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Halo Infinite has been announced by Microsoft at its E3 2019 press conference as a launch title for Xbox Project Scarlett, the next Xbox that will launch holiday 2020.

Following Halo Infinite’s reveal at last year’s E3, Halo developer 343 Industries revealed plenty of details about the upcoming game. It’ll have a 4-player split screen, and no battle royale mode or loot boxes that cost real money. Bonnie Ross, head of 343 Industries, said the development team considers Halo Infinite a “spiritual reboot.”

New Borderlands 2 DLC Announced, Available Now

New DLC for Borderlands 2, Commander Lilith and The Fight for Sanctuary, was announced during Microsoft’s E3 2019 press conference.

Available now for free for fans who already have a copy of Borderlands 2 or Borderlands: The Handsome Jack Collection on PC, PS4 or Xbox One, Commander Lilith is a brand-new campaign expansion that sets the stage for Borderlands 3.

In the expansion, Sanctuary is under siege, the vault map has been stolen, and toxic gas is poisoning Pandora and creating infected forms of enemies. Lilith and the Crimson Raiders are set to take on the deranged villain Hector, who leads his New Pandora Army to claim the vault map for himself.

Players can play through the DLC as Maya, Salvador, Axton, Zer0, Gaige or Kreig, battling new bosses, exploring new areas, collecting new loot and discovering a new tier beyond Legendary: Effervescent. Veteran players can pursue the new level 80 level cap while new players can boost automatically to level 30, helping prep for an all-new raid boss.

E3 2019: Halo Infinite Is A New Xbox Scarlett Launch Title

Microsoft’s E3 press conference gave us a glimpse at the next generation of hardware, though the company’s new Xbox is still under the Scarlett moniker for now. But with the console coming holiday 2020, Microsoft thought to sweeten the pie by announcing Halo Infinite as a launch title.

Halo Infinite and Xbox Scarlett will launch holiday 2020.

Project xCloud Coming in October

Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, announced Microsoft is bringing Xbox to the cloud with Project xCloud.

“Two months ago we connected all Xbox developers to project xCloud. Today, we invite those of you here at E3 for our first public hands-on of Project xCloud,” Spencer announced on stage at Microsoft’s E3 Briefing.

The new platform feature, which Spencer called Console Streaming, turns your Xbox One into your own personal Xbox server for free. “You can play your games wherever you go,” he said.

Immediately following the announcement for Project xCloud, Microsoft officially announced the next-generation Xbox console: Project Scarlett. To read all of the details we know so far, check out the announcement of Project Scarlett, which will be released during the holidays of 2020.

New Xbox, Project Scarlett Will Be Released in Holiday 2020

The next-generation Xbox has been announced at Microsoft’s Xbox E3 Briefing. Currently called Project Scarlett, it will be released in Holiday 2020.

A video explained that, from a processing standpoint, the console will be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X, capable of resolutions up to 8K, 120 frames per second, and ray tracing. The priority is apparently to reduce load times in games.

Microsoft says that a new-generation SSD drive is being used as virtual RAM, offering major performance increases over previous generations.

“For us, the console is vital

to our experience,” said Phil Spencer on stage, doubling down on Microsoft’s recent games-first philosophy with Xbox.

E3 2019: Phantasy Star Online 2 Is (Finally) Coming To The West

The Microsoft Xbox E3 2019 press conference–one of the several major publisher and developer E3 streams that precede the actual show–just dropped a bomb shell. Phantasy Star Online 2, previously exclusive to Japan, is finally getting an international release.

Fans of the original Phantasy Star Online have been clamoring for an international release. The game sees you take on the role of one of 12 different characters and descend upon an alien planet to discover the fate of the inhabitants of Pioneer 1 so that the citizens of Pioneer 2 know whether it’s safe to land. It’s not, of course. Phantasy Star Online 2 opens up the previous title’s gameplay with new mechanics, weapons, and magical abilities. It first released in 2012.

Prior to E3, Microsoft said it was “going big,” covering 14 first-party Xbox One titles and several third-party games. Microsoft has not disappointed when it comes to Game Pass either, revealing several new games for its subscription service, though several leaked beforehand. The company also finally gave us our first look at its next-gen console too.

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E3 2019: Microsoft’s Game Streaming Service, xCloud, Coming In October

Microsoft’s new game streaming service, Project xCloud will bring cloud-based game streaming to consoles in October. Microsoft confirmed this during its Xbox E3 2019 press conference today, but didn’t share many more details about the platform.

There Microsoft’s Xbox press conference contained a lot of other big news like the official reveal of the From Software and George RR Martin collaboration game Elden Ring, and details on the next Xbox called still under the name Project Scarlett which is the most powerful console that Microsoft has ever designed coming in 2020.

E3 2019: Microsoft Confirms Tales Of Arise With Debut Trailer

Microsoft’s E3 2019 press conference finally confirmed Namco Bandai’s latest entry in its long-running Tales of franchise. Titled Tales of Arise, the game was initially leaked earlier this week. However, the presentation finally confirmed its existence on an official capacity with a brief debut trailer.

With the tagline “Rise Up,” Tales of Arise looks to be taking a step in a new direction with the series. While previous games had action-RPG combat systems, this new game seems to be leaning further into those systems, resembling games like Monster Hunter World or God Eater with seamless combat and no trace of separate battle encounters. Another interesting difference is that there seems to be a greater focus on exploration with a larger open world to run around.

On the other hand, story details were revealed in the debut trailer, but we do know that you’ll be playing a silver-haired protagonist who appears to on the run from something. The game is set to launch on Xbox One and PC sometime in 2020.

For more E3 news, previews, trailers, and gameplay, be sure to check out our E3 2019 hub. If you’re curious about the other press conferences, check out our full E3 press conference schedule.

E3 2019: Microsoft Unveils New Xbox Scarlett Console, Release Window Confirmed

Microsoft’s E3 2019 press conference brought us plenty of news, but perhaps the biggest thing we learned was that the company’s new console, Scarlett, is real. For now, it’s known as Project Scarlett, and Microsoft confirmed the new Xbox device will launch in Holiday 2020.

The company also announced Halo: Infinite will be a Scarlett launch title, which marks the first time a Halo game has been a launch Xbox game since the original Halo: Combat Evolved for the first Xbox.

Microsoft kept many of its Scarlett cards close to its chest, electing instead to mostly talk about its internal hardware. The console, which is yet to receive a final name, will be “four times” more powerful than the Xbox One X, Microsoft says. The company went on to say Scarlett contains a custom-engineered AMD processor and will be capable of both 8K and 120 frames per second.

For more on the new device, read our exhaustive look at Scarlett’s hardware specs or our comprehensive article from before E3 on everything we know about Xbox Scarlett–including the rumored budget alternative. For everything else, stay tuned to GameSpot’s E3 roundup hub.