{"id":47750,"date":"2022-06-12T21:47:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/microsoft-claims-50-games-coming-to-xbox-in-2022-and-2023\/"},"modified":"2022-06-12T21:47:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:47:04","slug":"microsoft-claims-50-games-coming-to-xbox-in-2022-and-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/microsoft-claims-50-games-coming-to-xbox-in-2022-and-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Claims 50 Games Coming To Xbox In 2022 And 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1280\" data-height=\"720\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"A graphic shows a bunch of games coming to Xbox in 2022 and 2023.\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:1280px\" data-alt=\"A graphic shows a bunch of games coming to Xbox in 2022 and 2023.\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"fair-use\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\">\n<div><img alt=\"A graphic shows a bunch of games coming to Xbox in 2022 and 2023.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px,&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;800px&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;\" draggable=\"auto\" data-chomp-id=\"0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt = \"A graphic shows a bunch of games coming to Xbox in 2022 and 2023.\"  data-anim-src = \"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 hxeMec caption\">Microsoft aired this graphic during its annual Xbox press conference.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM has-caption\">Screenshots<!-- -->: <!-- -->Microsoft \/ Kotaku<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1280\" data-height=\"720\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"A graphic shows a bunch of games coming to Xbox in 2022 and 2023.\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Six months into the year, Xbox&#8217;s release calendar is looking slim.  Fresh off the heels of <span>an absolutely banger 2021<\/span>Microsoft hasn&#8217;t released a single first-party tentpole in 2022. But that&#8217;s all set to change, Microsoft assured viewers today during <span>its big splashy marketing showcase<\/span> about big splashy games on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Halfway through today&#8217;s show \u2014 which offered long-awaited gameplay reveals for feverishly anticipated games like <span><em>Starfield<\/em><\/span>  and <span><em>Redfall<\/em><\/span>\u2014Xbox boss Phil Spencer showed off a graphic indicating <em>50 new games<\/em> would come to Xbox <em>within the next year<\/em>.  Xbox&#8217;s official social media feed tweeted out a slightly altered version of the graphic after the showcase ended:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1536058153481039872&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1536058153481039872\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">There are some minor discrepancies between the two.  The graphic aired during the show mentions <em>Hello Neighbor 2<\/em> and <em>Lightyear Frontier<\/em> as due out this year.  The graphic published on social mentions neither, replacing those two games with <em>Gotham Knights<\/em> and <em>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The image isn&#8217;t misleading about Xbox&#8217;s lineup, per se, but it is padded out with methods that are certainly &#8230; curious.  To be crystal clear, Xbox, which counts more than two dozen first-party studios in its portfolio, is not making 50 games over the next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">For one thing, Microsoft has included expansions on here, counting the likes of <em>Forza Horizon 5<\/em>&#8216;s <em>Hot Wheels<\/em> collaboration, <em>The Elder Scrolls Online<\/em>&#8216;s trip into the High Isle realm, and <em>Fallout 76<\/em>&#8216;s foray into Pittsburgh alongside full releases.  For another, the graphic also lists several third-party games \u2014 like <em>Gotham Knights<\/em> and <em>The Callisto Protocol<\/em>\u2014That are being developed independently of Microsoft.  Sure, they&#8217;re coming to Xbox.  They&#8217;ll be available everywhere else, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Microsoft has also included a number of free-to-play games among the list, even counting <em>Halo Infinite<\/em>&#8216;s incoming third season.  (<em>Halo Infinite<\/em>&#8216;s second season added some cosmetics, a handful of modes, and two maps to the shooter&#8217;s free-to-play multiplayer mode, which released last November.) The version of the graphic aired during the showcase also counted <em>Sea of \u200b\u200bThieves<\/em>&#8216;seventh season on the list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The graphic also seems to indicate <em>STALKER 2<\/em>, currently being developed in Ukraine, has been further delayed.  (Developer GSC Game World <span>previously delayed the game<\/span> from an April 28, 2022, release.) Though <em>STALKER 2<\/em> is listed under the 2023 column of today&#8217;s graphic, current store pages for the shooter say it&#8217;s due out December 8, 2022. Representatives for both Microsoft and for developer GSC Game World did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">One last observation: After Microsoft scooped up Zenimax, the parent company of Bethesda, for a gazillion bucks, a ton of ZeniMax&#8217;s portfolio <span>became available on Game Pass<\/span>.  Activision Blizzard&#8217;s biggest games on the horizon\u2014<em>Diablo IV<\/em>, <em>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II<\/em>and <em>Overwatch 2<\/em>\u2014Are not listed as planned titles for Game Pass.  (<em>Overwatch 2<\/em> will be free-to-play.) In April, Activision Blizzard shareholders <span>overwhelmingly voted to approve<\/span> Microsoft&#8217;s small-European-country-GDP-sized acquisition of the troubled studio.  But the deal still needs to pass regulatory approval.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Anyway, here&#8217;s the full list of games planned for an Xbox release in 2022, with games targeting Game Pass marked in parentheses:<\/p>\n<ul data-type=\"List\" data-style=\"Bullet\" class=\"sc-1lmbno3-0 dpuHif\">\n<li><em>Naraka: Bladepoint<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>As Dusk Falls<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Somerville<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>A Plague Tale: Requiem<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Valheim<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Warhammer 40K Darktide <\/em>(Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Grounded<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Fallout 76: The Pitt<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Overwatch 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>High On Life<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Scorn<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Atomic Heart<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Gotham Knights<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Gunfire Reborn<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 5 Royal<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Repent<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Halo Infinite: Season 3<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Microsoft Flight Simulator: 40th Anniversary Edition<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Hogwarts Legacy<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Party Animals<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Slime Rancher 2<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Callisto Protocol<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hello Neighbor 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Lightyear Frontier<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">And here&#8217;s the list for 2023:<\/p>\n<ul data-type=\"List\" data-style=\"Bullet\" class=\"sc-1lmbno3-0 dpuHif\">\n<li><em>Diablo IV<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Redfall<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Starfield<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Forza Motorsport<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Minecraft Legends<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Ara: History Untold<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>STALKER 2<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Flintlock<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>League of Legends<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>League of Legends: Wild Rift<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Valorant<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Teamfight Tactics<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Legends of Runeterra<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Ark 2<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Resident Evil 4<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 3 Portable<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 4 Golden<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Replaced<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Ereban: Shadow Legacy<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Ravenlok<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Dead Space<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Last Case of Benedict Fox<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<li><em>Cocoon<\/em> (Game Pass)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">We&#8217;ll check back in a year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft aired this graphic during its annual Xbox press conference.Screenshots: Microsoft \/ Kotaku Six months into the year, Xbox&#8217;s release calendar is looking slim. Fresh off the heels of an absolutely banger 2021Microsoft hasn&#8217;t released a single first-party tentpole in 2022. But that&#8217;s all set to change, Microsoft assured viewers today during its big splashy &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/microsoft-claims-50-games-coming-to-xbox-in-2022-and-2023\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Microsoft Claims 50 Games Coming To Xbox In 2022 And 2023<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[9],"tags":[485,18121,20700,1260,6420,1453,131,20699,164,2905,489,1669,20698,5163,130,1262,162,408,152,1014],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200\/0828c759d7600d56316d4704e912716b.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47750\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}