I watched the entirety of the Microsoft Panel, here is what I have to share about my thoughts and research.
Innovations from the Microsoft Panel:- XBOX One Backwards Compatibility
- Teaming up with Valve and Oculus for VR
- New highly customizable elite Game Controller
- Game Preview Software to test games before release on XBOX
- Some games may now offer support for PC Mods to be download on XBOX for free
- Many new game premiers including Plants VS Zombies GW2 and a new game by Rare
- Insane preview of Hololens through Minecraft
- Showcase many games such as Halo 5 Guardians, Tomb Raider Rises, Fallout 4, and Gears of War
- Tomb Raider Rises is incredibly stunning
Caveats/Concerns:- Call of Duty
- Call of Duty was not mentioned at all during the panel as it usually was.
- This could mean that Call of Duty has decided to partner up with Sony, or hopefully get rid of the early access policies for DLC entirely.
- Microsoft and Activision's deal for Call of Duty partnerships expired this year.
- Hololens
- Hololens support with Minecraft was demonstrated with a controller when the demon was projecting the screen.
- Does this mean only XBOX support and not for PC?
- Unlikely to release for years to come.
- Virtual Reality
- Did not specifiy any details about their partnership with Valve
- Can not stream directly from XBOX, must go from Xbox -> Computer -> Oculus