Xbox at E3 2019: Project Scarlett, Halo Infinite, Cyberpunk 2077, Game Pass for PC and more

Xbox at E3 2019: Project Scarlett, Halo Infinite, Cyberpunk 2077, Game Pass for PC and more.

Microsoft Xbox has made very good use of its time at E3 2019 in terms of the surprises that its presentation has brought. Among all of them, it would be worth highlighting the confirmation of the hardware configuration of the next console, which for the moment is still called Project Scarlett. As well as the first trailer for the Halo Infinite game. But one of the high points of the conference would be the presentation of Cyberpunk 2077, which will use, in its cast, nothing more and nothing less than Keanu Reeves.

One of the biggest rounds of applause of the entire evening went to the game Cyberpunk 2077, which already has a release date: April 16, 2020. Not only that, but the actor Keanu Reeves will be one of its protagonists, and it came out to the stage to promote the game, to applause from the conference attendees.

The fact is that reservations for this game have already been opened on the Steam online platform.

Xbox xCloud will hit the market before Google Stadia

Microsoft Xbox also talked about the launch, in October 2019, of its new platform to play via streaming, which will be called Xbox xCloud. However, the company did not reveal many more details about this new service, which would hit the market a little earlier than its main rival, Google Stadia, will.

Microsoft presents a new Elite controller for its consoles

Another novelty that Microsoft presented at E3 2019 has been the new controller for the Xbox One console, the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2.

This new controller will hit the market on November 4, 2019, with a price of $180, that is, $30 more than the current Elite model.

Microsoft details the hardware of the next Xbox console

Another of the stellar moments of the evening was when Microsoft Xbox revealed the hardware that its new console would use, which will hit the market in less than a year. Still called Project Scarlett, the new console will have inside a custom processor with AMD Zen 2 architecture and an AMD Radeon Navi graphics card. It will also include an SSD inside that will also work as virtual RAM.

Of this new console, Microsoft revealed that it will be 4 times more powerful than the current Xbox One console. Which is not very difficult to believe given that between both consoles there has been a renaissance of AMD’s architectures, both processing and graphics. . The fact is that Microsoft Xbox revealed that the new console would support a screen resolution of up to 8K and a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz.

Another aspect that the new Xbox will have is that it will be able to display Ray Tracing effects in real time, as had been rumored in this regard in the past.

The new console should hit the market in time for the 2020 Christmas season. And it will do so with the next game in the Halo saga: Halo Infinite.

Unfortunately, the presentation trailer for the new game did not allow us to see what the game would look like in action.

Elden Ring is the name of the collaboration between From Software and George RR Martin

During the conference we were also able to see the first images of the Elden Ring game.

This upcoming video game is going to be a direct collaboration between the developer, FromSoftware, and the famous fantasy novel writer, George RR Martin. The universe of this game is created by the same developer of the Dark Souls series: Hidetaka Miyazaki.

Xbox Game Pass comes to PC

Although it shares its name with the version for the Xbox One console, the list of games that will use Xbox Game Pass for PC will be somewhat different. This monthly subscription service is currently priced at $1 as an introductory offer. Although later it will cost 3.99 euros per month. For this price, we will be able to access 100 games from the Microsoft catalog, such as Football Manager 2019, Metro Exodus, Sea of ​​Thieves, etc.

The Outer Worlds will arrive in October

Another game that is raising a lot of expectations among users is The Outer Worlds, developed by the Obsidian studio.

The game is a first-person RPG with a futuristic setting. It will go on sale on October 25, 2020.

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On the other hand, it has also been possible to see the latest trailer for Gears 5, which will go on sale on September 10.

The game, developed by The Coalition, confirmed the release date, although if you are owners of Game Pass Ultimate, you can play it a few days before. Even those users who have purchased the game before September 16 will have the Terminator: Dark Fate character pack as a gift, which will add Terminator T-800 and Sarah Connor as playable characters.

New Borderlands 2 DLC

Oddly enough, Borderlands 2 has a new DLC pack. This DLC will be in charge of giving continuity to this game with the current Borderlands 3. With the name of Commander Lilith and the Fight for Sanctuary.

Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to Xbox

One of the most played JRPG games in the Asian world, Phantasy Star Online 2, can now be played by any user who owns an Xbox as well (the game was already available in a PC version).

The game will be available for purchase starting in spring 2020.

Forza Horizon 4 has a new DLC of the most unexpected

In a most surprising move, Turn 10, the developers of the Forza Horizon 4 game, have unveiled DLC that is actually a crossover with the Lego games.

Called Forza Horizon 4 Lego Speed ​​Champions, the game mixes elements of the classic toys of this brand, with elements of the Forza Horizon 4 races.

Microsoft Flight Simulator

In a completely unexpected way, Microsoft has presented the new version of one of its most famous games: Microsoft Flight Simulator.

The new game will be released for both PC and Xbox and will use Azure cloud services and satellite imagery to create a realistic world.

We will return to the Middle Ages with Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition

One of Microsoft’s most revered old games is the Age of Empires saga. The second installment of this saga has been completely remastered to create Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition.

The revamped edition of the first Age of Empires was released last year 2018 and this new version of the second installment of the saga is expected to hit the market in the fall of 2019.

Bleeding Edge will be an action game like Team Fortress 2

The new Ninja Theory game, which had previously released Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, will be a collaborative action game, much in the style of Team Fortress 2 or Overwatch.

At the moment it is unknown when this new game will go on sale.