What to Expect from Xbox & Bethesda at E3 2021
E3 is nearly upon us! As people gear up for a weekend of exciting reveals and sizzle trailers, we’re wrapping our pre-E3 2021 coverage with the hottest couple in town: Xbox and Bethesda.
Join me and fellow Punished Backlog writer Sam Martinelli as we share our hopes, predictions, and dreams for Microsoft’s 90-minute showcase. Enjoy!
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(6/11 update: We haven’t even gotten to Sunday’s Xbox & Bethesda Showcase, and we’ve already struck out on one of our predictions! Elden Ring , From Software’s long fabled open-world game, finally resurfaced thanks to Geoff Keighley’s little pre-E3 shindig. It’ll arrive January 21, 2022… if it isn’t assassinated by Jason Schreier.)
Show Notes
(0:00) — Intro
(0:57) — Sam Sets the Record Straight
(11:52) — Grading Xbox Games Studios’ Last 12 Months
(17:45) — Grading Xbox Game Pass’s Last 12 Month
(29:40) — Xbox & Bethesda E3 2021 Predictions
(33:35) — What Third-Party Publishers Might Show Up?
(40:00) — The Difference Between Sony and Microsoft’s Strategies
(46:14) — Lightning Round!
(47:35) — Will We See Perfect Dark?
(48:49) — What About Fable?
(51:03) — What’s the Status of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II?
(53:50) — Is The Outer Worlds 2 Legit?
(55:00) — Which Releases First: The Elder Scrolls VI or Avowed?
(56:22) — How Much Starfield Should We Expect?
(59:21) — Indiana Jones?
(1:01:32) — Which Breaks the Mold First: 343, The Coalition, or Mojang?
(1:06:05) — Outro
Song Credit:
“Reverie” from Halo Infinite (Curtis Schweitzer)
What Are Your Xbox & Bethesda E3 2021 Hopes and Predictions?
Thanks for listening! What are your hopes for Microsoft at E3? Will Halo Infinite shape up? Could Phil Spencer announce yet another studio acquisition? As always, let us know in the comments.
Here are Microsoft’s major upcoming releases:
- Age of Empires 4 (fall 2021)
- Deathloop (fall 2021; timed PS5 exclusive)
- Ghostwire: Tokyo (fall 2021; timed PS5 exclusive)
- Halo Infinite (fall 2021)
- Psychonauts 2 (fall 2021)
Known but still TBD releases:
- Avowed
- The Elder Scrolls VI
- Everwild
- Fable
- Forza (untitled)
- Gears 6
- Indiana Jones (untitled)
- Perfect Dark
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Starfield
- State of Decay 3
And, for reference, all 23 Xbox Games Studios:
- 343 Industries
- Alpha Dog Games
- Arkane Studios
- Bethesda Game Studios
- The Coalition
- Compulsion Games
- Double Fine Productions
- id Software
- inXile Entertainment
- The Initiative
- MachineGames
- Mojang Studios
- Ninja Theory
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Playground Games
- Rare
- Roundhouse Studios
- Tango Gameworks
- Turn 10 Studios
- Undead Labs
- World’s Edge
- Xbox Game Studios Publishing
- ZeniMax Online Studios
Want more E3 2021 coverage? Check out our Nintendo E3 2021 and Square Enix E3 2021 previews, and stay tuned to Weekend at Dave’s for future episodes following the show!
