Xbox set to deliver monthly updates in 2020 with Xbox 20/20
In an open letter to its Fans, Xbox has announced that this week is just the start of news for Xbox Series X, with a monthly update planned for the rest of the year, in a program they are calling Xbox 20/20.
But, they have also announced, or reaffirmed their goals for the year as well, something that many gamers will be happy with, given the current state of the world. Here are the goals as written by Jerret West, the CVP of Gaming Marketing
Our goal remains to launch Xbox Series X and Halo Infinite this Holiday
All 15 Xbox Game Studios teams are hard at work on next-generation games for Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Pass
The best development teams around the world are working hard to have their games ready to play on Xbox Series X this holiday
For PC players, we plan to support the community by making all our major releases at launch available with Xbox Game Pass for PC, including Halo Infinite, Wasteland 3, Minecraft Dungeons and of course, Microsoft Flight Simulator.
We have new updates and titles lined up for Xbox Game Pass for console and PC
We’re expanding Project xCloud into new countries and on new devices—and later this year Project xCloud and Xbox Game Pass will come together, enabling you and your friends to play together in more ways.
But that is the goals, the question is how will they achieve it and that is where Xbox 20/20 comes into play, the series is designed to highlight Xbox Series X, Xbox Game Studios, Xbox Game Pass and Project xCloud, with each month providing something different. What can gamers expect this week, well they have announced that as well.
For the Xbox 20/20 May update, we will focus on giving you a first look at next-gen gameplay, trailers and sneak peeks from a wide variety of publishing partners and independent developers across the globe and industry, including Ubisoft’s recently announced Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and hear from game creators about what they’re doing with their games on Xbox Series X.
We’ll be confirming games that utilize our new Smart Delivery feature, which ensures that you always play the best version of the games you own for your console, across generations. And all the games you’ll see will be Xbox Series X Optimized, meaning they are built to take advantage of the powerful Xbox Series X features that make games look and feel incredible, including 4K resolution at up to 120 frames per second, DirectStorage, hardware-accelerated DirectX raytracing, super-fast load times and much more.
The first episode is happening this week, check out the times below for your area.
