Overview

• The Xbox Games Showcase delivered back-to-back reveals for major titles like Persona 4 Revival, Grounded 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, prompting many to rank it above Summer Game Fest
• Resident Evil Requiem headlined the Summer Game Fest finale, joined by new trailers for Game of Thrones: War for Westeros and the Scott Pilgrim EX sequel
• Indie developers highlighted the sector’s diversity with projects such as the western-nightmare RPG Blighted, the Africanfuturist heist game Relooted and the noir shooter Mouse: P.I. for Hire
• Reports surfaced of a partnership between Microsoft and ASUS to produce the ROG Xbox Ally handheld console, which is said to support every game shown during the showcase
• Fans noted the absence of fresh Nintendo Switch 2 game announcements despite the console’s debut days earlier, calling for a dedicated Nintendo showcase