Xbox Teases More GoldenEye-Style Surprises for This Year
Xbox is planning more surprise game releases in the style of GoldenEye 007 and Hi-Fi Rush for this year, with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer hinting that the company's next such launches might be happening sooner than expected. This teaser arrived alongside a promise that Xbox won't pull a Hogwarts Legacy with Call of Duty should its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard go through.
Not only did Xbox manage to bring GoldenEye 007 to Game Pass in early 2023, but it did so in spite of a plethora of licensing issues stemming from the fact that this Nintendo 64 classic was developed by Rare, which is a Microsoft subsidiary nowadays. What's more, the game was treated to a release within days of its announcement at the January 25 Xbox & Bethesda Developer_Direct showcase, which also featured a surprise reveal and same-day release of the critically acclaimed rhythm-action game Hi-Fi Rush.
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In a newly published interview with Xbox On, Spencer revealed that Microsoft's gaming division is presently working on more such surprise launches. Even though the company's current focus primarily revolves around the 2023 edition of the Xbox summer showcase, the head of Xbox suggested that the next "GoldenEye-type announcements" are just around the corner and will happen ahead of the June event.
His comments also serve as an indirect confirmation that the upcoming Xbox showcase, which was previously confirmed for summer 2023, will be happening in late June, most likely at E3. This would mean Microsoft will be returning to the Los Angeles Convention center for the first time since 2019. While Xbox has always been a big supporter of E3, the first three
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