Fresh off Sonyannouncinglast week that it was reviving its all-things-PlayStation State of Play with a showcase scheduled for tomorrow, Microsoft revealed today an Inside Xbox broadcast for the very same day, albeit in a slightly later time slot at 5: 00 pm EST.
It’s gearing up to be quite the head-to-head same-day broadcast showdown.
State of Play Overshadows Xbox Inside Lineup
PlayStation is expected to knuckle down on a home run pre-releaseDeath Strandingsurge, possibly aThe Last of Us Part IIrelease date, and, fingers crossed, a sliver ofGhost of Tsushimanews alongside bite-size game reveals. Sadly, Sony has explicitly said not to expect any next-generation console details.
Microsoft, on the other hand, is banking on ‘huge updates’ for its anticipated cloud streaming Project xCloud service alongside Xbox Game Pass tidbits, news about its X 019 event lineup, and a focus onTom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpointset for release on Oct. 4.
Sony Wins Again
In what has become a familiar refrain during this console generation, PlayStation’s spread appears far more titillating than Microsoft’s comparatively lackluster lineup, and this before we’ve even left the starting blocks.
The saving grace for Xbox may be fresh news about Project xCloud and anticipated public tests slated for next month. Alternatively, Microsoft may be holding back in preparation for some big reveals at the X 019 event in London scheduled for mid-November.
Alongside the State of Play broadcast, Sony and developer Naughty Dog arehostinga media event for theLast of Us Part II, more or less guaranteeing that PlayStation will dominate tomorrow’s news headlines.
State of Play kicks off at 1: 00 PM PT / 4: 00 pm EST tomorrow over on PlayStation’sTwitch,YouTube, andFacebookchannels.
Inside Xbox starts at 2: 00 PM PT / 5: EST****************) pm EST on Microsoft’s XboxMixer channel.
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