Microsoft has announced that it will be hosting its Xbox Series X games event on 23 July at 9 am Pacific Time (9:30 pm IST). Xbox informed about the event on its official Twitter handle. The event will be live-streamed on Xbox website and YouTube. [caption id=“attachment_7779411” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”]  Microsoft Xbox Series X.[/caption] According to a report by The Verge, Microsoft is planning to showcase games made by its Xbox Game Studios, including Halo Infinite.
🎮 Xbox Games Showcase
— Xbox (@Xbox) July 6, 2020
📅 July 23rd
⏰ 9am PT@SummerGameFest Pre-Show at 8am PT with @GeoffKeighley on @YouTubeGaming#XboxGamesShowcase pic.twitter.com/zGr5AnFwic
The trailer of Halo was recently released by the developer 343 Industries on Twitter. The report mentions that Microsoft has a total of 15 Xbox Game Studios so far.
SIGNAL DETECTED pic.twitter.com/LNQcoc4spA
— Halo (@Halo) June 24, 2020
The Halo franchise has been one of the most important games on the Xbox since its launch in 2001. It tells the story of a superhuman soldier fighting all kind of threats from all over the universe. The Xbox event comes at a time when the video game industry gears up for two of its biggest new product launches in nearly a decade. Microsoft’s Xbox event on 23 July is scheduled weeks after **Sony unveiled the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition** . Sony in its event has unveiled the likes of Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7. (Also read: **Spider-Man may be spearheading PlayStation 5 charge, but Sony is banking on its female leads to carry next-gen console** ) Ahead of the official event, Microsoft has already informed that Xbox Game Studios will show new gameplay, fresh games and games specially optimised for Xbox Series X.