Recap of the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase for 2022
E3 or no E3, Microsoft were going to hold their annual video game showcase, bringing not only their classics but some recently acquired friends along for the ride. While there is a Part 2 to this due to come as part of an extended showcase on 15 June 2022 at 3.00am AEST, the limit to the excitement of this showcase is whether you most favoured franchise got some attention.
The Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase for 2022 primarily focused on games and downloadable content to be offered by the development studios in the next twelve months, with this nifty infographic showing all that is in the works. And wait, is that some long-time Playstation console exclusive Persona games in the list?
For those who don’t have the time to watch the recorded stream of the showcase or just want to enjoy some high-res assets, click through for a debrief of the major announcements and some of my top picks.:
While ATLUS has given Xbox and Nintendo Switch small bits of the Persona series, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation consoles have been the place to enjoy the latest instalments in the franchise. While there is no signs this is changing, perhaps ATLUS is seeing whether the demand for cross-platform releases exists, with a confirmation that Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Portable will be headed to Xbox platforms starting with P5R from 21 October 2022, and P3P/P4G in 2023.
Honestly though, what this really makes me wish for is a proper, non-portable re-release of Persona 3 FES.
