The Xbox brand is having an interesting year so far, with the hot launch of Doom: The Dark Ages and several Microsoft-published games finding success on PlayStation. The future of Xbox is uncertain, but the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase, scheduled for Sunday, June 8, should give us an idea of what’s coming soon from Microsoft’s first-party studios and its partners.
The showcase, which streams a couple days after this year’s Summer Game Fest, will have a Direct presentation devoted to Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds 2 immediately following it. Previous Xbox summer showcases in 2023 and 2024 have featured extended looks at Starfield and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, respectively, as closers.
How to watch the Xbox Games Showcase and The Outer Worlds 2 Direct
You can stream the Xbox Games Showcase and the following Direct for The Outer Worlds 2 on GameSpot’s YouTube, as well as the official Xbox YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook pages. Bethesda is also hosting the presentation on its YouTube and Twitch channels, as is Obsidian Entertainment on YouTube. The YouTube streams will be in 4K resolution at 60fps. And in a first, Xbox is also streaming the event on TikTok, featuring live commentary from host Ethan Rothamel and TikTok creator Senpapi Gabe.
Xbox Games Showcase and The Outer Worlds 2 Direct start time
The Xbox Games Showcase begins at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET on Sunday, June 8. The Outer Worlds 2 Direct starts immediately after the showcase concludes. Microsoft has not specified the duration of the presentation, but previous Xbox showcases have typically lasted around an hour, followed by a 30- to 45-minute Direct for a featured game.
- 10 AM PT
- 1 PM ET
- 6 PM BST
- 3 AM AET (June 9)
What to expect
Besides The Outer Worlds 2, the Xbox team hasn’t explicitly mentioned any other titles that will appear in the showcase. However, the studios under the Microsoft Gaming umbrella have several anticipated titles in development that we are aware of, which we could see this year.
Previous showcases have given us peeks at Gears of War: E-Day and a Perfect Dark reboot, and this showcase would be a perfect opportunity to reveal launch dates for both. And while the new Fable game from Playground Games was pushed back to 2026, the showcase could still provide us with some new gameplay footage.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is getting a free update this summer, so it’s also possible that studio Ninja Theory will detail when it drops and what’s included. The highly acclaimed Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is also getting story DLC this year, titled The Order of Giants, so it would be unsurprising to see a trailer and release date for it at this showcase.
On the Activision Blizzard side, there still hasn’t been an official announcement on what this year’s Call of Duty game will be, though it’s rumored to be a new Black Ops game set in the future–a reveal could come at the showcase.
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