The Microsoft E3 2018 press conference was one of the most intriguing prospects heading into this year’s event. The Xbox One hasn’t exactly been doing so hot, with it lacking the exclusives and exciting upcoming games to stand out beside the PS4 and Nintendo Switch. With the majority having low expectations for Microsoft’s E3 showing, some were quietly predicting that it could surprise everyone and steal the show. Well, the E3 doors may not have opened to the public yet, but after that presentation, this could well be the case. They even had Battletoads, for God’s sakes. The Microsoft E3 event boasted announcement after announcement, teaming exclusives with third-party games in a fast-paced march through everything hiding up the Xbox One’s sleeve. Kicking off with Halo Infinite before concluding with Cyberpunk 2077, there was something for everyone tucked away in the conference. It also saw Microsoft throw down the gauntlet to Sony, Nintendo, and the other publishers taking to E3’s stages over the next week. Microsoft E3 2018 Announcements: From Software to Halo Infinite Granted, a lot of the games shown during the E3 event weren’t Xbox One exclusives. Cyberpunk 2077 rounded off the show, though as the PS4 is the better selling console, you’d have to expect that more people will play the game on there rather than on Microsoft’s hardware. Microsoft securing so many “exclusive world premiere” announcements is a clear attempt at taking some of that Sony pie, though unlikely to put a major dent in its rival’s bottom line. You can’t blame them, even if we know… [Read full story]
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