Instead of the initial 15 promised titles, we were told there would be 13 Next-Gen exclusive titles.

Right out of the gate was Konami. They launched the conference with "Metal Gear Solid V - The Phantom Pain". Interesting, they showed off their "Fox Engine", which boasted features such as:

• Open-World
  
• Stealth
  
• Real-Time Weather
  
• Transport
  
• "Tactical Espionage" Redefined
  
• Strategic Freedom
  
• Realistic Passage of Time
  
• Deeper stealth action
  
• Dynamic "CQC" (Unknown what CQC is at this point)
  

Then, to EVERYBODY'S surprise, Xbox 360 got some new stuff. They launched the newest version of the Xbox 360 console, apparently which will be running side-by-side (read: two separate and actively supported consoles) with the Xbox One. We weren't given a price point, but they boasted a shiny new appearance to match the Xbox One and announce it's on sale right now. Furthermore, Xbox Live Gold Members who move up to the Xbox One (and possibly all Xbox Live Gold Members on Xbox One) will recieve 2 free game downloads per month. The first titles are reported to be Assassin's Creed 2 and Halo 3.

Microsoft reported that there are still titles coming to the Xbox 360, including the 360 version of World of Tanks, alongside Dark Souls 2 (supposedly a 360 exclusive) and a new indie game, "Max - Curse of Brotherhood". which seems to be a cute little platformer.

Microsoft moved on then to a title which was teased way back in 2010/2011, Ryse. Ryse is an Xbox One Exclusive (at launch) by CryTek. They've changed the game from first person to third person God-of-War-style, but weird was the amount of quick-time events. CryTek boss has said that they are actually special moves (executions) but players may also use manual attacks as well, and that the speed of gameplay was increased during the demo. Nonetheless, graphics were flashy.

Microsoft was of course going to appeal to its fans, and announced that Killer Instinct would indeed be coming to the console as an Xbox One Exclusive. Furthermore, Insomniac Game announced their Xbox One exclusive title, "Sunset Overdrive". It seems to be an open-world, caricature-graphic zombie game with a twist; firstly there seems to be a lot of focus on these "skyrails" in the air, increasing speed of gameplay. More interestingly though was the weapon, powered by what appeared to be a deadly Fanta...should be interesting.

Forza 5 revealed itself, having a McLaren inside the studio, and declaring an "end to AI". They talked about "Drive-atar", a system which is able to replicate your own movements, allowing the game to play exactly like you, and in turn modify the opponent AI to better suit your own gameplay style. While it is definitely an interesting feature, it was revealed to be cloud-based, which may mean you need to be online to play this game.

Microsoft wanted to stress its commitment to Indie Developers, by revealing several new Indie games for the Xbox One:

• Minecraft - Xbox One edition
  
• Quantum Break - a game where players get to choose the events of a companion TV show
  
• D4 - Episodic Murder Mystery (making use of cell shading)
  
• Project Spark -a Smart Glass-based world builder
  

Microsoft then went on to talk about the Smart Glass itself. It's native to the Xbox One, and has a few new features. Smart Match uses a variety of recorded data (skill level, playtime etc) to match you to different multiplayer matches across games. Furthermore, they also revealed Game DV, a recording application. Using the "Upload Studio", you are able to record the previous 31 seconds, add commentary and share your highlights to the cloud. Furthermore, they also revealed their partnership with Twitch, so you can now broadcast games live and use your Kinect to record your own commentary and video feed alongside the recording of your game.

Then to top it off, the also revealed that Xbox One will use real world currency finally, that they have removed the friend limit, and if one person on the Xbox One console have Xbox Live, everybody on the console gets the benefits.

A few more games were talked about; Crimson Dragon trailer played without audio, then Dead Rising 3 was revealed as an Xbox One exclusive title, boasting larger environments, more customisability and new artillery strikes. CD Projekt Red talked about how The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will integrate with Xbox One, as players can use Smart Glass and Kinect to control many aspects of the game.

Battlefield 4's reveal was unfortunately lacking. It was revealed as multiplatform, but the game refused to play for 2 minutes, leading to an awkward situation where it looked like DICE would need to save it for the EA Press Conference. Eventually the game did startup, and later it was revealed that Xbox One would be getting Second Assault, the first map-pack, first.

Below, a new indie title was revealed as an Xbox One exclusive, and Black Tusk Studios provided an ingame cutscene to demonstrate the power of the console. 343 then provided a Halo teaser (did not specifically say '5'), reminding us about Spartan Assault for PC and the Spielberg Halo TV show.

They finally revealed that the Xbox One console would be available in November for much of the word, at around $500US, 500Euros and 430Pounds.

Last up, Respawn Entertainment gave us Titanfall, a FPS with a focus on mech combat, and revealed that it would be released in Spring, 2014.

Overall, certainly much better than the previous few years, but whether or not Microsoft has done enough is yet to be revealed. Stand-by for the Sony conference later today.

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