When will the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase start?
This month, the gaming industry is trying to fill the void left by the scattered zombies at E3. We have the Geoff Keighly-led Summer Games Festival, which we lovingly refer to as “Keigh3” but Microsoft is also doing its thing with Xbox and the upcoming Bethesda Game Show.
Basically, instead of E3, Microsoft is giving a presentation regardless – around the same time, on about the same date. We think this event will be a compelling conference for E3. We’ll see screenshots of upcoming major titles from Microsoft and Bethesda, along with some major announcements for upcoming video games.
When will the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase start?
The Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will take place on Sunday, Jun. 12 at 10:00 a.m. PDT (that’s 1 p.m. EDT)
If you’re watching in the UK the event starts at 6 p.m. BST on Sunday, Jun. 12.
Folks in watching in Australia will need to wake up at 3 a.m. AEST on Monday, Jun. 13. My condolences. That day is also a public holiday in Australia if that helps.
How to watch or stream the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase?
There will be a million different places to watch this event. It will be all over Xbox’s major platforms. It’ll be streaming live on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and even TikTok. Personally, this isn’t an event you’d want to watch on a vertical screen. I’d go with YouTube on this one.
Also: We’ll embed a livestream for the event in this very post closer to the time. So you can watch from here. We’re also planning to liveblog the event, so stay tuned.
What to expect ?
The game I suspect most people want to see is Starfield, Bethesda’s next major RPG. For a studio with the legacy of Bethesda, Starfield is the company’s next big swing. Look to see something that will amount to Skyrim in space, driven by the power of cutting edge technology. That in and of itself is a prospect to salivate over.
Starfield was recently delayed into 2023, but I’d be beyond shocked if the game doesn’t make a massive appearance at this showcase.
There’s always a chance that Microsoft will unveil more big guns — a new Forza game or a peek at the next Fable game. I expect to see time dedicated to the future of Halo Infinite as a multiplayer game. There might be new info on the future of Game Pass also.
Hopefully we’ll get a few genuine surprises along the way.
First published on May 23, 2022 at 9:26 p.m. PT.
