E3 2019: the most important stories of the biggest video game week

E3 2019 is coming to an end and it's another crazy week of news on games. There were big revelations, raucous press conferences, cool trailers and even a glimpse of how the future of the game might change in the years to come. And if you were on the floor of the show or watching from home, there was a tonne news to try to follow. So, in case you get lost along the way, here is the most important information that has been announced.

Microsoft announces future of Xbox with Project Scarlett

While Sony was removing E3 and Nintendo with its usual pre-recorded Direct, Microsoft was the only one of the top three console manufacturers to hold a traditional press conference. And the main news was the first details on Project Scarlett, the company's next-generation Xbox console, which is expected to launch Holiday 2020 with 8K gaming, support for 120 frequencies per second in gaming, ray tracing and an optical drive. compatibility for the last three generations of Xbox consoles. Oh, and a new trailer for Halo Infinity, who will launch alongside Scarlett.

Streaming services are about to become a big problem for games

If there was a trend of E3 2019, it was the focus on streaming services as the next big thing for gaming. Starting with the revelations of Google's pre-E3 stadiums, Microsoft's slightly confused xCloud service, Ubizoft's new UPlay Plus subscription, Bethesda optimizing its games for cloud broadcasting and rumors of a service Square Enix, the race to become the new "Netflix for games" is clearly on. With the launch of the first of these services later this year, we will see for ourselves how these promises really hold in the real world, but the idea of ​​being able to play any game anywhere looks attractive.

Breath of nature becomes a sequel for the switch

Zelda Nintendo's press conference convinced fans that we would have more information about the next Link's Awakening remake and the Zeldatheme Crypt of NecroDancer but nobody could have expected: the announcement of a sequel full of Breath of nature. And unlike some other Nintendo long-term projects (like Metroid Prime 4, always a no-show), the company did not just flash a logo and call it a day – there was also a trailer for the sequel. There is no word yet on a release date, but the expectations are already dizzying.

Passage of animals: new horizons is postponed to 2020

The announcement of Nintendo was however bad: Passage of animals: new horizons, the expected debut of the Switch series, was postponed from March 20, 2020 to March 20, 2020. Nintendo had the first gameplay trailer for New Horizons, who is looking to add a new manufacturing element to the series. And even without Crossing of animals, Nintendo still seems to have an incredible vacation list this year, with Pokemon Sword and Shield, Luigi's Mansion 3, and The legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake.

Jedi: Fallen Order could break the EA Star wars slump

EA was surprisingly uninformed about the news at E3 this year, mostly about Respawn's new solo player. Jedi Star Wars: Fallen Order. After the dull Battlefront restart, the public relations disaster that was Battlefront IIThe scandal of the mailbox, and the public collapse of the Visceral Games title led by Amy Hennig, the company was not very lucky with the title. Star wars Licence. But Fallen Order It seems that this curse can break the spell: "We try to be faithful to Star warsbut we are also trying to create a fun game, "says game director Stig Asmussen.

Square Enix finally reveals Marvel's Avengers

It has been more than two and a half years since Square Enix announced that it was working with Marvel on an Avengers game and, at E3, the company finally showed us the results. What we had was mainly based on stories, with some excerpts from the show of action in the third person between the two. But it is clear that society has a very broad vision of what it wants. The Avengers to be, with promises of years of new content and characters for the title said to be in the works. It will be launched on May 15, 2020.

Cyberpunk 2077, Remake of Final Fantasy VII, and Grounding of death all have the actual release dates

It's a good E3 for almost mythical games, with three of the longest games teased – Cyberpunk 2077, announced in May 2012; Remake of Final Fantasy VII, announced at the E3 2015; and Grounding of death, announced at E3 2016, all have concrete and concrete release dates … all in the same six-month interval. While the new gameplay for the three titles (including one technically announced just before E3) was limited, the fact that we are about to play them looks like a feat after so many years of waiting.