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Tune in on Thursday for Xbox First Look: Metro 2039 - Xbox Wire

Get ready for the world premiere of Metro 2039, the next entry in 4A Games’ beloved post-apocalyptic FPS series, presented by Xbox this Thursday.

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This Thursday, April 16, we'll be debuting Xbox First Look: Metro 2039 with 4A Games & Deep Silver – a digital-only broadcast offering a world-premiere look at the next title in the beloved post-apocalyptic first-person shooter series.

This will be the fourth mainline entry from 4A Games in the series based on the iconic novels of Dmitry Glukhovsky, following Metro 2033 (2010), Metro: Last Light (2013), and Metro Exodus (2019), all of which tell the stories of survivors of nuclear devastation living in the Moscow subway tunnels and the world that surrounds them.

Xbox has always been a home for the franchise, and we're honored to continue that relationship by bringing you a first look at this next exciting chapter.

Read on for all the details about how and when to tune into the broadcast.

What time does Xbox First Look: Metro 2039 begin? Thursday, April 16, at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK.

How do I watch? Xbox First Look: Metro 2039 will be available to watch as a YouTube Premiere on YouTube.com/Xbox.

Is the event available in languages other than English? We will be providing subtitle support in the following languages: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovakian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (MX), Swedish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, and Ukrainian. Just click the gear icon in the lower righthand corner of the primary stream to choose the language of your choice.

Is the show going to be Accessible to those with low/no hearing or low/no vision? There will be a version of the show with Audio Descriptions (AD) in English on the Xbox YouTube channel, and American Sign Language (ASL) on Xbox's YouTube channel.

I'm not going to be able to watch live, where can I find out what was announced? The Xbox Wire team will publish a recap rounding up all the news from the show immediately following the end of Xbox First Look: Metro 2039 (including localized versions in Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, LATAM Spanish, and Japanese).

Co-streamer and content creator notes for Xbox First Look: Metro 2039: We at Xbox greatly appreciate any co-stream efforts and aim to ensure you have a smooth experience if you choose to do so. However, due to forces beyond our control, we cannot guarantee that glitches or disruptions by bots and other automated software won't interfere with your co-stream. For those planning to create post-show breakdowns of Xbox First Look: Metro 2039 in the form of Video on Demand (VOD) coverage, we recommend you do not use any audio containing copyrighted music to avoid any action by automated bots, and to also consult the terms of service for your service provider.

 

[adamsapple]

Xbox premiering this means likelihood of this being a Game Pass day 1 game is decently high.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Ooooh! I wonder when this will launch?

2027? - I feel like we might start to get some next gen hype visual games soon. Where the platform is not stated but we can see it is running on a high end PC or.....next gen console (high end pc)

 

[Magic Carpet]

Is this going to be a multiplayer only game?

 

[adamsapple]

Is this going to be a multiplayer only game?

Nothing so far has led me to believe that will be the case.

 

[Shifty1897]

Man, I still need to play Exodus, I loved the first two games.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Is this going to be a multiplayer only game?

Why would it be a multiplayer-only game?

 

[Magic Carpet]

Why would it be a multiplayer-only game?

It seems to be the thing to release a quick and dirty Gaas nowadays.

 

[adamsapple]

It seems to be the thing to release a quick and dirty Gaas nowadays.

The last mainline Metro game came out 7 years ago. I don't think there's anything quick about this, lol.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I got this whole series in my backlog. Might start with the VR one.

 

[Stafford]

This Xbox First Look thing is cool, isn't Stranger than Heaven part of that too in May? It's just good to see Xbox being more involved with marketing finally. Better late than never.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I got this whole series in my backlog. Might start with the VR one.

Maybe this new one will also have a VR mode.

 

[roosnam1980]

will be a timed exclusive , i think

 

[adamsapple]

will be a timed exclusive , i think

Very little to no chance, but it might be a Game Pass title if Xbox are showing it.

 

[Topher]

Very little to no chance

Why do you say that?

 

[adamsapple]

Why do you say that?

They're not doing first party console exclusives, third party stuff would make even less sense .. no ?

 

[Roman Empire]

They had to announce it after all that old cancelled leaked footage showed up.

Ngl, I just expect it is better than Exodus. That game didn't hit it for me like the old Metro games. I need more tight zones and more horror encounters.

 

[Topher]

They're not doing first party console exclusives, third party stuff would make even less sense .. no ?

Hard to say now. Asha might have other ideas about all of that.

 

[Darsxx82]

A Metro Game is great news, I'm definitely going to watch the stream.

 

[AJUMP23]

Time to ride the subway

 

[samoilaaa]

is this game suposed to based on the books or their personal story ?

 

[forsakkenSoul]

I just hope it's a new Metro focused on SP, I'm not interested in VR or multiplayer.

 

[Branded]

I just hope it switches to multiplayer. Enough with the singleplayer Metro games!

 

[forsakkenSoul]

I just hope it switches to multiplayer. Enough with the singleplayer Metro games!

 

[The_hunter]

Man, I still need to play Exodus, I loved the first two games.

Exodus is a banger

 

[Puscifer]

Xbox premiering this means likelihood of this being a Game Pass day 1 game is decently high.

After STALKER this is a good bet. Gamepass can work wonders for getting certain developers over that hump.

 

[NickFire]

Hard to say now. Asha might have other ideas about all of that.

She did say something like hear ya when someone tweeted her about exclusives I think.

 

[adamsapple]

Exodus is a banger

It really is.

 

[Arachnid]

Every Metro game has been a banger so I'm in

 

[Robochobo]

I just hope it switches to multiplayer. Enough with the singleplayer Metro games!

 

[Diddy X]

Do I need to play the other 2038 games first?

 

[Markio128]

The Metro games have always been visually appealing to me, but whenever I've played one I haven't enjoyed it past the first couple of hours.

 

[samoilaaa]

I just hope it switches to multiplayer. Enough with the singleplayer Metro games!

 

[Gonzito]

I just hope it switches to multiplayer. Enough with the singleplayer Metro games!

 

[Shubh_C63]

I am ashamed I have literally 4 copies of each Metro game and haven't played any of them. Looks right up my alley in terms of immersion.

Also, 4A game nailed the naming titles. They never have to worry about Metro Part 6 because they just gotta increase the years digit.

 

[mèx]

Finally, it's about time we got a new Metro.

 

[Zamana]

Just 13 years more for this to happen irl

 

[adamsapple]

I just hope it switches to multiplayer. Enough with the singleplayer Metro games!

 

[Topher]

I just hope it switches to multiplayer. Enough with the singleplayer Metro games!

 

[Bojji]

Just 13 years more for this to happen irl

 

[Johnny Concrete]

The real next-gen experience

 

[adamsapple]

The real next-gen experience

The haptics are gonna be intense.

 

[Zuzu]

I played through 2033 and Exodus and found them both to be average games apart from one section in 2033 which was one of the scariest and creepiest things I've experienced in a game. But if the new one is generally the same as the old ones then I'll probably skip it.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Man, I still need to play Exodus, I loved the first two games.

Same here! I absolutely LOVED the first two games, somehow haven't played Exodus yet. I'm super glad the series is still going.

 

[Ristifer]

I am ashamed I have literally 4 copies of each Metro game and haven't played any of them.

 

[Shubh_C63]

I really should play them and metro series is perhaps the most times a game has gone on free to keep.

 

[Signalis]

It will probably be a female protagonist looking for her long lost girlfriend in some Metro. Hopefully more Artyom and the same atmosphere as Metro 2033

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Looking forward to this!

 

[Darkmakaimura]

From IMDb.....

METRO 2039 is the next landmark FPS from acclaimed storytellers, 4A Games. Journey into the dark heart of post-apocalyptic Moscow in a harrowing conflict for the very soul of the Metro.The year is 2039. For a quarter century, the last survivors of nuclear war have been locked in bitter conflict deep in the Metro tunnels beneath the poisoned city of Moscow. Now, finally, they have been united by a single leader, a fanatical Spartan known as Hunter.But this is no peace: Hunter's Novoreich regime rules through propaganda and fear, subjugating the population in the name of a new war for the surface against a dark and terrifying enemy.In the wilderness beyond the city, the reclusive Stranger is haunted by violent waking nightmares. When the ghosts of his past force him out of exile, he must undertake a harrowing journey into the shattered ruins of Moscow, to the one place he swore he'd never go. The Metro.Experience the most shocking METRO adventure yet in a powerful single-player story that weaves exploration, survival, combat and stealth across a hauntingly beautiful but deadly world with unparalleled immersion.Inspired by the worldwide best-selling METRO book trilogy by Dmitry Glukhovsky.

 

[Spooky Scary Skeleton]

About fucking time. The ending of Metro Exodus teased about going back to Moscow to bring the survivors out of tunnels. Maybe 2039 focuses more on that.