Microsoft has announced that it will host Xbox First Look: Metro 2039, the fourth mainline entry in the Metro series, in collaboration with 4A Games and Deep Silver. The digital-only broadcast will take place on April 16 and will provide a “world-premiere look at the next title in the beloved post-apocalyptic first-person shooter series.” The event will be available to watch as a YouTube Premiere on YouTube.com/Xbox. This announcement confirms recent statements made by insider NateTheHate.
Xbox First Look: Metro 2039 announced for Thursday, April 16.
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Additional details from Xbox Wire:
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.
