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Today Microsoft’s Xbox Division head honcho Phil Spencer had one of his usual Twitter sprees, during which he answered many questions from the fans, giving us quite a lot of interesting new information on what we can expect from the brand in the next few months.
First of all, we learn that plans for E3 are still being determined:
@XboxP3 can you say if we will see DX12 games for xbox at e3 ?
@Tyler_Martin1 This time of year is tough, I really can't talk about what we'll have at E3. We are still building our plan for E3, sorry.
Tomorrow Spencer is going to have a day-long content review for the show:
@XboxP3 hope all is well man. E3 is coming fast. #GearsHype :)
@D3monWo1f Tomorrow is a full day content review for E3, looking at everything we might show. Some of the best work days, inspiring. Gamescom is being planned at the same time as E3:
What about Gamescom @XboxP3? Are you saving some announcements for Gamescom?
@chobel_gaf With these two only 5 weeks apart this year we are planning both at the same time.
The plan is to make this year’s E3 more about first parties than in previous years, and there will be new exclusive IP on show.
@Masih3KA We should have new exclusive IP at E3. I'm trying to make this E3 more about 1st party than past E3s.
@XboxP3 @Masih3KA keep on building up first party its best long term route
@HammerOfGodz @Masih3KA I agree. Means this years E3 might feel different from past E3s but I like focusing on our games.
According to Spencer, this could be Xbox’s best year for ever for first party content:
@XboxP3 can we expect to be blown away at e3 this year, any bombshells? Lmao sorry had to ask
@thekeenpaladin This is going to be a fun year. I think it might be our best 1st party content year ever.
Despite the focus on first parties, we’re still going to see content from third parties:
@aceitman @XboxP3 @Masih3KA it's good because now they focus on 1st where as before they were the after thought
@bmuny101 @aceitman @Masih3KA And to be clear we will have 3rd party deals, it's just, imo, important to focus on and support our 1st party.
Spencer would also like to show something new about the Xbox One platform itself at E3:
@XboxP3 How is the software team doing, I know they have a lot on their plate, I'm hoping they can pull this off, am pumped about updates
@PNF4LYFE @thekeenpaladin I'd like to show some of the platform at E3, team deserves it, they've done great work and have a good plan ahead.
Interestingly, this E3 is going to be more about gameplay than about CGI trailers:
@XboxP3 Will there be more gameplay than cgi trailers at e3?
@Yankz183 Yes.
Looks like we’re going to see more cross-play content between Xbox One and PC this year:
@XboxP3 hey phil, will we get more Xbox-PC windows 10 games with cross-play announced this year & what are the chances of next Gears on PC?
@iamironwolf You will see more cross-play play for use, no comment on Gears.
If you love JRPGs and want to see some on Xbox One, Spencer doesn’t think it’s a lost cause:
@XboxP3 any thing on the horizon for jrpgs or is that kind of a lost cause on the X-1 ???
@mikeyexcel201 We don't have anything to announce here but I wouldn't say it's a lost cause.
In the future, we can expect pre-orders on Xbox One to be made available long before release, unlike the current situation, in which pre-orders are available at the same time as pre-loads just a few weeks before the launch of a game.
@XboxP3 sorry for million questions but will Xbox ever have the ability to preorder not preload but preorder games months before they hit
@thekeenpaladin Yes, we will do this.
While he did not give specific information, looks like Spencer is having fun with Crackdown:
@XboxP3 any news on crackdown?
@Dg20David I see this game more than most, the Xbox team sits right down the hall, I think they are tired of me grabbing the controller.
Unfortunately, at least for now, the additional Games With Gold we received this month are a one-off thing:
@XboxP3 Hey Boss, are we going to see a continuation of the additional games with gold next month, or was that a one off?
@xMSBELLAx Sorry to say, probably more of a one off for now.
According to Spencer, the fact that 343 Industries called the release date of Halo 5: Guardiansearly is a good sign for the game:
@XboxP3 @CameronMines How about Halo 5? How is the development coming along?
@Titanslayer805 @CameronMines 343i called their date early, that's a good sign.
Spencer also commented on the marketing deals done to associate games with a certain platform:
@XboxP3 seems like Sony isn't only getting many exclusive Japanese games but also most big marketing deals. Seems like MS isn't even trying.
@sagichnicht123 It's not a trying thing on marketing deals, it's just a choice on where to spend. Finally, he teased a couple new Xbox One features coming in the next couple months that we’ll “find interesting.”
@XboxP3 hey Phil one last question any surprises for this months preview update?
@thekeenpaladin Landing a couple of things over the next couple of months in preview that I think people will find interesting.
What could these new features be, and what surprises expect us at E3 and beyond? Time will tell, but we’re soon going to enter the most exciting period of the year. I hope your body is ready.
http://www.dualshockers.com/2015/04/19/phil-spencer-talks-about-xbox-one-e3-plans-and-much-more-2015-best-1st-party-content-year-ever/
