Xbox raises its Game at the E3 expo

Xbox has ramped up the console war with Playstation by offering a load of upcoming games for one all-in price on its impressive Game Pass subscription service.

The games firm went big in its E3 announcement, lifting the lid on 30 new blockbuster titles coming to Series X and S in the next few years.

And a whopping 27 of them are included with Game Pass, a Netflix-style service offering up over 100 games to download instantly for around £9.99 a month.

With Sony’s PS5 absent from this year’s annual Los Angeles E3 expo, Microsoft’s gaming arm wanted to make the most of the big stage.

So as it celebrated 20 years of existence, Xbox announced a slew of big-budget titles including upcoming sci-fi role-play epic Starfield, a massive space explorer 25 years in the making at newly acquired studio Bethesda. It’s due out in November 2022.

Redfall, a new co-op, open-world first-person shooter from Arkane Austin, was also announced. That’s likely to be one for next year too.

And cult PC hit S.T.A.L.K.E.R. gets a new sequel on Xbox.

More immediately, racing fans will get Mexico-based Forza Horizon 5 ahead of Christmas as well as the hyped Halo Infinite.

A new multiplayer-only shooter in Battlefield 2042, running at 60fps while supporting 128 players on Xbox Series X|S, is coming shortly.

Microsoft’s much-wanted PC hit Flight Simulator lands on Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass on July 27.

There will even be a free Top Gun: Maverick expansion — launching alongside the movie sequel on November 19.

Reveal The long-awaited Starfield is coming this year