Summer Directs 2023 - PlayStation and Xbox Showcases

I will update this post in time when we learn about events and so forth.

Yet at the moment with the news E3 is cancelled due to everyone pulling out and doing their own thing (didn't I say this would happen) as it's in the new cycle thought I would kick this off for 2023.


Mon June 5th at 6pm Apple WWDC23
Tue June 6th at 9pm Limited Run Showcase
Wed June 7th at 5pm Guerilla Collective
Thur June 8th at 8pm Summer Game Fest
Thur June 8th at 10pm Day of the Devs
Thur June 8th at 11pm Devolver Direct: The Return of Volvy
Fri June 9th at 8pm Tribeca Games Spotlight
Sat June 10th at 4pm Future of Play Direct
Sat June 10th at 5pm Wholesome Direct
Sat June 10th at 6pm Future Game Show
Sat June 10th at 8pm OTK Games Expo
Sun June 11th at 6pm Xbox Games Showcase
Sun June 11th Starfield Direct after Xbox Games Showcase
Sun June 11th at 9pm PC Gaming Show
Sun June 11th at 11pm Final Fantasy XVI Pre-Launch Celebration
Mon June 12th at 6pm Ubisoft Forward Live
Tue June 14th at 6pm Xbox Extended
Tue June 14th at 7pm Upload VR Showcase
Thur June 16th at 4am Like A Dragon Showcase

DP we've had the PlayStation showcase announced, which is the first one in like two years and over an hour long.

I think the only real certain thing is Spider-Man 2 then it's speculation on rumours like the Konami trifecta and what teams such as Bluepoint are doing.

Same with Xbox, especially as now been confirmed not looking at games over the next 12 months. Which makes sense after last year's and now Sliksong, Forza Motorsport & Starfield not coming out in that 12 month window. I'd also think gives them more scope and could show a Perfect Dark if they wish.

Really now just waiting on Nintendo, which "insiders" seem to think they're not doing anything.

Wait, has Starfield had another delay?

I doubt we'll have some Nintendo yet but we'll see something at the end of the year along with a wee console announcement.

It's coming September but was meant to be out before June like everything shown last year, part from Kojimas game which mentioned as a one more thing at the end.

I watched Humble it was fine, only really Stray Gods for me from it.

Oh no not this again, just tell me what to buy and I'll ignore it

You didn't miss much Jim

Was a disappointing PlayStation Showcase seeing the first one in two years and insiders were going Sony going big to have total gaming mindshare, yet it was GaaS stuff, 3rd party which be good ones like Dragons Dogma 2, indies which are cool but feel kinda State of Play and Spider-Man 2 which the one I'll tell ya to buy.

Yep a fairly poor showing considering its been a while since they did one. The Snake Eater remake was probably the biggest announcement besides Dragons Dogma 2 and I was also quite big on Sword of the Sea, Sony blatantly copying the Wii U was hilarious.

Surprised you're keen on Sword of Sea seeing it looks like Journey 2.

A remote play only portable seems pretty mad, though I'd prefer a big screen than my phone for it.

I'm into Metal Gear, obviously, but I'm also not sure what an MGS without Koj will look like. If the re-releases land on my Switch, though, I will be very happy.

Spider-Man 2 looks like more Spider-Man, which I'm very okay with.

Unless it runs like dogshit I'll play Plucky Squire on my Switch.

I'll sell both my bollocks for Dragon's Dogma. I've been thinking of getting my tubes tied anyway, so two birds with one two stones.

Treesmurf wrote:

Sony blatantly copying the Wii U was hilarious.

It's just a remote play devicve, right, not a Vita successor or Switch equivalent?

Yeah, just remote play like a phone but bigger screen and no phone stuff.

Its that and the shite looking Splatoon rip off that got me.

masofdas wrote:

Surprised you're keen on Sword of Sea seeing it looks like Journey 2.

As I've said before, I'll probably like Journey when I eventually replay it, that kind of game these days is very much my bag, baby.

Were you a silly Smurf and only want dude bro games like me for part of that gen? And now don't care and maybe even play Fashion Dreamer (is from New Style/Style Savvy devs) shown at the Marvellous event? Ohh, only me on that one.

On that event was mostly just concept things, which included a new Daemon X Machina. Warhammer event was pretty good, Space Marine 2 looks a lot of fun, Darktide is looking good but still waiting on the console release and the Speed Freaks seemed like a cool car combat thing.

Alone in the Dark spotlight looked way better than I thought it would, is a prologue out now to play and unlike Alan Wake II is getting a physical, meaning you can guess which horror game this October more likely to get a look in.

No I still liked all kinds of games I just had a habit of rushing through some games with music playing over it rather than appreciating all aspects of it. Don't hold me to this though, it could turn out I was right all along.

Well anyway the Andyman Showcase has been announced