Category: Announcements

Xbox Partner Preview: Join Us on Thursday to See What’s Next from Our Third-Party Partners

Danielle Partis, Xbox Wire Editor

Xbox Partner Preview – our broadcast that focuses on upcoming games from our brilliant third-party partners – will return this Thursday, March 26. The latest instalment will include news on upcoming games from partners including Sega, GSC Game World and Owlcat Games, plus brand-new reveals, world premieres and Xbox Game Pass announcements.

During Xbox Partner Preview, you’ll get an in-depth look at Ryu Ga Gotoku’s new project, Stranger Than Heaven, an update on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, plus new looks at The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, an action-RPG set in the world of James S.A. Corey’s legendary series. That’s not all we’ll have for you, with first looks and announcements from more great games coming to Xbox consoles, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass.

And as always, Xbox Wire will be here to share even more behind-the-scenes stories and deep-dives about select titles featured during the show.

The event will be broadcast digitally on Thursday, March 26, at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 5pm UK across our Xbox channels on YouTube and Twitch. Find out all the details below:

What time does Xbox Partner Preview begin? Thursday, March 26, at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern /5pm UK.

How do I watch? Xbox Partner Preview will be available through a variety of outlets:

YouTube.com/Xbox

Twitch.tv/Xbox

Twitch.tv/XboxASL

Regional Xbox channels around the world

Please note, YouTube.com/Xbox will be in 4K at 60fps, while all other channels will be 1080p / 60fps.

Is the event available in languages other than English?  Over at YouTube.com/Xbox, we will be providing live subtitle support in the following languages: Afrikaans, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, French, Canadian French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Māori, Norwegian, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Castilian Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. Just click the gear icon in the lower righthand corner of the primary stream to choose the language of your choice.

Is the show going to be Accessible to those with low/no hearing or low/no vision? There will be a version of the show with Audio Descriptions (AD) in English on the Xbox YouTube channel, and American Sign Language (ASL) on Xbox’s YouTube channel and the /XboxASL Twitch channel. YouTube.com/XboxOn will also feature British Sign Language (BSL).

I’m not going to be able to watch, where can I find out what was announced? A full show recap will go live immediately following the end of Xbox Partner Preview (with localized versions in Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, LATAM Spanish, and Japanese to follow). As announcements roll out during the broadcast, we’ll also publish articles featuring extra information about select titles right here on Xbox Wire.

Co-streamer and content creator notes for the Xbox Partner Preview: We at Xbox greatly appreciate any co-stream efforts and aim to ensure you have a smooth experience if you choose to do so. However, due to forces beyond our control, we cannot guarantee that glitches or disruptions by bots and other automated software won’t interfere with your co-stream. For those planning to create post-show breakdowns of Xbox Partner Preview in the form of Video on Demand (VOD) coverage, we recommend you do not use any audio containing copyrighted music to avoid any action by automated bots, and to also consult the terms of service for your service provider.

We hope to see you all back here on Thursday for the next Xbox Partner Preview! See you soon.