With Starfield dominating proceedings and Redfall pretty firmly in the rear-view, it's easy to forget that, across the Xbox Game Studios, there is still a lot in development. I'm not talking about those secret projects we've yet to be briefed on, the mysteries that may or may not reveal themselves this June. For me, it's all about the gems that were teased and revealed at the stellar 2020 Xbox Games Showcase – and now I'd love the 2023 Showcase to be that all over again.
Now, there are many, many reasons to forget 2020 existed, but the Xbox E3 2020 showcase was not one of them. If you cast your minds back three years, it was the summer before the Xbox Series X launch and fans were ready to see what that big summer presentation would reveal for their then-incoming new machines. Microsoft did not disappoint. It showcased titles from nine of its (then) 15 Xbox Game Studios, with five new first-party game reveals – and this was pre-Bethesda buyout too.
