Everything Revealed at Microsoft’s E3 2017 Press Conference
Microsoft's E3 2017 press conference showed off a massive list of 42 games, including 22 with some form of Xbox One console exclusivity. The line-up included a mix of big new AAA franchises, sequels, and smaller games. Assassin's Creed Origins, BioWare's new original IP, Anthem, and indie games like The Artful Escape and The Last Night were all on display. (We even got a Cuphead release date!) But undoubtedly the biggest reveal was of the Xbox One X, formerly known as Project Scorpio. We finally got specs, price, and a release date. Microsoft also unveiled an original Xbox backwards compatibility expansion along with a handful of free 4K updates for a number of Xbox One games.
Continue reading for a refresher on all the news, trailers, and gameplay from the Microsoft E3 2017 press conference.
Xbox One X Specs and Features Explained
Microsoft's Kareem Choudhry took time at E3 to explain the power, compatibility and craftsmanship of Xbox One X.
Choudhry, who's the head of Xbox software engineering, also announced that Xbox One X is the smallest system ever from Microsoft. On top of that, the console works with all accessories and games for the Xbox One.
Below are more bullet points from Choudhry on Xbox One X and what it takes to hit 4K:
- 6 teraflops GPU clocked at 1.172Ghz
- 12GBs of GDDR5 memory
- 326GB/s of memory bandwidth
- 8 million plus pixels
- HDR
- Wide color gamut
- Premium Dolby Atmos sound
First Details Revealed for BioWare’s Anthem
BioWare's next game, Anthem, is an open-world, third-person RPG that's coming in fall 2018.
Players don exosuits called Javelins, each of which have different abilities. With them, players can take out massive enemies, fly, and swim underwater, as shown in the gameplay demo at Microsoft's E3 2017 press conference. Anthem allows players to form squads with up to four people.
Anthem was first revealed at EA Play 2017 with a short teaser, and BioWare has been planning the game since at least 2014.
24 Games Featured in Today’s Xbox One Conference
Microsoft announced several new exclusive games coming to Xbox One, many with HDR and 4K enhancements for the newly unveiled Xbox One X.
Among the exclusives are The Darwin Project, Code Vein, The Last Night, The Artful Escape, Ashen, and more.
Microsoft also showed up a ton of ID@XBOX games, listed below:
- Osiris New Dawn
- Raiders of the Broken Planet
- Unruly Heroes
- Path of Exile
- Battlerite
- Surviving Mars
- Fable Fortune
- Observer
- Robocraft Infinity
- Dunk Lords
- Minion Masters: Forced to Duel
Over 30 Xbox One Games Have Free 4K Updates Coming
Over 30 games will be receiving free 4K updates for free for Xbox One X owners. First party games include Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, Killer Instinct, Halo Wars 2, and Minecraft.
Alongside this, over 30 third-party games are going to be providing updates, including Final Fantasy XV, Resident Evil 7, Ghost Recon: Wildlands, and Rocket League.
Xbox One X will be available on November 7, 2017 for $499 USD.
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Original Xbox Games To Become Backwards Compatible on Xbox One
Update: Microsoft's Albert Penello has provided a few more details about original Xbox games on Xbox One:
Your original Xbox discs will work. Digital licenses will carry over. AND you can system-link play across all three generations.
— Albert Penello (@albertpenello) June 12, 2017
It all sounds slightly magical. Those digital licenses presumably apply to things like DLC, which will still be tied to Xbox Live accounts you may have carried across consoles over the years.
Original Story: Original Xbox games will become backwards compatible on Xbox One later this year.
Xbox One X Price Revealed
Xbox One X will cost USD $499 when it launches on November 7, 2017, Microsoft announced today at Xbox's E3 press conference. Pricing for other territories has also been confirmed: £449, €499, AUD $649, and CAD $599.
Microsoft revealed Xbox One X as the official name of Project Scorpio earlier in its conference.
Originally codenamed 'Project Scorpio,' Microsoft's next console has a CPU that runs 30 percent faster than the one powering the current Xbox One, and boasts a GPU that is 4.6 times more powerful, though it is still part of the Xbox One family. We recently got a glimpse of the Xbox One X dev kits, which have more power than the consumer version of the console.
We Played Assassin’s Creed Origins on Xbox One X
After a long, winding road of leaks, Ubisoft officially revealed Assassin’s Creed Origins on stage at Microsoft’s E3 2017 press conference. Taking a year off after 2015’s Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, the team behind 2013’s incredible Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is behind the wheel of this year’s game, which takes the series back to the furthest point yet, Egypt in the year 49 BCE, in telling the origin story of the Brotherhood.
We got to play about an hour of Assassin's Creed Origins running on the Xbox One Xbox One X. Here’s what we thought.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps Revealed
Ori and the Will of the Wisps has been announced.
Announced with a wordless trailer during Microsoft's E3 press briefing - set to live piano - the painterly platformer is a follow-up to 2015's Ori and the Blind Forest.
We awarded the first game an 8.5 review, calling it a "beautifully realized, brilliantly designed, and at times brutally difficult sylvan Metroidvania-style platformer".
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Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Details, Release Date Announced
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm's first episode of three is coming on August 31.
Square Enix officially revealed the first Life Is Strange: Before the Storm details on Microsoft's stage at E3 2017.
Dontnod previously confirmed earlier this year that development on a sequel had begun, though the developer said the game wouldn't be making an appearance at E3. Images of a Life Is Strange prequel also reportedly leaked earlier this month.
Last year, Square Enix announced it would develop a live-action Life Is Strange TV show for digital streaming services in partnership with Legendary Entertainment. Plot details on the potential series have not yet been revealed.