Inside Xbox - First Xbox Series X Gameplay live report Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Inside Xbox - First Xbox Series X Gameplay live report Join us from 4pm for our first proper look at the next generation. Blog by Martin Robinson Editor-in-chief Updated on 7 May 2020 274 comments We've known the name for a while, we've seen the box, thanks to Digital Foundry we even know what's inside it and we've some idea of what games to expect - so how about we see some games running on Xbox Series X? From 4pm that's exactly what Microsoft is going to show us. Come join us! Watch on YouTube Our live coverage of this event has finished. Coverage 14:02 pm UTC *clears throat* – Martin Robinson 14:02 pm UTC *shuffles papers on desk* – Martin Robinson 14:02 pm UTC *tugs at shirt collar* – Martin Robinson 14:03 pm UTC *looks around nervously* – Martin Robinson 14:03 pm UTC Hello! We've less than an hour to go so I might as well start typing nonsense in here. – Martin Robinson 14:03 pm UTC Though it seems some of you have already started in the comments! – Martin Robinson 14:15 pm UTC I'd have thought anything over six myself, but each to their own. – Martin Robinson 14:16 pm UTC Also I want that comment put on a placard and placed on top of all comment threads - incredible work. – Martin Robinson 14:16 pm UTC Anyway, I'm a Stadia fanboy so who's laughing now? – Martin Robinson 14:16 pm UTC Right, on to the show! – Martin Robinson 14:17 pm UTC It's 60 minutes of third-party reveals, and with an obvious focus on gameplay. – Martin Robinson 14:17 pm UTC What to expect? Well, despite my job as a hypeman, I'd say the best thing to expect is not too much. – Martin Robinson 14:18 pm UTC We're not going to get the big reveal of a beloved third-party series, because this simply isn't the time or the place for it. Instead think more along the lines of some low-key but interesting third-party games, all with that Series X polish. – Martin Robinson 14:19 pm UTC And of course the really exciting stuff is going to be at Microsoft's own first-party showcase a few short weeks away. But still! – Martin Robinson 14:20 pm UTC I'm curious to know what the next-gen difference is going to look like. – Martin Robinson 14:20 pm UTC TagRed: Questioning whether windowed mode on a non-4k screen is going to give me the best impression here... ? I'm going to stream in 240p. On my phone. – Martin Robinson 14:20 pm UTC Really though I'm only here for Major Nelson and his next-gen glow-up. – Martin Robinson 14:23 pm UTC I'm sort of expecting that too... – Martin Robinson 14:27 pm UTC Likewise I think that reduced loading times and raytracing will be that next-gen difference. Which doesn't really excite me too much, but it's something! – Martin Robinson 14:27 pm UTC I think the bigger question is whether 4pm on a Thursday is an okay time to start drinking? – Martin Robinson 14:30 pm UTC Kami: During this quarantine, I think the rules of acceptable times to drink have gone out of the window. This is very true. – Martin Robinson 14:30 pm UTC *uncorks bourbon* – Martin Robinson 14:33 pm UTC Less than thirty minutes to go, and the inane electronica loop has commenced! – Martin Robinson 14:34 pm UTC Who's leaving the stream unmuted until their brain starts trickling from their ears after being subjected to any more of this noise? – Martin Robinson 14:34 pm UTC dadrester: "*uncorks bourbon*" I'm working but I'm VERY tempted to pour myself a nice glass of Japanese single malt and call it an early finish at 4 :) I mean yeah, I'm *working* too. – Martin Robinson 14:36 pm UTC Mr.Spo: Have they told us how many bits Xbox Series X has? I lost count when we got to 128 bits in 2000. It's got blast processing, I know that much. – Martin Robinson 14:43 pm UTC Is this the same music they use before every big Xbox show? – Martin Robinson 14:43 pm UTC It's certainly familiar. Maybe Major Nelson picked it himself from his CD collection. – Martin Robinson 14:46 pm UTC This is just third-party games - Microsoft will have its own first-party show a little later in the year. – Martin Robinson 14:47 pm UTC When I say a little later in the year - it's currently down for July, and it's where we'll see plenty more on Halo Infinite which is leading the charge when it comes to first-party games from Microsoft. – Martin Robinson 14:47 pm UTC And obviously there's the small matter of Playground Games' Fable, the rebooted Forza Motorsport from Turn 10 and plenty more besides. July's show is going to be good. – Martin Robinson 14:48 pm UTC I'm not 100 per cent sure today's going to have quite the same bang, but it's still going to be worth a watch. – Martin Robinson 14:48 pm UTC Because, frankly, what else am I going to be doing while locked away in my shed in Lewisham. – Martin Robinson 14:51 pm UTC I'm enjoying all the people in the comments on the YouTube stream crying out for Elden Ring and Cyberpunk. – Martin Robinson 14:51 pm UTC And I look forward to bathing in their salty tears soon. – Martin Robinson 14:52 pm UTC So, Starfield, Elder Scrolls 6, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, GTA 6. – Martin Robinson 14:52 pm UTC All games that definitely won't be on show here, but if I type them out it might give this page an SEO boost so there's that. – Martin Robinson 14:52 pm UTC MrTomFTW: What the fuck Martin? It isn't late night and there's a live stream report... What's going on? I had to get out of bed early for this. – Martin Robinson 14:54 pm UTC Tactical toilet break or shall I power through and spend the last ten minutes in agony? – Martin Robinson 14:54 pm UTC Or wet myself live on the internet. That's the other option. – Martin Robinson 14:55 pm UTC Kami: Wet 2 confirmed by Martin right there! XD Ha and I thought I was being subtle. – Martin Robinson 14:56 pm UTC Oh man I remember being at the press event where they unveiled not only Wet but also Rogue Warrior. – Martin Robinson 14:56 pm UTC What a time to be alive. – Martin Robinson 14:56 pm UTC Centrale1: You don't want to miss the last five minutes of this jam! Waiting for the drop. – Martin Robinson 14:56 pm UTC Still waiting. – Martin Robinson 14:57 pm UTC OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE NEXT GENERATION OF VIDEO GAMES IS LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES AWAY. – Martin Robinson 14:58 pm UTC THOUGH TECHNICALLY I GUESS YOU COULD CONSIDER THE SWITCH AS PART OF THE 9TH GENERATION OF CONSOLE HARDWARE SO MAYBE NOT. – Martin Robinson 14:58 pm UTC Sheikah: Next gen consoles, do you reckon this year or next? Microsoft has commited to launch this year. – Martin Robinson 14:58 pm UTC Oh wait. – Martin Robinson 14:58 pm UTC The music has changed. – Martin Robinson 14:58 pm UTC We're now getting a pulsing bassline. Something is happening. – Martin Robinson 15:00 pm UTC CinnoMan: "video not available. this video is set to private" is that normal? Refresh your page! They changed the location of the vid about an hour ago so we had to swap it out. Sorry for the faff! – Martin Robinson 15:00 pm UTC TheCraigery: Is chip music called "fries music" in the US? That's a legit question. – Martin Robinson 15:01 pm UTC OOOH This is PEGI 18! We might see some nudes! – Martin Robinson 15:01 pm UTC We'll see Aaron Greenberg's kitchen first - and a neat joke on the Series X form as he's shopped in a Series X-shaped fridge in the background. – Martin Robinson 15:01 pm UTC Microsoft are humans after all! That's actually jokes. – Martin Robinson 15:02 pm UTC Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios up now, with what looks like a healthy collection of magazines. – Martin Robinson 15:02 pm UTC And a nice selection of mini-arcade cabs. – Martin Robinson 15:03 pm UTC This look into the interior decoration of Microsoft execs is more than I expected, and I'm honestly stoked. – Martin Robinson 15:03 pm UTC And also quite honestly disappointed to move onto the games so quickly. I want to see more of people's houses! – Martin Robinson 15:04 pm UTC THIS IS IT! – Martin Robinson 15:04 pm UTC THIS IS NEXT GEN! – Martin Robinson 15:04 pm UTC You can shoot people and also be a bit stealthy and hit them a bit from behind and also shoot them some more. – Martin Robinson 15:04 pm UTC And then you can punch them a bit. But it looks so pretty! – Martin Robinson 15:05 pm UTC Will it always be raining in next gen games? – Martin Robinson 15:05 pm UTC BRIGHT MEMORY! From Playism, and from a single developer in FYQD Studios in China. – Martin Robinson 15:05 pm UTC Which is quite impressive. – Martin Robinson 15:06 pm UTC First mention of ray-tracing - take a sip of your chosen beverage. – Martin Robinson 15:06 pm UTC First mention of faster loading times - take a bump of ketamine. – Martin Robinson 15:06 pm UTC Not sure how long I'm going to last before slipping into a k-hole in my shed. – Martin Robinson 15:06 pm UTC ANOTHER NEW GAME! – Martin Robinson 15:06 pm UTC And it's got cars in it. I like cars! – Martin Robinson 15:07 pm UTC It's a new Codemasters racer, and it looks more Onrush than Dirt. – Martin Robinson 15:08 pm UTC But it's Dirt 5, which has all the colours and noises and... Yeah, it's not Dirt Rally is it? – Martin Robinson 15:08 pm UTC Here's something a bit darker, with some serious HR Giger vibes. – Martin Robinson 15:08 pm UTC In fact that must be Giger art otherwise his estate best be getting a lawsuit ready. – Martin Robinson 15:09 pm UTC This be Scorn. – Martin Robinson 15:10 pm UTC And yes that was some deep Giger references, which are intentional. – Martin Robinson 15:10 pm UTC Another new game now, with aerial combat - plus raytracing and faster load times, obv. – Martin Robinson 15:11 pm UTC And this'll be Chorus, from Deep Silver and Fish Labs with a 2021 release date. – Martin Robinson 15:12 pm UTC Some Hellblade goes to space vibes from that. – Martin Robinson 15:12 pm UTC We're on to Madden. – Martin Robinson 15:12 pm UTC So maybe pop to the toilet? – Martin Robinson 15:13 pm UTC It's a runthrough of Madden through the ages, and I really hope they include the infamous bullshot that did the rounds just before the Xbox 360 generation. – Martin Robinson 15:13 pm UTC Nah, they didn't. We saw it and it looks like Madden alright. – Martin Robinson 15:13 pm UTC It's crossbuy too - get Madden on Xbox One and you'll also get it on Series X. Which is quite the thing. – Martin Robinson 15:14 pm UTC We're in Sarah Bond's spare room, which looks quite nice and cosy. – Martin Robinson 15:15 pm UTC I don't think those drawers go with that orange... thing. But what do I know about interior decoration? I've just been playing too much Animal Crossing and have ideas above my station. – Martin Robinson 15:15 pm UTC And this is Vampire - The Masquerade Bloodlines 2. – Martin Robinson 15:16 pm UTC It very much looks like a game being played on a decent PC. – Martin Robinson 15:16 pm UTC Well she's not going to say it looks like a sack of shit is she? – Martin Robinson 15:17 pm UTC Onto a very colourful first-person tropical experience. – Martin Robinson 15:18 pm UTC With a dash of Sea of Thieves, and a splash more fantasy. – Martin Robinson 15:18 pm UTC It's Call of the Sea, from Out of the Blue and Raw Fury. – Martin Robinson 15:19 pm UTC It has raytracing and faster loading times! *snorts bourbon and drinks a shot of liquid ketamine* – Martin Robinson 15:19 pm UTC We got a bit of future shiz now and what looks like a trad twin-stick shooter with some next gen gloss. – Martin Robinson 15:19 pm UTC You really can't launch a console without a decent twin-stick shooter. – Martin Robinson 15:20 pm UTC The Ascent! – Martin Robinson 15:20 pm UTC Is what that was. – Martin Robinson 15:20 pm UTC NEXT! – Martin Robinson 15:20 pm UTC This has quite the pace. – Martin Robinson 15:20 pm UTC It's a pregnant lady getting an ultrasound! – Martin Robinson 15:20 pm UTC I don't trust video games with pregnant ladies but let's see where this goes. – Martin Robinson 15:21 pm UTC This is The Medium, and that was not gameplay. – Martin Robinson 15:21 pm UTC Ah, it's from Bloober Team. – Martin Robinson 15:22 pm UTC Akira Yamoaka of Silent Hill fame is on the score - and it looks very Silent Hill now we can actually see the game in action. – Martin Robinson 15:22 pm UTC That's a very brief gameplay demo though. – Martin Robinson 15:22 pm UTC Now something from Bandai Namco - and it's not Elden Ring or Cyberpunk. – Martin Robinson 15:23 pm UTC It's a game where you fight the monsters from Annihilation? – Martin Robinson 15:23 pm UTC It's well anime, if that's your jam - some mad big-eyed lad who uses telekinesis to mash monsters up. – Martin Robinson 15:23 pm UTC This next gen game looks like it plays like a PS2 game. – Martin Robinson 15:24 pm UTC (That's no bad thing, btw) – Martin Robinson 15:24 pm UTC That be Scarlet Nexus, which looks like a video game alright! – Martin Robinson 15:25 pm UTC Something new from the Avalanche family of studios, which has you shooting the jaws off some dinosaurs. – Martin Robinson 15:25 pm UTC Oh video games. – Martin Robinson 15:25 pm UTC Second Extinction be that. – Martin Robinson 15:25 pm UTC And now! Some Yakuza? – Martin Robinson 15:26 pm UTC Why ever not. – Martin Robinson 15:26 pm UTC This is Yakuza Like a Dragon, which has been out in Japan a while - it's a turn-based RPG, so a slight deviation for the series. – Martin Robinson 15:26 pm UTC And I honestly cannot wait to play it. – Martin Robinson 15:27 pm UTC A look at next-gen Nagoshi! – Martin Robinson 15:27 pm UTC A bit uncanny valley but I'll take it. – Martin Robinson 15:28 pm UTC That was quite the whirlwind tour through some interesting third-party games. – Martin Robinson 15:28 pm UTC And here's the gameplay debut of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. – Martin Robinson 15:30 pm UTC This will have raytracing and faster loading times *necks half a pint of liquid ketamine, slides into unconsciousness, meets god, wakes up 20 minutes later with a really groggy head* – Martin Robinson 15:30 pm UTC This isn't really gameplay though is it? – Martin Robinson 15:31 pm UTC That's a bit cheap/dumb to trail that as gameplay and then just show cutscenes in-engine. – Martin Robinson 15:32 pm UTC Well, it's a straight up fib is what it is. – Martin Robinson 15:32 pm UTC Silly people. – Martin Robinson 15:33 pm UTC Well, I think that was that. – Martin Robinson 15:33 pm UTC I mean, there's some great new games in there, and some games I'd forgotten about that now look absolutely incredible. – Martin Robinson 15:34 pm UTC But this Assassin's Creed 'gameplay' leaves a bit of a sour taste, and it's not helped by an inane interview afterwards. – Martin Robinson 15:34 pm UTC Oh well! July will be interesting! – Martin Robinson 15:35 pm UTC It's been lovely getting a look into everyone's houses though! – Martin Robinson 15:36 pm UTC ghostmeister: Ridiculous they spent the entire show teasing the assassins creed gameplay reveal, then didn't show any gameplay Yup. Microsoft has otherwise been doing a great job with the Series X reveals, but that was a serious misstep. – Martin Robinson 15:37 pm UTC I think it's safe to say that's a wrap. I'd say go out and do something nice in the sun, but obviously that's not really an option for many of us. – Martin Robinson 15:38 pm UTC So just find a nice comfy cushion, lie down, take some ket and knock yourself out. – Martin Robinson 15:39 pm UTC Wait a second. Dirt 5 has Troy Baker and Nolan North in it. – Martin Robinson 15:39 pm UTC Oh dear. – Martin Robinson 15:39 pm UTC I hope they're okay at Codies. – Martin Robinson 15:40 pm UTC Hang on, Dirt 5 will have raytracing and fast loading. – Martin Robinson 15:41 pm UTC *pulls belt tight around arm, flicks the end of the needle and injects some sweet sweet heroin* – Martin Robinson 15:45 pm UTC Haha, yes - serious respect. That's a power move. – Martin Robinson 15:46 pm UTC They look like some serious tech manuals on his shelf too. This guy knows his shit. – Martin Robinson 15:47 pm UTC We're back to Aaron and his incredible fridge. – Martin Robinson 15:47 pm UTC It really was the highlight of the stream. – Martin Robinson 15:47 pm UTC A reminder that first-party games will get their airing in July. – Martin Robinson 15:48 pm UTC And that's that. – Martin Robinson 15:48 pm UTC I think I was neither under or overwhelmed by that - just a mild whelming. – Martin Robinson 15:49 pm UTC Some fascinating looking new IPs from some exciting studios, which is more interesting than having the same old being wheeled out again and again. – Martin Robinson 15:49 pm UTC Oh and Dirt 5 has Nolan North and Troy Baker in it. – Martin Robinson 15:49 pm UTC But obviously the big guns will come out in July for Microsoft. – Martin Robinson 15:50 pm UTC Before which I'm sure we'll have heard a bit more from Sony on its own plans, and its own software. It's going to be a fun few months! – Martin Robinson 15:50 pm UTC And that is that. 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