Xbox Digital Broadcast at Tokyo Game Show 2023: Everything Announced
Microsoft made a number of announcements during its Xbox Digital Broadcast at Tokyo Game Show 2023, most of which revolved around Japan and Japan-inspired games and updates. Xbox boss Phil Spencer and Head of Xbox Creator Experience Sarah Bond talked about the importance of the Japanese market. "Japan will always have a special place in my heart for pioneering innovative ways to play, from the Game Boy, to PSP, to the Switch," Spencer said.
Xbox went on to reveal a collaboration between legendary Japanese developers Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro and Goichi “Suda51” Suda, announce an Xbox version of Octopath Traveller 2, and confirm a raft of Game Pass additions.
If you missed today's broadcast, fear not. This roundup goes over all the biggest news and reveals that came from the Xbox Digital Broadcast at Tokyo Game Show 2023.
The headline announcement was a first look at Hotel Barcelona, a 2.5D action platformer collaboration between Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro and Goichi “Suda51” Suda. It’s due out on Xbox Series X and S at some point in 2024.
Square Enix and Microsoft had already announced a deal to bring more of the Japanese company’s games to Xbox, and during the show we got confirmation of an Xbox version of Octopath Traveler 2 coming early 2024.
Microsoft showed off the upcoming Forza Motorsport, from Xbox Game Studios’ Turn 10, and its Hakone course as well as the 2020 Toyota GR Supra. Forza Motorsport is due out on Xbox Series X and S, and PC, as well as straight into Game Pass, on October 10. If you buy Forza you get a 2024 Chevrolet Corvette for use in Playground’s Forza Horizon 5.
Bethesda’s Fallout 76 is getting an Atlantic City update, and during the show Art Director Jonathan Rush announced it’s so big it's being split
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