Xbox rules out hands-on previews for whole of 2020

All of Microsoft’s announcements for at least this year will be ‘digital-first’, seeming to rule out the possibility of an Xbox Series X hands-on.

With everyone hoping that the coronavirus crisis will peak in the next few weeks, Microsoft has quashed any hopes that things will quickly return to normal in terms of gaming events.

Microsoft released the following statement, which seems to rule out both an appearance at Gamescom 2020 in August or any kind of press event to unveil the Xbox Series X’s games line-up:

‘In light of the challenges presented by Covid-19, we are adjusting our event calendar and strategy. For the remainder of 2020 we are embracing the opportunity to experiment with new platforms to provide our partners, customers and developers the highest quality, digital-first experiences’.

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Although that statement is relatively unambiguous the situation has become confused thanks to a tweet that claims to rule out any physical events until July 2021.

However, this hasn’t been confirmed yet and the first statement is the only one that Microsoft is currently offering. Although they, like anyone at the moment, are no doubt finding it very difficult to plan for anything but the immediate future.

The announcement wasn’t specifically to do with Xbox but will include everything that Microsoft does as a company this year. But it does mean that there may be no opportunity for press or influencers to play the Xbox Series X until it is out – or at least very close to it.

As it happens, the first Inside Xbox of the year is due to take place tonight at 9pm, which is Microsoft’s rough equivalent to Nintendo Direct.

Previously they’ve never used it for any major news though and tonight will apparently only deal with Obsidian game Grounded and some indie announcements.

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