Watch everything Microsoft unleashed at its E3 2015 Xbox event in 3 minutes

By Joshua Smith June 15, 2015

Microsoft kicked off E3 this year with plenty of news for Xbox gamers — plus a few treats for PC gamers and VR fans. Plenty of new exclusive titles for the Xbox One like Halo 5, Gears of War and more were announced on the big stage, along with Xbox One backwards compatibility, and the new Xbox One Elite controller. Live demos of Minecraft in augmented reality gave an early peek at the gaming possibilities of Microsoft’s Hololens headset.

We boiled down everything Microsoft had to uncover during the two-hour keynote into just three quick minutes. Get the low-down on all of the latest Xbox news you need to know in DT’s highlight reel.

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