I'm back from holidays, and I'm all about the bargains again. Actually, to be fair I was still about the bargains when I was off in Tokyo, too. If you're ever out that way, be sure to check out Super Potato in Akihabara, not to mention the much wider spread chain of Book Off op shops. In particular, their Super Bazaar store variants (think: your local Cashies + a Myer degree of floorspace + insanely good prices on every gaming thing since the NES era onwards). Anyway, onto the deals...
All the Xbox FTC leaks: Fallout 3 and Oblivion remasters, Xbox Series X refresh, and more
19.09.2023 - 13:07 / gamesradar.com / Xbox Series / Series X
Overnight on September 19, a huge Microsoft and Bethesda leak sprang from the Xbox FTC court documents. Information about new console plans, upcoming Xbox Series X games, and the company's reaction to defining industry events has emerged thanks to improperly-redacted court documents, giving a fascinating insight into one of gaming's biggest players, as well as details about a whole suite of new developments.
There's a lot of information to parse, but we've collected all of the major Xbox leak news together so that you can get a look at the whole story.
An Xbox Series X refresh, codenamed internally as 'Brooklin', is arguably the biggest takeaway from the Microsoft leaks. The key takeaway are 2TB of storage, no disk drive, and a curved design. Microsoft is also boasting improved energy efficiency and faster WiFi, at a price directly in-line with the current Xbox Series X.
The Xbox Series X refresh will also reportedly launch with a new controller that features gyro controls and improved haptics. That's codenamed Sebille, and features a joint black and white design and new modular thumbsticks to improve longevity.
Sebille is expected to launch in May 2024. A slight refresh of the Xbox Series S will follow in August, with the new Xbox Series X coming in October.
The second biggest reveal from the Microsoft FTC leak is what appears to be a full release schedule of upcoming Bethesda games, pointing to new games from the entire Bethesda Softworks group. These internal documents are dated to March 2020 – before the release of Doom Eternal, and the finalisation of Xbox's acquisition of Bethesda – and some expected timings have mostly been pushed back by a year or two, likely as a result of pandemic-era disruption. For example, the leaked list notes a 2021 release for Starfield, which eventually arrived earlier this month, two years later. Similar delays affected Redfall, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Project Hibiki, which is now known as Hi-Fi Rush.
The leaked Bethesda release schedule also mentions the new Indiana Jones game, which we've known about for some time, but the biggest reveals are the Oblivion and Fallout 3 remasters. Initially expected in the 2022 and 2024 fiscal years respectively, it's clear that the Oblivion remaster has slipped from that date, but there's no word on when either project might eventually arrive.
Additionally, the list confirms a new Doom game, titled Doom: Year Zero, Ghostwire: Tokyo 2, and Dishonored 3 – something which Arkane fans are already reeling over, following the tepid response to Redfall. That's on top of Project Kestrel, which seems like it could be Zenimax Online's new MMO, something called Project Platinum, and an unannounced game from a licensed IP.
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