Microsoft prepares a new console

The company buys five videogame development studios to counter the lack of exclusive titles | 'Halo Infinite', 'Forza Horizon 4' and 'Gears 5', among the highlights of your bet

      It was almost two hours of conference. With them, in the midst of the E3 of Los Angeles, the most important video game fair in the world, Microsoft wanted to make it clear that it has not yet lost the battle - the Redmond company this generation of consoles has choked, leaving well below its rivals in terms of sales and profits - and that continues in the game. Confirmation came to an end, when Phil Spencer, Xbox's chief executive, acknowledged that the hardware division of the firm is already working on a new console, without giving more details.

The thing has crumb because seven months ago launched its latest machine to the market, Xbox One X, a version of Xbox One so vitaminized that it has become the most powerful console on the market. The problem? Hardly any games arrived exclusively for her and it was logical that many people questioned the sense of buying it.

           It seems that now has launched the second phase on that road to the reconstruction of a division of video games that once rivaled smoothly with Nintendo and Sony. Towards the middle of the conference, Spencer announced the acquisition of five studiesthat from now on they will develop exclusively for the Microsoft console. Namely, The Initiative, a new study of Santa Monica; Undead Labs, creators of the saga 'State of Decay'; Compulsion Games, creators of 'We Happy Few', and two heavyweights, Ninja Theory - theirs are games like 'Heavenly Sword', 'Enslaved' or 'Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice' - and PlayGround Games, responsible for the different renditions of ' Forza Horizon '. In fact, one of its managers, Ralph Fulton, was in charge of presenting the fourth iteration. Set in Great Britain,

But they have not given up, it was confirmed throughout the presentation. The conference started with a small 'Halo Infinite' trailer , the continuation of 'Halo 5: Guardians' developed by 343 Industries under a new SlipSpace Engine.

According to the study explained, the game will focus on the original character of the saga, Master Chief, and what could be seen on stage was nothing more than a demo prepared for the occasion that sought to approach the spirit of the 'Halo' originals

And ended with another one of those sagas that the most 'hardcore' players are passionate about: 'Gears 5' . On this occasion Kait D�az will be its protagonist. According to Aaron Greenberg, head of Marketing at Microsoft, the game will have more exploration and more open worlds. In addition, its design will be more risky, perhaps eliminating the dark color palette of the previous ones.

However, the appearance of 'Crackdown 3' in the conference was not so novel . The beginning of its development was announced in 2014, but the title will finally come out in February 2019.

 It has been waiting for but the truth is that the last trailer presented has left a good taste in the mouth among the players. It is a third person action game with a crazy and futuristic aesthetic designed so that the player can start any of the crazy things that arise.

'Ori and The Will of The Wisps' , the second installment of a platform game and two-dimensional exploration that Xbox and PC players celebrated in style a few years ago, dazzled those present.

Multiplatform games

Beyond the exclusive games, Microsoft was very successful when presenting multiplatform titles, which will also be on PlayStation 4 or Nintendo Switch during its presentation. He left for the end Cyberpunk 2077 , the latest CD Projekt, setting in a dystopian future full of neons.

But before it came 'Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice' , a production of From Software - responsible for the 'Dark Souls' - with Activision, which put the Microsoft Theater almost standing with its commitment to the samurai and swords. 'Fallout 76', a prequel to the saga, will bet on a somewhat more original setting to be prior to the wasteland that usually dominates the franchise.

 As explained by the head of Bethesda, the company that develops it, your map will be four times larger than that of 'Fallout 4'. Microsoft also took a surprise: 'The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit' , a game set in the world of 'Life is Strange' and starring a child with a lot of imagination, you can download for free on June 26.

Spectacular was also the trailer 'Shadow of the Tomb Raider' , which will arrive on September 14 at stores. Or the surprise announcement of 'The Division 2' . Ubisoft has decided to set the action in Washington this time and it seems that the graphics engine, called SnowDrop, has taken a step more than important.

This seems to have done also the 'Dying Light' that now faces its second installment. One of the most interesting aspects of the second part will be the fact that the player's decisions will change the appearance of the world and the interaction with the characters and enemies of the game.

There was also space for titles of Japanese court. Thus, for the first time in a Microsoft conference, appeared 'Kingdom Hearts 3', scheduled for January, the remaster of 'The Tales of Vesperia', 'Jump Force' and a 'Devil May Cry 5' that excited the fans of the combos.

With this roster of titles, it's surprising that Phil Spencer ended the conference by announcing the development of a new console. Maybe it was just trying to counter the words that John Kodera, president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said a few weeks ago when he said that PlayStation 4 was entering the final phase of its life cycle. Or maybe he just wanted to make it clear that they are still here and that they are not going anywhere.