Microsoft confirmed yesterday that Xbox will be in attendance at Gamescom 2022, with the goal of celebrating the community on the show floor. It also sounds like there will be some news tidbits on current games.

　　We will be back on the show floor @gamescom!

　　This year, we are dedicating our booth to celebrating you, the community. And we'll provide some small updates to our current games.

　　Can’t wait to see you all in Cologne! pic.twitter.com/4Vu9eBsMMQ

　　— Xbox DACH (@XboxDACH) July 7, 2022

　　It is unclear what Microsoft intends for current games, but chances are they might be referring to the games coming out by the first half of 2023, which is what they focused on during not-E3 2022.

　　If that's the case, Xbox fans could expect news on the following first-party games: Arkane's Redfall, Bethesda's Starfield, Turn 10's Forza Motorsport, Blackbird's Minecraft Legends, Obsidian's Pentiment, and Oxide Games' Ara: History Untold.

　　Of course, that's not to say updates on other announced games like Obsidian's Avowed or Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade II are necessarily out of the question. Then there are also third-party Xbox games like Ebb Software's Scorn, Studio Wildcard's Ark 2, and GSC Game World's STALKER 2 that could make an appearance.

　　As a reminder, Sony, Nintendo, and Activision Blizzard won't be at Gamescom 2022. That said, according to the organizers of the Cologne-based convention, over 500 companies have already registered including 2K, 505 Games, Aerosoft, AMD, Bandai Namco, Daedalic Entertainment, HoyoVerse, Kalypso, Koch Media, Level Infinite (Tencent), Neowiz, NetEase, Raw Fury, SEGA, TaleWorlds Entertainment, Team17, THQ Nordic, Thunderful, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. Games.

　　With over 500 companies registered so far, #gamescom2022 is shaping up to be AMAZING! We can’t wait to be back in person.

　　You can find our press release here: https://t.co/9f4D0ov2hA

　　See you in Cologne! #aheadofthegame pic.twitter.com/dgyfrFSEEv

　　— gamescom (@gamescom) July 7, 2022

　　The event will be a hybrid physical/digital event taking place between August 24 and 28.