A new video from noted Xbox leaker eXtas1s has claimed Xbox is set to shadow drop a game & tease an Xbox Portable console at this weekend’s Showcase.
In a reddit post by user SkyOld5788 he has translated the video eXtas1s posted in which he says:
“he can confirm that one of the Xbox first-party titles everyone expects to see (like Flight Simulator, Avowed, Diablo DLC, Starfield DLC, Towerborne, etc.) will be a shadow drop at the event. While he knows which one it is, he’s not revealing it. I’m guessing it’s Towerborne, but we’ll see.
Xbox will make a teaser about the new Xbox Portable on the Showcase that confirms its existence to the general public. “
Of those titles listed, the Reddit thread’s participants surmised that Towerborne makes the most sense. The Xbox portable has long been rumored as a potentially ARM-powered device. eXtas1s has recently leaked things such as The Lords of the Fallen coming to Game Pass, which it now has, as well as a potential Digital Xbox Series X (which is yet to be seen).
The Xbox Games Showcase and Black Ops 6 direct will air this Sunday at 1pm EDT. You can watch a co-stream alongside us here at Xbox Era on our YouTube Channel. This year event is shaping up to have a lot of exciting looking games, including looks at confirmed for 2024 releases such as Avowed, Towerborne, and Indiana Jones. Games like Fable, Perfect Dark, South of Midnight, and more feel likely to show up as well.
Which game do you think Xbox might shadow drop? Are you interested in an Xbox portable and if so what price would you be willing to pay for something that can play Xbox Series S games ont he go? Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you think!
Shadow Drop = Blue Dragon 2 -Rise of the Red Dragon
If the handheld is windows based, id say thats a good indicator of where the next Xbox is going.
will xbox portable support e sim?
Because it worked the last time.
an Xbox handheld is not “windows based”. It’s an Xbox that can access the windows kernel to play PC games
Id be all over an Xbox handheld on day one. Curious to know if this is a continuation of the current gen and has similar power to an S or is something new entirely
Also… a big no to shadowdrops!
Shadowdrops can be fine. HF:R’s biggest issue was being a rhythm game and if you take Booty at his word the game’s performance wasn’t the reason they were closed. I think GW: Tokyo was far more damaging to them as a developer, financially.
lol I knew rumors would start today. I will take everything with a grain of salt
I really enjoy shadow drops myself,
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but in a way I kind of hope they don’t do one this time. Once is exciting, twice is the start of a tradition. And once you’re in that territory I feel like there’s expectations going forward, and with expectations come disappointment as well as pressure.
Disappointment from viewers when some future shadow drop isn’t as good as years past, pressure on devs to create something great for the shadow drop.
You know what, I wrote all of the stuff above, and after I had written it out I realized I disagreed with myself.
Screw all that noise. Shadow drops are awesome, exactly BECAUSE of all of the above. Makes the Christmas-like anticipation that comes naturally with a showcase all that much more exciting, with a bunch of shadow drop specific speculations leading up to it.
Will it be a good one this year? Is this the first year they won’t do one? Will it be something unexpected? Will it be DLC or a full game? Will it be AAA or AA? Etc.
And considering the number of studios Xbox have, a regular shadow drop every year is something Xbox can use to differentiate themselves with, that the competition would find hard to copy.
So bring on the shadow drops, I say.
probably an early access for one of the live service games or maybe one of those remasters a lot of you all have been clamoring for.
What I dont want (and I know I cant control this) but are the names of games that are definitely at the show to leak.
Like we have waited this long, let the excitement take over and enjoy the ride. Hopefully the shadowdropped titles name wont leak. A lot of work must go in to make that kinda thing happen.