Taking a step back from an early May announcement, Xbox wishes to clarify that it never intended for the Xbox 20/20 segment to be a singular source of news related to the game console or its titles.
The announcement came in the form of an editor's note on the original blog post on May 5 that announced the new Xbox 20/20 segment. "We’ve decided to stop using the 'Xbox 20/20' phrasing," the editor wrote, "as it implied that we would be releasing information in one way only, through a dedicated monthly show."
Sometimes an idea that feels good at the time of conception loses its glamour when it becomes a reality. Unfortunately for Microsoft, the 'Xbox 20/20' phrase on its own does carry a certain air authority. The year 2020 will undoubtedly be one that sticks in the collective consciousness of gamer culture, not just for all the consoles being released this year, but also in how a global pandemic reshaped and deepened humanity's relationship with video games. With a name like that, it is easy to think that someone looking for information about Xbox in the year 2020 would assume that a particular segment is the most authoritative source.
Clarifications and edits in press releases are not uncommon, and some ideas have to be scrapped entirely because of circumstances. Warner Bros, which had plans to reveal the next Batman game at E3 2020, would understand how much of a hassle it can be when normal avenues of communication are disrupted. How the public views a source of information has a great effect on how far and how fast the data will travel, and Xbox clearly wants to avoid the pitfall of having too narrow a platform.
This announcement has been coming for a while, since the Xbox 20/20 segment for July never panned out. There are numerous potential reasons for the series to flop, from the ever-present threat of COVID-19 infections to the rapidly increasing number of peers in other companies like Activision pushing back against low wages. These industry-wide disruptions are undoubtedly putting unprecedented pressure on the team who was supposed to be behind the segment, and the amount of news being generated by the company regularly outpaces what could be condensed into a single monthly report.
Microsoft Xbox wants to remind fans that there are multiple avenues from which to learn about upcoming titles, events, and the development of next-gen consoles like The Xbox Series S. There is just too much information to be shared through a single monthly segment, and Xbox acknowledges it would be unable to capture anything which would not be disseminated through other means, such as YouTube or the Xbox Wire itself. Fans can also follow Xbox on Twitter.
Source: Xbox