But I definitely agree that the E3 show this year needs to drop the next 12 months thing. With Starfield having it's own 40 minute showcase now, they have alot of time to fill on the main showcase, far too much time to fill only with games releasing between late June 2023 and early June 2024. They need to show off 2nd half 2024 games and even some 2025 games too. And I'm not talking just CGI teasers for late 2024 and early 2025 games either, one thing that Xbox needs to copy from Sony is a willingness to have their teams make in-engine and vertical slice gameplay demos for their games years out from release. Those things build up alot more hype than a CGI reveal. As an Xbox owner we shouldn't need to wait until less than a year before release to see gameplay or even in-engine footage. The 2023 Xbox E3 showcase simply needs gameplay demos or at least in-engine trailers for most of the already announced games likely to release within 2 years of the showcase itself, so by Q2 2025, those being Avowed, Fable, Perfect Dark, Hellblade 2, Contraband, The Outer Worlds 2, Everwild, and Indiana Jones most likely.
They also need to get alot of 3rd parties to show off their games on the Xbox E3 showcase this year. Xbox shows have been lacking in the 3rd party department recently, and it sends a bad message when alot of those 3rd parties are choosing to reveal their games on Sony State of Play shows instead of Xbox shows.
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