Xbox had to give fans something to cheer about. That’s exactly what it did at the on Sunday. Scrutiny of Xbox is at an all-time high following the shocking closure of four internal studios last month.
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer did an admirable job of distracting us from that with a thrilling showcase. We’re approaching the fourth anniversary of the Xbox Series X/S, but in some ways, it still feels like we’re waiting for the next generation of Xbox to begin. There have been scattered highlights, including , , and , but the list of notable games exclusive to Xbox and PC is still way smaller than we would have expected for the game development studios that exist under the umbrella of Xbox Game Studios.
What exactly have all of these teams been working on for the past four years? On Sunday, we finally got a closer look at the work that all of these studios have been doing. It all started with , id Software’s hotly anticipated follow-up to 2020’s . The last two Doom games have been fast-paced, gory, ridiculously fun crowd-pleasers, and based on the trailer, is more of the same.
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We also saw , the new (sans gameplay, sadly), , , an.
