Microsoft to hold joint E3 conference with Bethesda on June 13
Microsoft took over $ 7.5 billion worth of other gaming giant Bethesda last year, adding a ton of fan-favorite franchises to the Xbox group. Microsoft has already offered many Bethesda titles on Xbox Game Pass, but what’s next for the duo?
Well, Microsoft has now announced that it will hold a joint press conference with Bethesda at E3 2021. The conference will take place on Sunday, June 13 at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) and will last 90 minutes. You can tune in through YouTube and Twitch.
The companies add that the show will “cover everything you want to know about this partnership’s epic gaming lineup, the incredible games coming to Xbox this vacation, upcoming releases on Xbox Game Pass,” and more.
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We’ll probably hear more about Bethesda titles like Starfield, The Elder Scrolls VI, Ghostwire Tokyo, and Deathloop. This is in addition to the expected Microsoft games like Halo Infinite, Forza Motorsport, Flight Simulator for Consoles, Hellblade 2, Fable, and the Perfect Dark reboot.
We also expect more news regarding Microsoft exclusivity and Bethesda, as the company previously stated in Redmond that exclusivity agreements signed prior to the Bethesda acquisition will be honored (and not dishonored. Sorry). That statement suggests that the PS5-exclusive deathloop will indeed remain exclusive for the time being.
Finally, we hope for more news on the Xbox Series S and X backward compatibility features. The company previously announced FPS Boost to improve the performance of a number of Xbox One titles, a resolution boost for select original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles and Auto-HDR technology for older games that don’t support HDR.
