OPINION: 2021 saw Xbox partnering with Samsung to bring the Xbox App to 2022 Smart TVs and Microsoft agreeing to acquire Activision. But in terms of game releases, 2022 has been a pretty stagnant year.

But does that mean that 2023 will be able to pick up the slack? We’ve been searching the web for all the latest Xbox news and rumours to figure out what the company is planning for the next year, and we have to say, it looks like it’s going to be good.

Without further ado, here is what you should expect to see from Xbox over the next 12 months.

A plethora of exclusive games

Several exclusive Xbox titles slated for 2022 ended up getting pushed back to next year, meaning that we should have a boatload of choices when it comes to games in 2023.

Forza Motorsport was announced almost three years ago in 2020, but it seems like the game will finally come to fruition next year. Turn 10 Studios seems to be putting a lot of emphasis on the graphics; real-time ray tracing and dynamic time-of-day weather will be included for a more immersive experience, and it should push the Series X console to its limits.

But one of the most noteworthy games to be released next year may be Starfield; originally intended for a 2022 release, the game was eventually pushed back to the first half of 2023. This game looks to be a massive sci-fi…