The Lack of Xbox at the 2022 Game Awards Is Incredibly Disappointing

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We’ve been told that 2023 is a major year for the Xbox brand. On gaming’s biggest night, Xbox was nowhere.

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The lack of awards was expected; Microsoft’s first-party developers are still working on their upcoming titles.

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Indie developers, such as Supergiant Games and Extremely OK Games, updated fans as to what they’re working on.

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Released starting last year on Steam, the Pixel Remaster brings the original Final Fantasy titles to life in a new way.

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On the surface, there’s probably nothing ready to be shown off. While we’ve seen teasers from games like Avowed, Fable, and Perfect Dark, those games are still a couple of years off.

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We’re supposedly six months from Redfall’s release, and I feel hard-pressed to recall much of anything about the game.

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For a company that needs a strong 2023, they’re not setting itself up for success. PlayStation fans took their victory lap last night, and they know more is coming down the road.

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This is similar to Nintendo’s marketing pattern: months, if not years, of silence before fully unveiling a game months before release.

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The Lack of Xbox at the 2022 Game Awards Is Incredibly Disappointing

We’ve been told that 2023 is a major year for the Xbox brand. On gaming’s biggest night, Xbox was nowhere.

The lack of awards was expected; Microsoft’s first-party developers are still working on their upcoming titles.

Indie developers, such as Supergiant Games and Extremely OK Games, updated fans as to what they’re working on.

Released starting last year on Steam, the Pixel Remaster brings the original Final Fantasy titles to life in a new way.

WHY DIDN’T XBOX MAKE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS

On the surface, there’s probably nothing ready to be shown off. While we’ve seen teasers from games like Avowed, Fable, and Perfect Dark, those games are still a couple of years off.

We’re supposedly six months from Redfall’s release, and I feel hard-pressed to recall much of anything about the game.

For a company that needs a strong 2023, they’re not setting itself up for success. PlayStation fans took their victory lap last night, and they know more is coming down the road.

This is similar to Nintendo’s marketing pattern: months, if not years, of silence before fully unveiling a game months before release.

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