It's safe to say Microsoft have had a very busy day indeed. They had a ton of Xbox news at E3 2015 on Monday talking about games such as Halo 5 and Minecraft. Here's a summary of everything you might have missed from the exciting night:
Xbox One is finally getting backwards compatibility. It will come into action in late 2015 with around 100 titles. The new system will allow you to play many of your previously owned Xbox 360 games for free. Exciting stuff
A new multiplayer mode for Halo 5: Guardians was also announced, called "Warzone". This new mode is a take on Battlefield style gaming and will include 24 player games and maps that are up to 4x bigger than the Halo maps we know. Halo 5:Guardians is out Oct 27 and here's a trailer from E3 and Bungie:
Xbox One is finally getting backwards compatibility. It will come into action in late 2015 with around 100 titles. The new system will allow you to play many of your previously owned Xbox 360 games for free. Exciting stuff
A new multiplayer mode for Halo 5: Guardians was also announced, called "Warzone". This new mode is a take on Battlefield style gaming and will include 24 player games and maps that are up to 4x bigger than the Halo maps we know. Halo 5:Guardians is out Oct 27 and here's a trailer from E3 and Bungie:
The Xbox One "Elite Controller." It will have highly customizable controls and is set to be the next must have piece of tech for any competitive gamer:
- A release date has been announced for Forza 6. It’s out Sept. 16 for all you gamers getting ready to drive
We've also had some more info about Dark Souls III, well not a lot, but we know it'll be out in "early 2016".
It's also been announced that Gears of War 4 is coming out around the "holiday" time in 2016. We've also got a gameplay preview, and a remastered version of the original version has also been released recently.
Microsoft also announced Xbox One Preview, which will let you play games before they're released, similar to the Early Access setup Steam currently have.
Microsoft have also reconfigured Minecraft for their new HoloLens device. Whether you're a Minecraft player or not we can all agree it looks pretty amazing.