In an in-depth interview with GameSpot, Xbox boss Phil Spencer spoke at length about Microsoft`s past, present, and future in gaming. During the conversation, he addressed E3 2019, and one of the topics he discussed was the added pressure to succeed in the wake of Sony not holding its traditional press conference.`Normally what would happen is, on Sunday, we`d do our show and then Sony would go on Monday and then Nintendo on Monday or Tuesday,` Spencer said. `With Sony not in the middle, our show kind of sat on its own, which I think was kind of a positive and a challenge in some ways because there was nothing for it to reflect against.` E3 2019 was the last show before Microsoft really starts marketing its next platform, codenamed Scarlett, he explained, so it was especially important to let fans know that there`s still plenty to expect on Xbox One--years` worth of releases--before the generation closes out.This is largely why the Scarlett reveal was at the end of Microsoft`s press conference, instead of being a focus at the beginning of the show, like previous console reveals at E3. Though the next-generation Xbox is on the way, it`s still a way out and so the majority of the games announced at Microsoft`s E3 2019 conference were focused on its current platform. Microsoft also just didn`t have answers to many questions about Scarlett. The hardware`s appearance, official name, cost, and day one game line-up are all still up in the air.When it came to the objective of ensuring the focus was still on Xbox One, Spencer said he feels like Microsoft largely succeeded--especially since the company mostly announced games or expansions that had a foreseeable release date, so viewers could make concrete plans for them. `The Lego stuff is a good example,` Spencer said. `On Lego Forza, you just saw it`s coming to your console that week. Some of the things were literally launching right as we [announced] it, like the State of Decay stuff.``Of the 14 first-party games that ...
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