The big gaming fair E3 has for a number of years been held every June, but in 2020 the organizers were forced to take a break due to the corona outbreak.
This year, there are more normal conditions with trade fair floors reopening, but the E3 trade fair is not among them. Without a shortage of game news for that reason.
This week is a packed package with game news from large parts of the industry in what has been unofficially dubbed “non-E3”.
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Xbox TV-app
Microsoft will hold a big Xbox + Bethesda show at 19 tonight Norwegian time, but has already unveiled some exciting news that players can look forward to.
Among them is that Xbox Game Pass and cloud streaming of games also come to smart TVs. In the first round of Samsung’s 2022 series of smart TVs that get a dedicated Xbox app for streaming games.
The Xbox app on TV supports Xbox Wireless Controller, Xbox Adaptive Controller, Elite Series 2 and PlayStation DualSense, among others.
Thus, you can soon stream your Xbox games on PC, mobile, tablet and TV in addition to the Xbox consoles.
Xbox writes in the press release that they are also exploring other TV collaborations, so we assume that it will not be too long before others than Samsung’s TVs also get the Xbox app.
XBOX: Soon you can stream your Xbox games on a Samsung smart TV. Photo: Microsoft Gaming
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Spilldemoer
At the same time, Microsoft plans to invest more in game demos by getting developers paid to create demos that will be available to Xbox Game Pass members.
This is so that players can test the games before they are launched, but also so that the developers can create some commitment for their games. This can be especially useful for indie developers.
Rival Sony launched gaming demos for PlayStation 5 in October last year.
With the Xbox Design Lab, you can design your own Xbox controllers. Photo: Microsoft Gaming
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Coming to Norway
Microsoft is also further opening up its Xbox Design Lab portal, which will finally be available in this country. In the Xbox Design Lab, you can design your own Xbox controllers where you can choose from a variety of colors and patterns on the controller itself, but also the buttons, levers and connectors, which can also be customized with a metal finish.
Design Lab has also been updated with several colors, such as soft purple, soft green and soft pink, as well as various camouflage designs and Pride patterns.
Norwegian players can check out Design Lab later this summer.
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