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The others were indie-developed As Dusk Falls, a Forza 5 expansion, an Age of Empires re-release and Obsidian’s Grounded(which had been in Game Preview for two years).

Speaking in a new interview with IGN, Xbox boss Phil Spencer took the blame for last year’s light release schedule, but said he felt good about the 12 months head, which should see significant exclusives released for Xbox Game Pass on consoles and PC.

“Our commitment to our fans is that we need to have a steady release of great games that people can play on our platform, and we didn’t do enough of that in 2022, there’s no doubt,” Spencer told IGN.

“We’re excited to about getting to roll into 2023, having the Developer Direct – I felt really good about the games that we were showing – and also knowing that Starfield is a game that we’re going to highlight in its own show, and then just start off 2023 with good momentum.

Spencer said that, after months of telling fans to wait for news, he felt it was important to show games with release dates.

When I look at Minecraft Legends, when I look at Redfall, the work that we’re doing at Forza Motorsport, and one of my favourite franchises, The Elder Scrolls Online… I think it was important for us to show games and show dates.”