Sony left a million fans in a state of frenzy with its latest PlayStation 2023 Showcase. The event featured a wide variety of new games, hardware, and updates for upcoming titles. On top of that, Spidey fans were able to take a sneak glimpse of the much-awaited PlayStation-exclusive title, Spider-Man 2.
Indeed, Spider-Man 2 was the main highlight of the PlayStation 2023 event and it didn’t end up in disappointment. Interestingly, PlayStation’s rival console company, Xbox, also shocked the internet with its announcement. Just after the end of the event, Microsoft announced the arrival of new video games to Xbox that were revealed in the PlayStation 2023 Showcase.
Xbox welcomes the arrival of new videos following the PlayStation 2023 Showcase
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The world has entered a new generation of gaming with the release of both PlayStation 5 and Xbox series X/S consoles. Furthermore, there are several debates on which console is the best new-gen console. Some people favor PlayStation-exclusive games while some love to try Xbox-exclusive ones.
On May 24, when millions of fans were left amused by the Sony PlayStation Showcase, Xbox dropped another big reveal. Interestingly, Microsoft will be bringing several games revealed in the PlayStation Showcase to Xbox as well. Indeed, this will change the fans’ views of the Console War completely.
Not to mention, several fans were left in shock after Xbox’s surprising announcement online. One comment read, “I love how you guys piggy back of the Sony showcase to hype games on your platform. Free marketing.” Whereas, another fan said, “Xbox watched the showcase, slapped together a jpeg and said… “Ditto.”
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While Xbox users will be left out by Spider-Man 2, the addition of multiple video games is indeed a splendid deal. Spider-Man 2 has been one of the most-awaited video games for 2023. Not to mention, several fans lost their cool after viewing the Spider duo of Peter Parker and Miles Morales in action during the event. And with the reveal of Kraven the Hunter and the Symbiote suit, the crowd went wild.
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What a good looking group 😎 pic.twitter.com/eDZo8vTXtB
— Xbox (@Xbox) May 24, 2023
Since both PlayStation and Xbox will not be owing a majority of exclusive fans, users will start favoring better and benefiting deals. Interestingly, the latter has confirmed the launch of 12 new video games to arrive in 2023.
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The upcoming games are Marathon, Dragon’s Dogma, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Alan Wake 2, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, The Plucky Squire, Teardown, Cat Quest: Pirates Of The Purribean, Immortals Of Aveum, Neva, Ghostrunner 2, and The Talos Principle 2.
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