is back and I am there.

 

[KXVXII9X]

This was the best Xbox showcases in recent memory and one of the best showcases in a while. It wasn't perfect but gave me what I missed from E3. There were also a notable variety of games.

I know a lot of vocal people are screaming the death of AAA, but a lot of these brought back some needed excitement. Most weren't pushing any major boundary outside of graphics, but it was still nice to see some strong single player AAA games not bogged down by MTX and excessive open worlds. It felt like a Sony E3 event from a decade ago.

It is a real shame they took out Tango, but I hope going forward they don't need to cut as many games and start valuing having strong software support. This looks like a step in the right direction hopefully.

 

[dorkimoe]

Didnt even get to talk about the showcase cuz i constantly have to read about women upsetting people.

That was fantastic showing. Glad to see a lot of games I am interested in, So glad i dont have to pay full price for all of those, only downside for me was state of decay and fable gameplay was barely there and its going to be a long wait for these

 

[harmonize]

A, the only bad looking game shown was Dragon Age.

Would have been an A+ if we got information about when Activision games start coming to GP.

 

[Moriarty1889]

B

Would have been a A but no woman in Gears trailer

Thank goodness for that as most every other game had a woman lead. Nice to see Marcus and Dom back instead. Back to the roots of the series.

 

[March Climber]

Why can't Sony give us a show this good?

These type of bombastic AAA showcases literally can't happen every year (there doesn't exist enough studios). Appreciate the years that they do.

 

[Denton]

Best show in years, probably.

 

[Jibran#one]

The value of gamepass is insanity I dnt think they showed anything for 2026 so whatever they show is coming sooner than later

 

[Jack Videogames]

A 2024 A, equivalent to a real life B

 

[Punished Miku]

A

Banger after banger

Playstation and Hermen Hulst should be ashamed right now

Lego of your hatred.

 

[fallingdove]

Solid showcase. Sony is going to need to bring fire — I just don’t know they have it at the moment.

Was more impressed by Indiana Jones than I thought I’d be. Fable looked cool. This whole girl boss trend is getting dull.

 

[OverHeat]

B or C

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

It gets an A for the LiS reveal trailer alone.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Solid B. DA looks shit though and barely any dates is a disappointment.

Nothing that will move a needle for Xbox, tho, let's be honest.

 

[Shifty1897]

It was an A- for me. Where the fuck were the 360 JRPG remasters that were rumored?

A Lost Odyssey remaster would have made it an A+ and I would have went out and bought a Series X for it.

 

[StueyDuck]

B, everything looks good, but to get an A you need that bombshell, that pop.

this didn't have that.

but everything there looks decent and a huge step up from what MS has been putting out lately.

 

[MayauMiao]

B, plenty to show but too much cinematics.

 

[JCK75]

Holy crap! Perfect dark looks good.. I had no idea what it was and I was into what I was seeing already.. Loved mirror's Edge so that parkour at the beginning had my attention

 

[Rentahamster]

B grade.

Lots of games that look interesting.

Some games that look boring.

A decent amount of gameplay, but too much cinematics for my tastes. A few were great. Most were just okay. A few looked bad.

What's the deal with the framerate.

 

[RAIDEN1]

I never saw any of it, but how much of it is heading to PS5? I think it is safe to assume Perfect Dark will end up on Sony's machine? (Matter of time)

 

[GrayChild]

The best of all showcases this year, which isn't saying much.

Too much CGI stuff, overly scripted scenes, woke garbage and 2025+ releases to give it anything more than a C.

 

[Dacvak]

Thank goodness for that as most every other game had a woman lead.

 

[Darsxx82]

Man. I’m so glad I own an Xbox now. B just because they didn’t show something more arcade-ish but maaaaaaaan making one of the most boring FPS franchises an immersive sim is fantastic (and sad after closing Arkane). Xbox is the new Sony. You’ve heard here first.

Remember when some here told you that investing in an XBOX was a bad ide and Gamepass was getting worse???

 

[Moriarty1889]

Solid showcase. Sony is going to need to bring fire — I just don’t know they have it at the moment.

Was more impressed by Indiana Jones than I thought I’d be. Fable looked cool. This whole girl boss trend is getting dull.

Yes it’s getting ridiculous. Just about every game made lately has a female lead.

 

[DanielG165]

Just as an aside, I’m personally buying Stalker flat out when it releases. The devs deserve all of the support and love for getting this game out the door.

 

[clarky]

Best show they've ever done easily A from me.

Doom
Fable
COD
Stalker
That rebelion game
Gears 6
Age

And that just off the top of my head.

Lots of stuff not for me but thats to be expected when you show so many fucking games. Obscene.

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

A.

Nice show.

 

[Ozriel]

400k+ people watching on the Xbox channel alone. COD brings in the eyeballs

Easily an A show. Solid entries...they've pretty much shown off everything else they've announced aside from EverWild.

Would have been the icing on the cake if they'd brought the past COD games to GamePass.

 

[cormack12]

B+ but in the context of the underwhelming shows of the past few years pushes it to an A. It still didn't have a Holy Shit moment but it's set the benchmark going forward I think.

 

[BlackTron]

Easily A. I feel sorry for people without GP.

Don't lose sleep, they can sub any time they want.

 

[Moriarty1889]

Tears of joy for someone else it seems eh?