Microsoft promises its E3 conference will focus heavily on games

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The big hullaboo of E3 draws ever nearer and as everyone eagerly awaits another year's worth of announcements for the big event, we're starting to get some idea of Microsoft's presence at the annual expo.

Good ol' Phil Spencer has been chatting on Twitter (as spotted by CVG), and he answered a question directed to him about the conference by confirming that this year's MS showing will be more game focused with "very few execs". Phil also mentions how they already have so much stuff that MS are having to move stuff out of their 90-minute slot during the show.

Phil's also been speaking a little bit more at GDC after his comments earlier in the week about ID@Xbox

On the recent trend in VR headsets in the wake of the Oculus Rift and Sony announcing their own Project Morpheus Eurogamer reports he said:
"One of the things we have is this huge Microsoft research organisation that is important to us as platform holders in helping us think what might came next. That's where Kinect came from, it's where voice recognition came from, it's where Drivatar came from."


"Looking at things like Oculus, Morpheus - they haven't sent me one yet, but maybe they will - when I think about VR and the uses of it in gaming, I think there's a real "there" there"

Do you want to see a VR headset at the Xbox E3 event this year? If not, what else would you like to see? Let us know in the comments.



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SkeletonsPosted:

Vauxhall With the new consoles out the way i would expect them to focus on games anyway

Yeah, i agree.
Hopefully as much if not more effort is put into it though.

CearnsyPosted:

With the new consoles out the way i would expect them to focus on games anyway

InvictusPosted:

I love E3 it's always good and gets better each and every year.

KixaPosted:

Thats good it be funny if Sony dise them again like last year with the prices but this time a good game like a only PS4 game

LatiasPosted:

Beet
-Dropz
Axe Good to hear... I might go to E3 this year with a few friends.


That has always been something I want to do


You have to be professionally related to the industry. In other words if your FULL TIME JOB is not somehow in relation to the industry then you cannot attend. Also you must be 17 years of age and I know for a fact the majority of this site is not.


There are some passes handed out every year for those not in the industry. Getting them is another question though.

BeetPosted:

-Dropz
Axe Good to hear... I might go to E3 this year with a few friends.


That has always been something I want to do


You have to be professionally related to the industry. In other words if your FULL TIME JOB is not somehow in relation to the industry then you cannot attend. Also you must be 17 years of age and I know for a fact the majority of this site is not.

SIKSPosted:

It will have to be about only games since it's it the first E3 for the new gens of consoles.

LatiasPosted:

TitanFall Why are people getting the may event and E3 confused?? MS did focus on gaming when E3 hit.
Obviously there wasn't going to be many games as the xbox one wasn't even out yet.


A lot of their E3 was trying to defend their horrible May event and DRM. It goes hand in hand.

I hope there is more info released on The Division though.

MultitaskPosted:

Never been into E3 in the future i hope to be there.

TitanFallPosted:

Why are people getting the may event and E3 confused?? MS did focus on gaming when E3 hit.
Obviously there wasn't going to be many games as the xbox one wasn't even out yet.