Gamers Are Not Satisfied With the Latest Inside Xbox

Players met this week’s Inside Xbox show with mixed feelings: there were premieres of new awesome projects but Microsoft repeatedly promised to show next-gen gameplay. Yes, there were some gameplay pieces in the commercials but mostly they were production trailers.

Probably, that’s why the approval indicators in social networks don’t strike the imagination: on the YouTube live broadcast it’s roughly 43,000 likes against 35,000 dislikes, and the video called First Look Xbox Series X Gameplay (the same broadcast, but without counting down) has about 17,000 likes against 22,000 dislikes. Among the most popular comments: “It seems that Xbox has forgotten what the word ‘gameplay’ means.”

Aaron Greenberg, general marketing manager of Xbox, reacted to criticism from users on Twitter:

Had we not said anything & just shown May Inside Xbox show like we did last month, I suspect reactions might have been different. Clearly we set some wrong expectations & that’s on us. We appreciate all the feedback & can assure you we will take it all in & learn as a team. 🙏🏻💚
— Aaron Greenberg 🙅🏼‍♂️❎ (@aarongreenberg) May 8, 2020

Let us remind you that Microsoft is going to talk about next-gen every month until the end of the year. What will happen with the Xbox Series X in June is still unknown, but the demonstration of Xbox Game Studios exclusives is scheduled for July.