How to watch the Xbox Games Showcase 2023

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Microsoft's bringing out its first-party games this Sunday, followed by a deep dive into Starfield.

This year's Xbox Games Showcase is on Sunday, June 11, and starts at 10 am PT. If you're not sure when that is in your time zone, here's a handy guide.

We have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the Starfield Direct, but Microsoft hasn't teased the contents of its general Xbox showcase. 

Xbox games marketing VP Aaron Greenberg has said on Twitter to expect "in-game footage, in-engine footage, or in-game footage with some cinematics" from the first-party Microsoft games at the event—no purely pre-rendered trailers, so that's cool. We also don't expect much hardware focus: Greenberg said the event would be "roughly two hours of non stop games, games, games, games, and Starfield!"

I know what I want to see: Avowed, the first-person RPG from Obsidian. Some of the other first-party Microsoft games that could show up are: Everwild from Rare, the Perfect Dark reboot, the new Fable, Forza Motorsport, and Hellblade 2. 

There is one announcement we're sure about, because Atlus accidentally posted it early: Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica.

After the Xbox Games Showcase and the Starfield Direct, our own PC Gaming Show goes live at 1 pm PDT on our YouTube and Twitch channels.

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Tyler Wilde
Tyler Wilde
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Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now, and PS1 classic Bushido Blade (that's right: he had Bleem!). Tyler joined PC Gamer in 2011, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League.