Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 predictions: Game Pass, Blizzard & everything we expect Microsoft, Blizzard and WBMicrosoft\u2019s annual gaming event is fast approaching, with the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase arriving in just a few days. Here are our predictions for what we could see. The Xbox & Bethesda games showcase is coming, folks, and at the time of writing it\u2019s less than a couple of days away. We\u2019ve already covered why Microsoft needs to go big or go home, and while the publisher is understandably keeping things close to its chest, we do have some idea of what we could see announced on Sunday. With that in mind, here are our predictions for what we could see, as well as what we might not see, at the Xbox & Bethesda games showcase 2022. Be sure to bookmark this page and come back after the event to tell us how wrong we were. What we\u2019re unlikely to see at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 Before we get into what we\u2019re likely to see, let\u2019s jump into what we may not. Halo For one, we think Halo Infinite will skip the event. Season 2 recently arrived and hasn\u2019t been the big, player-grabbing event that it\u2019s clear both Microsoft and 343 were hoping for. Reports have suggested that the game\u2019s battle royale mode, codenamed Tatanka, is coming with a future season, as is campaign co-op. Fable We\u2019re sorry to say, but it\u2019s unlikely we\u2019ll see any updates for Fable. The game was announced two years ago, but since the team at Playground Games was still staffing up for the project last year, it seems a stretch that we\u2019re anywhere near release. Activision Blizzard We\u2019re also not expecting a great deal of news pertaining to Microsoft\u2019s acquisition of Activision Blizzard which is expected to close in 2023. That\u2019s not to say we won\u2019t get a peek at Diablo 4 (Diablo 2 Resurrected appeared last year) or another look at Modern Warfare 2, but don\u2019t expect anything tying those franchises to Xbox outside of additional marketing opportunities. Xbox VR Finally, while Sony presses forward with PSVR 2, it\u2019s clear that VR just isn\u2019t really of interest to Microsoft. We still expect some hardware, though\u2026 What we might see at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 New Xbox hardware\u2026 sort of EXCLUSIVE: Xbox “”Keystone”” is a cloud gaming streaming stick, currently undergoing further iteration at Microsoft. Details: https:\/\/t.co\/2WYp5h96qb #Xbox #XboxGamePass \u2014 Jez (@JezCorden) May 26, 2022 Following a leak in May, it appears Xbox has confirmed that a product codenamed Keystone is, in fact, a streaming box or stick that brings cloud gaming to your TV. In a statement provided to Windows Central, Microsoft said: \u201cOur vision for Xbox Cloud Gaming is unwavering, our goal is to enable people to play the games they want, on the devices they want, anywhere they want.\u201d Read more: Which Xbox model to buy in 2022 – \u201cWe\u2019ve been working on a game-streaming device, codename Keystone, that could be connected to any TV or monitor without the need for a console.\u201d It seems highly likely that we\u2019ll get a look at whatever shape Keystone takes at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022, especially since you can now stream your Xbox cloud games to Samsung TVs without needing a console. Starfield and Redfall gameplay Starfield was slated to be Xbox\u2019s biggest game of 2022, but it\u2019s been shifted to 2023 instead. Still, after a series of \u201cin-engine\u201d showings, we\u2019re finally expecting to see some gameplay of Bethesda\u2019s ambitious sci-fi RPG. We wouldn\u2019t be surprised for it to feature as prominently as Fallout 4 did prior to its launch in 2015. Then there\u2019s Redfall, with Arkane Studios\u2019 vampire-slaying co-op shooter expected this Summer before also being delayed into next year. We\u2019re yet to see gameplay, outside of some leaks, so we\u2019re excited to learn more about the wild powers the developer is known for mix with the chaotic gunplay. Gears of War will return We\u2019re not expecting anything more than a teaser for Gears 6, but with rumors of a Master Chief Collection style package of older titles, it could be that Marcus Fenix and co are back to salvage Xbox\u2019s slim Holiday 2022 lineup. Forza Motorsport gameplay and release date In what could also be a big boost for Xbox\u2019s 2022 lineup, it feels about the right time to get a look at the Forza Motorsport reboot. We\u2019ve not seen it since before the Series S & X launched, and Forza is riding high thanks to the excellent Horizon 5. Could we see it and get a date, too? Still, if nothing else, it appears we\u2019ll be playing Horizon 5\u2019s Hot Wheels DLC. Deathloop comes back round again One of Dexerto\u2019s game of the year picks for last year, Deathloop\u2019s supernatural, time-bending assassination playbox is likely to come to Xbox in the coming months as its Sony exclusivity expires. It\u2019s also likely to be a day one Game Pass addition, meaning subscribers are going to get access to one of this generation\u2019s finest titles at no extra cost. Game Pass to take center stage Xbox Game Pass has become a core part of Microsoft\u2019s strategy, and it always gets plenty of new additions as part of June\u2019s gaming events. Read more: Everything coming to Xbox Game Pass in June – Expect a surprise new addition, but we also think Microsoft will go big on a 2022 third-party title. After the lukewarm response to its gameplay reveal, our guess (and it is a guess) is that Gotham Knights could be one that Microsoft looks to as a tentpole Q4 release. What else? Xbox has a whole load of studios, but we\u2019re still waiting to see what many of them are working on. We could get Indiana Jones info from Machine Games, or a glimpse of Rare\u2019s Everwild, and there\u2019s plenty more. One thing\u2019s for sure \u2014 we\u2019re excited. Those are our predictions for the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022. What are you hoping to see?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 predictions: Game Pass, Blizzard & everything we expect Microsoft, Blizzard and WBMicrosoft\u2019s annual gaming event is fast approaching, with the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase arriving in just a few days. Here are our predictions for what we could see. The Xbox & Bethesda games showcase is coming, folks, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}