Microsoft’s next big gaming event is coming very soon, with the first developer live launch scheduled for Wednesday, January 25th. Here in this post we will Here’s a roundup of how to watch the show and what to expect from Xbox 2023’s first big event.
How to watch
The Developer Live takes place on Wednesday, January 25, starting at 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm GMT. You can watch the showcase live on the official Xbox and Bethesda channels, as well as via Steam and Bilibili in China. You can also watch it right here at GameSpot.
Check out the links below.
The developer live stream will be hosted at 1080p/60 fps, but Microsoft recommends re-watching the following event at 4K/60 fps for a “more representative view” about the image included in the presentation”. The rebroadcast will be live on Xbox YouTube channel after the live event ends.
Developer Direct will be available in English, with subtitles and/or dubbed translations in the languages listed below:
- Arabic
- Simplified Chinese)
- Traditional Chinese)
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finland
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarians
- Indonesian language
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korea
- Malay
- Norwegian
- Persian (Farsi)
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Russian
- Slovak
- Spanish (Castilian)
- Spanish (Latin America)
- Sweden
- Thai
- Turkey
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
Microsoft said it hopes to have all of these languages available to users during the live show, but some languages may not be available and will be added after the event ends.
Direct to Developers will be a version of the program with Audio Descriptions in English and American Sign Languages. It will also be broadcast on the XboxASL Twitch channel.
Starfield Showcase Coming Later
Microsoft has held “Extended” rollouts in the past after the main event, but this won’t be the case. However, there will be a broadcast focused on The Elder Scrolls Online taking place shortly after the Developer Direct ends. Additionally, a stand-alone program focusing on Starfield specifically will be made at a later date.
what to expect?
While Starfield won’t be on display at the Developer Direct, Microsoft has confirmed that there will be “new, expanded gameplay” showcases for Redfall, Forza Motorsport, Minecraft Legends, and the aforementioned Elder Scrolls Online. In addition to the gameplay footage, Arkane’s Redfall may have a release date during the event, as a The May 2 release date was recently leaked online.
Keep checking back with GameSpot for more Developer Live in the near future.
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