Tech E3 2019: Microsoft strikes first in video game console battle with Xbox successor in 2020 June 9, 2019June 10, 2019 Mike Snider and Brett Molina, USA TODAY Comments Off on E3 2019: Microsoft strikes first in video game console battle with Xbox successor in 2020 At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, Sunday, Microsoft said it has a new video game console system "Project Scarlett" due in holiday 2020.