How Xbox One finally won E3 – an interview with Microsoft's Matt Booty

As this year’s expo comes to a close GameCentral analyses the winners and losers of E3 2018 and talks single-player games with Microsoft.

[Nyxus]

"But it’s not just that there are a lack of single-player-focused games on the Xbox One, but that Microsoft execs have openly complained about the ‘complicated’ economics of making single-player games and hinted that they are no longer as economically viable as they used to be, despite Sony proving otherwise.

‘Let’s acknowledge it: those games are doing great, and people love playing those games’, says Booty. ‘For us, and I want to be very careful to clarify this, we see both. We see people loving single-player games, and it’s why you can sit and work your way through Forza solo if that’s what you want to do. But we also know that more and more gaming is about community. More and more it’s about people playing together, and we’re gonna chase that. If that’s what our players are doing and where they want to go."

So his idea of supporting single player games is 'you can play Forza solo'?

[Eonjay]

The didn't win though. I mean if all it takes to win is declare yourself the winner then what is the point of actually asking consumers for their viewpoint?

[Kribwalker]

majority of the media have been declaring them the best of the platform holders E3 conferences. So you could take that as a win

[MuddyWaters]

"majority of the media have been declaring them the best of the platform holders E3 conferences. So you could take that as a win"

N4G is all the media coverage they need and why Sony will always win. They have their own panel here, didn't you know?

[gamer7804]

Well currently only platform holders stock that didn't take a nose dive after e3. Sony and Nintendo did, so objectively if you use that as a marker , they did win. Which i would agree with this time

[mrmikew2018]

When it comes to gaming journalism as a whole you have to a open mind and learn to take their "opinions" exactly what they are........opinions.

Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, and especially MS didn't win anything at E3. MS had a good conference and that's all.

[Aceman18]

People, people let the MS fandom have their day in the sun. Lord knows they've been taking Ls like crazy from the start of this gen lol.

[bluefox755]

@gamer7804 That would be an idiotic view to take, considering MS makes the vast majority of their money from products that have nothing to do with consoles.

[nucky64]

kribwalker, i'll look at sales and who's actually producing great games as far as who is winning. having the media say someone is a "winner" means nothing.

[Kribwalker]

@Nucky

didn’t know they sold E3 conferences.....🙄

[j15reed]

So you Sony fans go by what the critics say when it comes to metacritic, but they can't be right when they say good things about Xbox.

[Zeref]

uhm Xbox is winning all the "Who won E3" polls on twitter. So no they didn't declare themselves the winner. Gamers did. Just because this cesspool of Sony fanboys thinks Sony somehow won doesn't mean the entire gaming community does.

[fiveby9]

MS and toadies in the press declare them a winner. A winner of what? This is just hype machine trying to drum up enthusiasm for an average at best product in the X1. 6 months from now we'll all still be waiting for something significant from MS. This time last year they touted SoT and SoD. So they finally release them and you could just hear the air let out of the balloon. Both games were met with a collect "meh". Suddenly, MS thinks they have momentum based on 3rd party multiplat content and a cpl studios acquired through purchase who have no releases scheduled. Let's face it, this is all about retaining their dwindling customer base before next gen by ginning up faux enthusiasm. They've lost so much in the past 4 years they may never recover. X1 is clearly only a Gears, Forza, and Halo box. And each of those titles are not exactly lighting it up.

[Ceaser9857361]

MS had a great presentation But PS had the Great game which everyone is talking about.. So Hopefully Sony stick with their old presentation format and hope MS does something different with those newly acquired dev specially Ninja and do something different other than Forza HAlo

[PUBG]

Microsoft won this time people, game over!

[Nu]

Gears of War has eclipsed Halo

[gangsta_red]

You can also play SO, QB, Gears, Ori, Halo, State, etc etc solo too.

It's cool to have options of playing alone or with others.

[Nyxus]

I have already played SO and QB years ago. I will be getting Gears 5. But the point is that these are his words. His answer to legit complaints about a lack of pure single player games on Xbox One is 'you can play Forza solo'. That's not a good sign.

[Jinger]

@Nyxus

It was one example. They have plenty of SP games, just very few SP ONLY games.

[BlackTar187]

The problem with those games is almost all of them lack actual depth in character and story.

[gangsta_red]

@blacktar

That's pretty subjective. Exactly how are they lacking? Ryse, QB and even Ori had some in depth character moments.

Not every game has to be deeply impactful. And even then it's different for everyone, I personally never found any game so deep to where it was emotional. Except for maybe Limbo and Silent Hill 2.

We seem to keep switching up the argument here. From more games, to SP games, to SP only games, to character driven, emotional, cinematic triple A SP games.

[Zenbaby369]

What are the "etc?" I don't really know anyone that wants to play halo or gears solo, or even sod2. I mean sure those people exist, but the solo aspect of those games is not what's selling them.

[darthv72]

Nyx, MS has always been about bringing people together. Is it wrong their games support both SP and MP? You want SP only games then go back to the PS2 days as even PS4 games are both. you choose to play them how you like. LoU is a great game in SP but I hear it is really fun in MP as well. So you don't think the new Forza can be the same??? You build up your career how you want in SP but can also play MP with others.

When MS said they dont see the same ROI in SP only games like they do MP they are right. SP only games are usually one and done unless you are serious into trophies / achievements. An average SP only game may get a few play throughs but a game that also has MP may get played a lot more and that is what MS wants. They want to see people enjoying games for months and years to come. Not the once in a while pick up a copy of Gears 3 and beat it and then put it away. Pick up that copy and continue playing in MP and just have fun.

they are not opposed to SP gaming at all. They just see the trend is going towards more MP than SP. The quote from Phil of SP being dead is taken way out of context becuse you know damn well that it isnt dead. But can you at least understand how its not the main focus like it was when that was the ONLY thing around???? No internet for consoles meant SP was the ONLY way to play (aside from local MP) but the internet came... and people flocked to online to play with others.

I enjoy SP gaming as much as the next person, but I also enjoy MP as well.

[Nyxus]

It's not about being in favor of or against multiplayer. Of course they can offer both, that's fine. But just playing Forza alone isn't my idea of dedicated singleplayer support. If they can offer pure MP games, they should also offer pure SP games, because some people just prefer to play those (like me). I mean, people say SP is 'one and done' and you can play MP for years, but for me it doesn't work that way. I usually get bored of MP more quickly than the time it takes to go through an SP game, let alone multiple playthroughs. I just find it too repetitive to play for a long time, certainly not years. Besides, I value going through a good story, with interesting characters and themes, a message the developer has to tell us, rather than just a competition about who can rack up the most kills. Both things are not comparable and it's not just about how long you can play it, it's an entirely different experience.

[darthv72]

So you want to play forza but you don't want to play it alone??? I don't get it. A SP racing game encompases a career mode, its been like that for years. You get new cars, new tracks... its what a racing game is about. If you want story then play Need for Speed the run or payback.

Maybe you are just hung up on his using Forza as the example instead of Gears. But then again Gears in SP is a given because they have always had a compelling story mode in addition to MP. Same goes for pretty much all the games shown by MS including Crackdown 3. You can play that in SP and there is a story too. So which is it? Is it SP gaming (games that offer SP mode) or the story? Because I can play both. I play games like QB and Gears for the story and games like Forza for the SP so I know it can be done.

[BlackTar187]

Gears story is not compelling.

[gangsta_red]

But they're not legit complaints are they? They're overboard reactions the same way I keep reading about crossplay. Can we apply the same defense here?

I just named off games that have a solo option and yet for some reason the complaint has been goal posted to wanting a game that has no trace of MP at all. As if somehow that would change the game completely.

Xbox gamers are not complaining about SP only games. There's no concern about SP games only especially since all of their games with probably the only exception being SoT are SP with a MP option

[darthv72]

I think Nyx is hung up on the use of Forza as the example when really he can just as easily replace that with any other game that offers a SP mode that MS showed.

Crackdown 3, Gears 5, Ori, Forza.... pretty much all of the ones shown offer a SP mode with the exception of SoT but even that you can still play by yourself if you wanted. It's not as fun but it can be done.

[Muzikguy]

A Forza game solo is nothing like a single player game made strictly for that. Hard to compare it though since it’s a racing game. I’m not entirely sure where he’s getting his information. Maybe it’s bevause it’s easy to track multiplayer stats like “shots fired”, but single player games will always be a big part of gaming.

[seanpitt23]

I would say for them to have won E3 for me is that they would have convinced me to buy a xbox but sadly after watching there conference they didn't do it..

[neutralgamer1992]

Nyxus

There is just so much wrong with that statement they deserve to be 45 million behind. His idea of single player is a racing game and not even a new racing game the same FH every 2 years

[darthv72]

Thing is.. that's NOT his idea of a single player game. That is his example, just replace it with Ori or Gears or Shadows die twice. 99% of the games MS showed (theirs and 3rd party) all support SP.

[imtiyaz6]

MS fans using all the mental gymnastics to justify the lack of quality games on their console. If they don’t think it’s a problem, why bother? They’ll continue to be 3rd place and they don’t wanna do anything about it. Who cares? Most people around the world prefer PlayStation because its diverse library of games caters to everyone not just the dudebros. MS has lost to PlayStation every single time, “winning” an e3 by showing Multiplatform games will not change anything.

[trooper_]

Lol, this is too funny.

Since when is E3 is about formats instead of games?

[Muzikguy]

That’s what I’m trying to figure out too. Nobody “won” E3

[darthv72]

E3 is like a fashion show. It's about the presentation and the models. It's been like that for a long time.

[Muzikguy]

You must watch a different E3. Why would people be excited to see a fashion show?

[Germaximus]

This is the perfect example of how people go out of their way to misunderstand what is said.

He makes it very clear: "We know people love single-player games. So do we. But we also see MORE players want to play in a community."

It's spelled out and you still don't wanna get it.

[Muzikguy]

Many times even what is said doesn’t matter. Turns out to be lies in the end anyway. These people that talk don’t speak truth half the time

[Zenbaby369]

Sounds pretty clear that he is saying, "Fk single player games because we don't care about the minority. We just want to make what sells even if we ourselves don't like it as much."

[LandoCalrissiano]

Yeah, it is. Just remember, 4 million+ concurrent BR players. That can absolutely not be over looked. Ninja missed out on 40k subscribers by not streaming for 2 days. At 5 bucks a piece that's 200k dollars. Huge amounts of money in trends and fads. So if the trend is one thing and the consumers opinion is another, trend will probably win out. But that's the thing about trends, they're short term. I doubt people will be playing fortnite 5 years from now but people will be going through God of War and the Halos again.

[AmUnRa]

"More and more gaming is about community, more and more people gaming together and whe gonna chase that".

And that says it all, they will not change, they will put out more and more online (only) games out there and you will see not munch AAA singleplayer only games out there.

If you wanna play singleplayergames Microsoft is solving this problem, for you.
Microsoft: "If you wanna play singleplayer games you can play Forza solo.".

YOU CAN PLAY FORZA SOLO😉
Well there you have it there is your answer
All smoke and mirrors, and but hey thats Microsoft.

[thisismyaccount]

Then you have endless "are you happy with your Xbox" threads at resetera every month ....

Microsoft has accomplished Jack shit in 17 years. Thanks to them the focus swapped from offline/singleplayer/arcades to broforce broadband online multiplayer lobby freaks picking up weapons to kill each other for pointless numbers/killdeath ratio bragging.

Thanks to them Sony and soon Nintendo are charging $$ for you online play as well. Without their never ending funds, Microsoft would have never come this far.

Microsoft without money equals Sega but without any of the Sega IPs and/or history/charisma.

What's funny that Phil said he still sees himself as the head of Xbox during the giant bomb interview I think (jokingly though, but still).

The future? Halo 6, Gears 5, Gears Mobile? and tactics, Forza horizon 4/5/6 ... Forza 8/9/10 ...

[KingKionic]

Yup Microsoft gave everyone this work this year.

It was a pretty clear cut win.

Imagine this though...Microsoft could of revealed playground is working on Fable but decided to just wait on that.

We know its coming that`s all that matters.

We should of known after Lord Phil delivered the most power system he would set eyes on crafting the warriors dynasty of first party.

He even said the next Xbox will be the most powerful again.

The gloves are off.

[2pacalypsenow]

What are you even saying?

[OffRoadKing]

Huh? People still do cocaine?

[2pacalypsenow]

Cocaine's a hell of a drug.

[Legatus]

Just when you think you seen it all here at N4G, Kionic posts this...

My God you can't even read first two sentences and not cringing over 9000.

"gave everyone this work this year"

"crafting the warriors dynasty of first party"

"the next Xbox will be the most powerful again"

"The gloves are off"

WTF am i reading here, it looks like you got seizure in the middle of writing this post ?!

[gangsta_red]

Go over to any ND article or Death Stranding to read even more cringe worthy shared ass tickling.

It's way worse than what you'll read from Kionic.

[UCForce]

@gangsta_red Nope. He is way worse than Death Stranding trailer and any other ND articles. Kionicwarlord222 is way more delusional than I am and he is lack of self control in every ways.

[2pacalypsenow]

@gangsta_red

Nah but nice try.

[gangsta_red]

@UCforce

"Kionicwarlord222 is way more delusional than I am and he is lack of self control in every ways."

You slay me.

[Razzer]

lol.....Phil Spencer could have walked on stage and taken a dump and you would talked about how great it smelled.

[Lovable]

You mean like the last couple of years? lmao

[Kavorklestein]

Neil Druckmann could show you a poop covered dildo, and you and half the other Sony fans on this site would gladly be willing to bid over $10,000 on eBay because you believed that it had been up Ellie's ass.
All Because Naughty Gods are sooooo good at character development that you think a digital character exists and is alive now.

Meanwhile Neil gets an extra 10 grand boost to his income because he wants to know how it feels to be a woman, and you guys lap up every drop of crap any sony dev says, and anything sony says, but criticize MS for
EVERY. SINGLE. THING. THEY. DO.

Then you guys hide behind the fake comments like: "We just want to see MS do better, or Make better games, or be More consumer friendly.. etc..."

Even if Microsoft never made another game from this point forward there are still going to be people out there who don't give a shit about your opinions, and they're going to enjoy the games that they can play on Xbox regardless of what games are on PlayStation, or maybe they own both and enjoy games on both systems, or maybe they own all three systems and a really nice gaming PC..
You guys spend so much time trying to make us face the reality of how crappy MS is, now it's your guys's turn to face the reality that people only give a shit half as much as you think they do, and your opinion only matters half as much as you think it does in the first place.
Can you guys live and let live yet?
Game and let game?
You'll let your fave characters kill, betray, steal, or do whatever they want... including be full blown lesbians (;

Yet you won't let REAL people have mercy from the endless onslaught of hate, just for buying a different Gaming Box?

Now it's Big picture time.

Being haters all the time is WAY WORSE than people deciding to spend their money on something that is not a Playstation.

Grow up and move on already.

[Razzer]

Bitchfest above. Don't you love it when some moron posts broad generalizations about "you guys". Just easier to paint with a broad brush rather than have to use your brain. But the hypocrisy is what is really amazing. This post above is somehow preaching on "hate". lol......let that sink in a little. Like saying "wish all you f*ckers would stop with all the f*cking bad language". lol.....moronic post of the day.

[Kavorklestein]

You literally used a poop to be a hater. so I 1-upped you using your style and topic.

Overall though, my point is it's wave after wave after wave of people hating on Xbox on this website.

Does you not liking what I had to say disqualify the fact that the hate is unreal? And basically one sided?

You don't see me in article after article hating on Sony or PlayStation or the things that they do... it takes me trying to defend Xbox to bring out the ugly comments...
That's the real difference between us.

Besides, it's really easy to point the finger at me just because I took it up a notch.
You generalized everybody who watched the Microsoft conference and said we would love to talk about how Phil Spencer's shit smelled.

Hypocrisy and denial all in one!

[Razzer]

“You generalized everybody who watched the Microsoft conference and said we would love to talk about how Phil Spencer's shit smelled. ”

No Einstein, I said that about Kionic and Kionic alone. You really are not very smart. Not wasting my time with idiots.

[spektical]

in what world is any of this true?

[doggo84]

Lmao

[manabyte77]

Where exactly did Spencer say the next Xbox would be “the most powerful” again? I’d love a link to that quote.

[Muzikguy]

Clear win how?

Don’t know that’s coming or even when

Lord Phil? 🙄

Another example of people not telling the truth. He doesn’t know the next system will be the most powerful. One sure way to be though is to release later than the rest. Does he think he can pull what Sony did with the PS3? 🤔

[TKCMuzzer]

Sometimes its best to say nothing at all if you really have nothing to say.
I think people are getting confused about 'winning E3', I think its the general perception that Microsoft had the better setup and presentation, which automatically for many equals win.
Sit back and look at if for a minute, if you own an Xbox One (yes they still exist for those 'x' owners who have forgotten about them) what games from Microsoft did you see running that you will be playing anytime soon?
Saying we have bought so and so is fine but its quite obvious these are in their infancy in terms of the projects they will be working on under the 'owned by Microsoft' banner. If you don't like Forza then thats it for this year in terms of exclusives for you.
Microsoft also reeled off all the games PS4 owners will be playing, for both companies showing loads of 3rd party games does nothing really for their own system and just hides the lack of dedicated software.

If I'm honest I would have like to have seen more from both companies, less smoke and mirrors from Microsoft and just more gameplay from games only available on Xbox and less fannying about by Sony when it comes to presentation. If they hadn't had that stupid interlude it would have been an easy win, showing gameplay from games you will actually play on the that hardware. This is what gamers always say they want to see, gameplay footage.

On the plus side, i'm not a big Spiderman fan but I am now sold, so they did something right.

[Kavorklestein]

Spiderman did look amazing.
Insomniac did some fantastic work on that game!

[Aenea]

5 'new' studios, 2 of which were already only working on Xbox titles, one is actually new the other 2 are smaller Indie devs one of which only has released ONE game so far.

It's a step in the right direction, especially Ninja Theory is a win for MS (and loss for Sony fans), also the completely new studio is good. The other 3 tho.....

And he can say what he want about the next Xbox, but he can't already know if it will be more powerful, UNLESS, they release a year after Sony does like with their mid-gen upgrades...

And is Fable actually confirmed or are they just rumours?

Besides, Sony still has unannounced exclusives as well...

And a 'clear cut win'? Really? They put up a good show, they are getting better at it, finally, after many years of boring shows. The only thing that would make it even better is showing exclusives and not 45 multiplats out of the 50 games...

[TheTony316]

MS had a better format and that's about it. Everything else was the same as usual. Halo, Gears, Forza, 98% multiplats and future promises. Sony botched their presentation this year but delivered in spades with their exclusives.

[SixFragz]

"The gloves are off."

The gloves are off.
The gloves are off.
The gloves are off.
The.... Gloves.... Are.... Off....
The gloves are off.

I'm having trouble understanding how the gloves are off? How are the gloves off? Saying that the gloves are off means that there is competition, right? So, does this mean that now Sony somehow has competition when they've never had worthy competition this entire generation? Does this mean that the behemoth that has been Sony first party and this entire consoles existence is now threatened despite it having reigned supreme since the start of this generation?

The gloves are off... hmm... i'm confused... can someone help me?

[corroios]

Microsoft keeps "winning" every year. But is in Last place this gen in every chart. Except shoot fired and laps taken. While others keep breaking records and making full games.

[Muzikguy]

It’s a new age delusion of some sort. Seems to be common these days all over the place. Even politics 😬

[G3ng4r]

I identify as a winner.

[TKCMuzzer]

Its because of the perception of winning. You can win a presentation but if you don't follow it up, that presentation quickly fades.

[AmUnRa]

You forgot how many chickens where caught...😜

[Gunstar75]

I haveno issue with SP games but would prefer not to play interactive movies.....

[Lightsbane]

The last interactive movie game I played was on the freaking 3DO...

Where are all these movie games people keep talking about?

[Goldby]

They would rather press f to pay respects than see a thought out cinematic. Of the character paying his respects.

[Gunstar75]

It's the whole qte thing and scripted scenes.

[KickSpinFilter]

Detroit and Teltale games

[Muzikguy]

They forgot what single player games are so now they’re all movies? That’s my guess. Everything seems to be generalized

[KickSpinFilter]

Well don’t play Detroit or Telltale games and your all set.

[doggo84]

"I haveno issue with SP games but would prefer not to play PS4 EXCLUSIVES**" is what you meant.

[Gunstar75]

No. I love some ps exclusives.

[TKCMuzzer]

Your talking about the very small % of single player games yet completely ignoring all the other single player games. You are pretty much coming across as somebody who has not played a vast majority of the games you are trying to put down.
Its called variety, offering your customer a choice. You may not like them but others will love them. Its this variety which help breeds success, its one the PlayStation's brands strongest points, its breadth of games and lets be honest, it seems to be working and has for well over 20 years.

[Edito]

What worries me about this Microsoft won E3 that journalists are bringing up is Microsoft believing that because if they believe that they will keep doing what they are doing and ultimately they will prepare themselves to lose the upcoming generation.

[Pickledpepper]

My thoughts is they won because they listened and are trying to change and showing what they are trying achieve. Best of luck to them and hope they still keep their ear to the ground.

[ClanPsi1]

How? By showing short CGI teaser trailers and having multiplatform games? o_O

[Jinger]

So they'll keep buying more studios and move their services and 1st party support forward? Awesome. Hopefully they keep doing exactly what they did this E3

[doggo84]

And do you think Sony will just sit back and watch?

[Jinger]

@doggo

What does this have to do with Sony? Of course Sony isn't going to just sit back lol Why would you even think that?

[TKCMuzzer]

So what your saying, just buy everyone and still produce no appealing software? Buying studios does NOT guarantee successful software. Nurturing those studios and letting them grow equals successful software.

[Rippcity]

Honestly MS made a huge effort at E3 to prove to it's consumer base that they are invested in first party, exclusive and single player gaming experiences. They clearly heard the feedback and are adjusting. That is why I think they did a really good job. Not to say that Sony didn't, but Sony definitely came off very cocky with their presentation. Specifically the musicians taking up too much time before actually showing the games.

[AmUnRa]

And yet they are saying, "when you want singleplayergames you can play Forza solo...thats is a contradiction, but then again, that is Microsoft.

[Yi-Long]

Well, for the first time in many many years (arguably since they kinda ditched core-gaming in favour of going after the casual crown with Kinect) they finally showed a clear statement of intent to focus on gaming again.

Their show itself was very VERY good as well. No BS, great pacing, and just games, games, games.

That said, personally I was hoping for 2 things from MS this E3;
- 2TB XBO X in white.
- Forza Horizon Japan.

Neither was delivered, so instead of buying an X, I bought an XBO S, and that means my PS4 will remain my main gaming console, and I won't be getting a Gold subscription.

[Einhander1971]

Just because there presser was better don’t mean they won anything.

[OffRoadKing]

Exactly, 100%

[neutralgamer1992]

Why bring logic into this 😉

[OffRoadKing]

Won in presentation only not in games which is what E3 is about. Also lost in uncle Phil's T-shirt which was lackluster this year.

[neutralgamer1992]

Bro they won let it go but after winning you would imagine them winning few months of sakes dominance yet if ps4 keeps going what it's doing than what did they really win

I know for a fact they didn't show games which matter but I guess they had a better presentation and don't you know that's more important than games

Even though Sony did this like 2 years ago when they barely came on stage and simply showed games

3 of 5 studios were already Xbox exclusives and the other 2 let's see how they perform

[CloudStrife900]

They didn't win E3. They took a huge step in the right direction.

[Germaximus]

Agreed.

[snkiworld]

Good Joke

[bluefox755]

If you think MS won anything at E3, you need to raise your standards. Have Xbox owners become so disenchanted that they accept this as a "win"? You need to demand more from them.

[quenomamen]

Just to let everybody here and on the planet know I have declared myself the world champion of all sports, Football, Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, Bowling and even competitive Bass Fishing. I have a nephew and a niece who fully agree with my claims so therefore it is true.

Truly, Your all world sports Champion.

[dreue]

Lololol, how can you win when it was more about multi plats games? Come on i know you guys want to give some props to ms bit man i thought it was about games, exclusives to each one.... It seams standards are going down and down... Thank good sony and nintendo keep going full throttle on exclusives.....

[sampsonon]

so not having any real exclusives and showing multiplat games while revealing that they finally have studios, which is 5 years too late, gives them the win? lol ok

crappy AA games for the next 5 years while ps4 gamers will have a AAA game every few months.

XBOX WINNER!! :) know wonder MS is making low budget games, their fans will settle for it and say thank you for the mediocrity

[ZombieKiller]

How did they win E3? E3 is about showing upcoming games and although they showed SOME games, they showed studios. I still didn't see anything that I was interested in or that killer app that would sway me to Xbxox one. Sony on the other hand...

[jhoward585]

Neither Sony/MS won E3. But if I had to pick one of them I'd say Sony e3 was slightly better than MS because Sony showcased games that look and feel next gen to me. MS not so much. The technical feat and challenges Sony 1st have demonstrated at E3 tell me Sony Devs team have greatly improved talent wise. I like the fact that Sony takes the risk, especially when creating a new IP. Creating an Existing IP is a lot easier to make because a huge part of the groundwork/idea for that existing franchise has already been created. I look forward to next gen.

[doggo84]

2018 and 2019 still looks really crap for Microsoft in comparison to Sony though.. TLOU 2, Spiderman, fist of the North star, 13 sentinels, day's gone, lost soul aside, ghost of tsushima... I'll bet my Ass Microsoft won't have games on the same level as those. Im sorry, you can say what you want about Sony's E3 but they are bringing the games this year and next guaranteed. Microsoft.. Well Microsoft definitely aren't having a good year software wise, much like 2017, no one can hide from that fact.

As far as I'm concerned, games are more important than an E3 Win", history shows that squabbling over who "won" an E3 is irrelevant, it's the quality of games that remains king. In any case, there are other major conferences throughout the year and Sony will definitely announce new exclusives.

Not taking away from Microsoft, they had a good E3, but don't act like tides have turned all of a sudden. Also, what I find hilarious is this obsession to try and slam Sony for not supporting crossplay and trying to make them look evil for it. Lmao, sorry nice try but that's not a thing.

[tontontam0]

After watching the press conference all I could think of was, HOLY SHIT so many good games coming on ps4.

[doggo84]

Same here! This year we still have Spiderman and fist of the North star coming which is great! Detroit and God of war are already big winners.

[j15reed]

And all we could think on Xbox is wow 99% of the games will look better on our system.

[doggo84]

Yet God of war, detroit, TLOU 2, Ghost of tsushima, death stranding (obviously, it's using Decima), Horizon zero dawn, uncharted 4, ratchet and clank and the order 1886 looks better than 99% (most cases 100%) of all other games on any system.. How ironic

[CaptainOmega]

No. You act like every Xbox owner plays an X, but that's not the case. There are still MANY original One's and S's out in the homes. Only a fraction of X's might look better when it comes to multiplats. The majority of consoles underperform.

[Codedan]

Rofl, this PS centric website is losing its minds over this article. The majority of the gaming media agrees that Xbox won the best conference. This doesn’t mean however they had the best exclusive games which everyone is getting confused about. Regardless, we saw 3 walking simulators in Sony’s conference which IMO is worse then an cinematic trailer.

[doggo84]

"Regardless, we saw 3 walking simulators in Sony’s conference which IMO is worse then an cinematic trailer."

Ghost of tsushima and TLOU 2 alone wipes the floor with anything Microsoft showed.

[Codedan]

Do you mean walking around with no release date?

[TheTony316]

Dude, you only get to play Forza this year.

[strayanalog]

To be frank, this was a bad E3. Mostly attributed to the many leaks, or to quote Dignam out of The Departed, "more leaks than the Iraqi Navy," and some developers already telling us what their focus was going to be, thus robbing us of the surprises we have come to expect. This is probably why so many people seemed to hate the Sony and Nintendo conferences. They told us their focus but a lot of us didn't believe them, so some hopes got dashed.

I'm not trying to rob or downplay Microsoft of their victory either! If "winning" got someone an award, Microsoft was definitely the best out of the Big 3, and deserving so. Sure they were light in the exclusives department, but a lot of third party titles that were shown at the Sony event are arriving on their system too.
Microsoft focused on themselves and that's what they needed, and have needed for at least a decade now. I'm happy that they've finally come around to bettering themselves, although I may not agree with how they've done it, but at least they did it finally and chiseled away at one of their weaknesses.

In the end, it's all a matter of an opinion, and mine is Microsoft "won" by bettering their first-party, showing a focus on gaming, and giving us better competition next generation.

[CaptainOmega]

All I've been hearing is MS had the better conference, but Sony showed the better games.

Let's be real.. nothing MS showed matched that Last of Us 2 gameplay demo.

[j15reed]

You know what did match TLOU 2, release dates....

[CaptainOmega]

Oh stop it. The games are coming.

I remember in February fanboys were making "where are the release dates" for Spiderman, God of War and Detroit" comments.how foolish those people look now.

[TheTony316]

You'll only get Forza this year.

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

These articles are ridiculous...they won what? The most viewed games were Exclusives on PS4, and multiplats...They showed all multilats and tried franchises. MS did not WIN anything.

[Elda]

LOL! Far as brand new exclusives MS had none of that just the same 3 games Halo,Gears & Forza which is tired now.I'll give them credit for showing off all the multi-plats folks can play on their chosen platform/console & acquiring NT but that's about it.Far as substance MS didn't have that just bubbles & flair...that's all..

[WelkinCole]

And still continue to watch Sony dominate not just console sales i.e get more customers but also release more AAA games that gamers want to play now and continue into the future.

[doggo84]

O my God this entire article is Cringe

[_FantasmA_]

Win? Did they announce any big surprise games? More Halo, more Fable, more Gears and that's a win?

[Themba76]

they haven't won anything im not convinced to buy an xbox one.

[totalgaminglegend]

How Xbox One finally won E3 – an interview with Sony. That would be more believable, clearly if you interview an employee of Microsoft, your going to get pretty strong bias.

To end all discussion of who won this, let the games talk for themselves:

Microsoft Games E3 Games

Ashen
Battletoads
Below
Black Desert Online
Crackdown 3
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Gears 5
Gears Tactics
Gears Pop!
Halo Infinite
Ooblets
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Outer Wilds
Sea of Thieves: Cursed Sails and the Forsaken Shores
Session
Waking
The Wind Road

PS4 Games E3 Games

The Last of Us Part II
Death Stranding
Days Gone
Ghost of Tsushima
Astro Bot
Blood and Truth
Catherine: Full Body
Creed: Rise to Glory
Déraciné
Dreams
Firewall Zero Hour
Ghost Giant
Gungrave VR
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
Spider-Man
Tetris Effect
Trevor Saves the Universe
Vacation Simulator

Nintendo Switch E3 Games

Daemon X Machina
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Gal Metal
Galak-Z: Variant S
Killer Queen Black
Mario + Rabbids DLC
Mario Tennis Aces
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
Ninjala
Octopath Traveler
Overcooked 2
Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu/Eevee
Roller Coaster Tycoon Switch
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Mario Party

Pretty clear who won.

[CaptainOmega]

Uhhh. Who won?

[thexmanone]

So VR games count Hugh

[2ndhandcorn]

They did well still only buying Forza Gears ,Halo and Cracdown though lol.

[Miss_Vixen]

Honestly I couldn't care less who had the better presentation. It's the games that matters, and Sony won the round for me with their games which all looked amazing.

[T2X]

They didn't "win" anything! I'd call it a draw if anything. Lol.

[deno]

Booty is talking out of his booty.

[GrimDragon]

What a load booty. Mr booty.

[Tsar4ever01]

Who said Microsoft Won? It's still yet to be determined.

[P_Bomb]

The presentation was better imo. No intermissions or awkward transitions. More premieres. Spectacle aside, there’s still no reason for me to rush out and buy one. Their best games are still Forza Horizon, and 2 years from now there’ll be another. I can wait.

Those 5 studio acquisitions will need time to make new games. In the meantime, a legacy bundle would be sweet. Sunset, Quantum, Forza, Killer Instinct, Dead Rising 3. Some kinda sampler for peeps that don’t care about Halo/Gears. It ain’t 2006. Don’t bundle remasters.

[Father__Merrin]

They had the best show but didn't win on games. What games shown in E3 are Xbox one console exclusive only?

[Shineon]

Xbox is xbox playstation is playstation we need them to be different from each other so stop crying about the diffrences of the two console's and play the fuccn gamez

[subtenko]

M$ didnt win crap.

[thexmanone]

Sony didn`t win crap. Looks like you had a typo.

[subtenko]

You are an idiot, I'll say it again. Microsoft didnt win crap

I'll be getting some of those xbox e3 games on PS4 and PC if I want to buy them

PS4 did better than Xbox, but nobody won anything, it was just the typical E3 show. Xbox does an insignificant show, and Sony as always outdoes Xbox no matter what. Thats why xbox is about to be a service, they even started confirming all their xbox games you can play anywhere, lol.

[Benoski]

Microsoft only won in the faces of some this year because they showed the most games at their show. For the whole 100 mins, it was game after game after game.

Unfortunately, they still lacked behind in exclusives. Halo, Gears, Forza and Battletoads aren't gonna be enough, i'm afraid.

It's why in my eyes the real winner when it comes to press conferences this year is Bethesda.

[gigoran]

And yet, it’s not a competition. It has and always will be an expo for developers to showcase their upcoming games to retailers and the press. It should never have been made open to the public and internet “gaming journalists” (especially YouTube personalities). But it is, and we get the moronic claims of who won.

[LoveSpuds]

I dont understand how anyone can look at the gameplay shown at Sony's E3 presentation and not dwell on why MS haven't delivered anything of this quality and moreover, dont appear to intend to deliver those kinds of experiences in future.

The kind of statement covered in this article does suggest that they have no intention of diverting from the path they have committed too and are just paying lip service to those Xbox fans who do demand more from the platform holder.

[TheTony316]

They didn't win anything. Their biggest announcement was acquiring new studios with nothing new to show. Everything else was the same as always.

[ClanPsi1]

So to win E3 one needs to show a bunch of multi-platform trailers and have Phil Spencer spout off lies for an hour? Interesting.

[Amphille]

What did he lie about?

[SixFragz]

OH WAIT I JUST REALIZED SEPTIC WROTE THIS LMAO.

Nothing to see here everyone. Carry on and have a great day.

[killswitch80]

Wait what last years Xbox E3 was far better but this one won?

[Hugodastrevas]

"maybe if we keep repeating Microsoft won E3 some of the gamers that left will come back" - Xbox fanboys (every year)