Xbox announces ‘Let’s Play’ event, debuts new trailer that showcases the best of Xbox
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This holiday season has already been extremely busy for video games, and it’s only going to get more hectic (in a good way) with the launch of theXbox Series XandXbox Series Son November 10, followed by thePlaystation 5starting on November 12. To celebrate the launch of their new next-gen consoles, Microsoft wants to host alivestream celebrating video games, players, and moreon November 10, that anyone can tune into. There’s also a new Xbox-flavored trailer that pretty ably showcases all of Xbox’s strengths going into the next-generation of gaming.
Microsoft’s Let’s Play stream will air onTwitch,Facebook Gaming, andYouTubeon November 10, 2020, starting at11 am PT or 2 pm ET.
There won’t be any big Xbox announcements during the Let’s Play stream. Instead, Microsoft wants to celebrate a momentous time in gaming by inviting players to play right alongside Team Xbox, as well as various creators and partners. The stream will offer behind-the-scenes look at Xbox and the many video games being made for the platform, feature the stories of the people who make those games, showcase launch highlights from around the globe, and use the power of video games to raise money for different charities.
The new trailer also debuted alongside the announcement is pretty powerful in its own right, showcasing all the strengths of the steadily growing Xbox platform with its multi-pronged strategy. While competitors still focus on just their respective hardware, Xbox has expanded to two powerful new consoles, PC, and mobile devices, all connected by the power ofXbox Game Pass Ultimate, which combines the benefits of Xbox Live Gold,Xbox Game Passfor console and PC, andXbox Cloud Gaming (Project xCloud).
On November 10, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is getting even better with theaddition of EA Play at no additional cost.
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Zachary Boddy (They / Them) is a Staff Writer for Windows Central, primarily focused on covering the latest news in tech and gaming, the best Xbox and PC games, and the most interesting Windows and Xbox hardware. They have been gaming and writing for most of their life starting with the original Xbox, and started out as a freelancer for Windows Central and its sister sites in 2019. Now a full-fledged Staff Writer, Zachary has expanded from only writing about all things Minecraft to covering practically everything on which Windows Central is an expert, especially when it comes to Microsoft. You can find Zachary on Twitter@BoddyZachary.
