Microsoft is set to host an Xbox Series X game showcase in July, and the upcoming event is much more highly anticipated than the mediocre event held on May 7, where a number of third-party games were announced, but not a single exclusive title

VentureBeat gaming journalist Jeff Grubb posted a photo of the gaming event schedule and claimed that the next Xbox 20/20 July event would take place in August, and for a moment it It appeared to be However, that turned out to be a mistake, and Aaron Greenberg, general manager of Xbox marketing, reaffirmed on Twitter that the next Xbox digital show will take place in July

This confusion over scheduling is not a huge surprise, as Microsoft was expected to hold its Xbox Series X showcase in June However, due to the confusion caused by the coronavirus outbreak and the cancellation of E3, the event appears to have been moved to July

Samuel Bateman, head of marketing for Xbox UK, also tweeted that the Xbox event will take place in July, further refuting Grubb's schedule

The bottom line is that there are more first-party games in the works by Xbox Game Studios, let alone Xbox Series X exclusives, other than the glancing announcements of Halo Infinite and Hellblade 2 Little has been heard about first-party games in development by Xbox Game Studios, let alone Xbox Series X exclusives

But we expect that to change in July We are rather confident that we will get more detailed information on "Halo Infinite" including actual game footage and a breakdown of what to expect from "Hellblade 2" We would also love to know if a new "Fable" game is in the works, but that may just be wishful thinking

We also hope that Microsoft will provide more details on how games will work on the Xbox Series X, including 4K resolution, ray tracing, faster frame rates, and HDR upscaling for backwards compatible games Speaking of which, there is a reasonable chance that we will also see footage of older games running on Xbox Series X hardware and how Xbox will handle Smart Delivery services

It would also be a stretch of the imagination to see how the Project xCloud game streaming service will work with the Xbox Series X, as well as a little more information on cross-play with Windows 10 PCs

Microsoft's Xbox event will be delayed by Sony's big game showcase on June 11, or this Thursday Unlike Microsoft's May 7 event, we expect a number of first-party games from Sony's PlayStation division to be announced

Sony's "The Future of Gaming" event was originally scheduled for last week, but in order to avoid diverting attention from the "Black Lives Matters" movement protests taking place around the world in reaction to the police brutality that killed George Floyd in Minneapolis It was wisely and prudently postponed to avoid diverting attention away from the "Black Lives Matters" protests that are taking place around the world in reaction to the police brutality killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis While we are eager to see the next generation of the game, Tom's Guide supports such a decision and stands behind #BlackLivesMatters

But if you are a PS5 fan, put May 11 on your calendar And Xbox fans should do the same, as the PS5 event will most likely also showcase games that will be released on both consoles

However, the Xbox event in July will likely focus on Xbox Series X exclusives, so by August we should have a good idea of platform-specific games for both consoles