Xbox Partner Preview 2023: every announcement

Check out the third-party titles Microsoft has in store over the coming months

The Xbox Partner Preview on October 25, 2023, showcased what Xbox Series X|S and PC fans can expect in the coming months when it comes to games from Microsoft’s third-party partners.

As always in Xbox showcases, big titles such as Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Alan Wake 2 stood shoulder to shoulder with indies like Manor Lords. The show exceeded the 20 minute duration initially announced by about ten minutes and was packed with appearances of studios and games.

If you missed the show and don’t have time to watch the entire thing, here’s the overview of every Xbox Partner Preview 2023 announcement.

Here's everything Microsoft showed during the Xbox Partner Preview in October 2023 / Microsoft

Every announcement at Xbox Partner Preview in October 2023

• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will be released for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and PS5 on January 26, 2024. During the event, the mini-games and customization options for the vacation island you’re visiting in the title were shown off in a new trailer.
• FuturLab’s Ikaro: Will Not Die was announced and the trailer showed action-packed gameplay of the momentum-based action roguelite from the creators of Powerwash Simulator. It’ll come to Xbox Series X|S.
• Still Wakes The Deep by The Chinese Room is a narrative first-person horror title coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. It’ll be available on Xbox Game Pass in Early 2024, according to the trailer shown at the event.
• A RoboCop: Rogue City trailer was shown ahead of the game’s release on November 2, 2023, for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5.
• The developers of Dungeons of Hinterberg showed off a trailer highlighting the social features of the title, which will be released for PC and Xbox Series X|S in 2024.
• Spirit of the North 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S and was revealed with an announcement trailer.
• A first in-engine look at Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater was shown via a new trailer. We saw Snake sneak around, climb up a cliff, and stealthily take down a guardsman. No release date for the Xbox Series X|S game was given.
• Manor Lords will be released into Early Access for PC on April 26, 2024, and will be on PC Game Pass on Day 1. It will come to Xbox consoles and Xbox Game Pass later.
• The Finals, a first-person heist shooter, will have an open beta test starting on October 26, 2023. It’ll be released for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5.
• Dinosaur-rich Ark: Survival Ascended gameplay was shown for the first time in the game’s newest trailer, revealing what fans of the survival crafting series can expect from the next iteration.
• Alan Wake 2 is launching for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 on October 27, 2023, and the launch trailer premiered during the show.

The event summed up in one image / Microsoft

Diablo 4 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 won’t come to Xbox Game Pass in 2023