Xbox Summer Game Fest event will include 'over 30' playable demos

Date:
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:45:54 +0000

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As part of its ID@Xbox event, Xbox is making over 30 demos playable for a week.

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As part of Summer Game Fest , Microsoft has announced an ID@Xbox event which will see over 30 playable pre-release Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S demos made available next week.

This will mark ID@Xboxs third Summer Game Fest event and itll run for a week, from Tuesday, June 21 through Monday, June 27. Over that week, youll be able to sift through the demos and try out some games for yourself, with Microsoft encouraging those who do so to leave some feedback for the developers.

Hit them up on social media or through their websites, the Xbox Wire post reads. If you like the game tell them! If you have constructive criticism, they would love to hear that too.

In order to manage expectations, Microsoft adds that the demos that will be available as part of the event are not the norm. While games added to the
Demo channel are usually created after a game has been completed and are therefore a pretty accurate reflection of the final product, the demos available as part of the ID@Xbox event are more like show floor demos and are therefore not necessarily indicative of the final product.

Some of the games being included are still in the early stages of their development, the post says, with evolution and polishing still ahead of them, hence the value of constructive feedback.

After the event is over, the demos will be removed from the Xbox dashboard. While Microsoft has said that some might be re-published to the Demo channel later, many will simply disappear at the end of the week so its worth
checking them out to make sure you dont miss something good. Summer Game Fest 2022: dates, schedule, and the biggest announcements so far Upcoming games 2022: all the game releases for console and PC Best Xbox Game Pass games: 30 games you absolutely need to play What can you play?

While Microsoft has promised that over 30 demos will be available, it hasnt revealed the full list of games just yet. This, it says, will be confirmed closer to the June 21 start date. It has, however, highlighted a few ahead of time.

Theres Batora: Lost Haven, described as a colorful and fast-paced adventure
in which a young girl whos lost everything must use her physical and mental powers to save the Earth. Then there's a psychological thriller called Broken Pieces thats set in a French coastal village somehow outside the flow of
time. For FPS lovers theres Severed Steel, which promises a fluid stunt system, destructible voxel environments, loads of bullet time, a unique one-armed protagonist, and a dark electronic soundtrack. Finally, theres the cute-looking Tinykin in which Milo must catch tinykin and use their powers to return him to his home planet.

Thats a pretty wide range of games on offer and given there are plenty more still to be announced, its likely therell be something that appeals to everyone.

Playable demos can be a really nice way to round out a stream-heavy event
like Summer Game Fest. After hours spent watching games that won't be
released for a while, actually getting to try out a few of them and interact with them grounds it all in reality a little more. Plus, with feedback being valuable to the developers, it all comes around neatly. Microsofts ID@Azure
is a big win for indie developers on Xbox Series X and PS5



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