 Microsoft just finished its E3 2015 event and it went surprisingly well. They didn't do all the silly things they often do and they had a few good surprises. We're going to talk about the three big things that you should know from this event. Number one is Microsoft is making the Xbox One more like a PC. You're now going to be able to play some games before they're actually released. Similar to a beta type of thing that is already available on Steam for PC gamers. You're going to be able to have mods, at least in games like Fallout 4, mods that are made for PC but available on the Xbox One version of the game. It's pretty interesting and pretty exciting and may be a hint at future plans about what the Xbox One will become later in its life cycle. Number two is an emphasis on fan service. Now in years past we've seen Microsoft really roll out the red carpet for all things Halo. This year it's everything. They're bringing backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games to the Xbox One. Will we see every Xbox 360 game working on our Xbox One? I'm reluctant to say that I believe that. They promise a hundred games when the service rolls out and we'll see more going on from there. We also saw a remastered version of Gears of War 1 along with footage of Gears of War 4 in gobs of Halo 5 Guardians which started the show. They're using their big IPs to get fans' attention and they outright said it at the end of the press conference. If you have not upgraded from Xbox 360 to Xbox One, now is the time to do it. They're practically begging you and you know what? As far as groveling goes, this is some great groveling. Number three, Microsoft didn't screw it up for itself which it is capable of doing as it has in years past. They didn't focus on apps or statistics or analytics or how much money they make. They didn't pull up weird PowerPoint slides. We didn't see ESPN and UFC in some bland partnership with the NFL. They focused on games. They focused on the IPs that they already have out there that people love and they got some new exclusives. And they did that little trick where they show games and you're like, is that an exclusive? Maybe it's not, maybe it is, I don't know. But I'm going to think that I need to buy an Xbox One if I want to play it and that's all they really care about. So good job Microsoft. As far as marketing goes, you really nailed it this year. And there's a lot more that they had. I mean, it was a busy press event. So here's what I recommend you do. If you want to see everything you should know from the Microsoft press event, go to theverge.com. We have a full write-up. And if you just want to see clips from all of that, we have a super cut on youtube.com forward slash the verge. And here's what I recommend. You stay on theverge.com all week because it's E3 week and it's the exciting time of our lives. We're talking about video games, fun stuff, not cell phones, not blenders, not drones that are going to inevitably kill us all. It's fun time. I'll see you later.
 Microsoft just finished its E3 2015 event and it went surprisingly well.
 They didn't do all the silly things they often do and they had a few good surprises.
 We're going to talk about the three big things that you should know from this event.
 Number one is Microsoft is making the Xbox One more like a PC.
 You're now going to be able to play some games before they're actually released.
 Similar to a beta type of thing that is already available on Steam for PC gamers.
 You're going to be able to have mods, at least in games like Fallout 4,
 mods that are made for PC but available on the Xbox One version of the game.
 It's pretty interesting and pretty exciting and may be a hint at future plans
 about what the Xbox One will become later in its life cycle.
 Number two is an emphasis on fan service.
 Now in years past we've seen Microsoft really roll out the red carpet for all things Halo.
 This year it's everything.
 They're bringing backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games to the Xbox One.
 Will we see every Xbox 360 game working on our Xbox One?
 I'm reluctant to say that I believe that.
 They promise a hundred games when the service rolls out and we'll see more going on from there.
 We also saw a remastered version of Gears of War 1 along with footage of Gears of War 4
 in gobs of Halo 5 Guardians which started the show.
 They're using their big IPs to get fans' attention and they outright said it at the end of the press conference.
 If you have not upgraded from Xbox 360 to Xbox One, now is the time to do it.
 They're practically begging you and you know what?
 As far as groveling goes, this is some great groveling.
 Number three, Microsoft didn't screw it up for itself which it is capable of doing as it has in years past.
 They didn't focus on apps or statistics or analytics or how much money they make.
 They didn't pull up weird PowerPoint slides.
 We didn't see ESPN and UFC in some bland partnership with the NFL.
 They focused on games.
 They focused on the IPs that they already have out there that people love and they got some new exclusives.
 And they did that little trick where they show games and you're like, is that an exclusive?
 Maybe it's not, maybe it is, I don't know.
 But I'm going to think that I need to buy an Xbox One if I want to play it and that's all they really care about.
 So good job Microsoft.
 As far as marketing goes, you really nailed it this year.
 And there's a lot more that they had.
 I mean, it was a busy press event.
 So here's what I recommend you do.
 If you want to see everything you should know from the Microsoft press event, go to theverge.com.
 We have a full write-up.
 And if you just want to see clips from all of that, we have a super cut on youtube.com forward slash the verge.
 And here's what I recommend.
 You stay on theverge.com all week because it's E3 week and it's the exciting time of our lives.
 We're talking about video games, fun stuff, not cell phones, not blenders, not drones that are going to inevitably kill us all.
 It's fun time.
 I'll see you later.