By Matt Purslow

Microsoft has announced the date and time for its Xbox E3 2019 Briefing.

The conference will once again be held at the Microsoft Theatre in LA in the traditional slot of the Sunday before the main E3 event. You’ll be able to watch online on June 9 at 1pm PDT (9pm UK, 6am AEST) via YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, and Mixer.

The date and time for the briefing comes hot on the heels of a huge Sony reveal, which provides details on the hardware capabilities of the company’s next-generation hardware. Looks like someone at Microsoft was maybe feeling a bit left out.

But what will we see at the E3 2019 briefing from Xbox? Well, the must-rumoured Xbox One S all-digital console seems likely after the number of leaks in recent weeks. There’s also the potential of a new subscription service that combines Xbox Live and Game Pass.

But what about a successor to the Xbox One? There’s nothing official to suggest that Microsoft will announce their next-gen hardware – known as Project Scarlett -  this year, but with Sony having shown a card or two of their hand, it may encourage Microsoft to return fire with a few details of their own.

Matt Purslow is IGN UK’s News and Entertainment Writer, and is ready for Sony and Microsoft to unleash their barrage of next-gen details. You can follow him on Twitter.