As the vast majority of you will remember, at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021, those from Redmond announced a large number of titles, where we found the new and curious IP developed by Avalanche Studios, Contraband. Its revelation did not leave us with practically any details, but throughout these months, we have learned that the new Xbox exclusive would have been in development since 2018, so we do not rule out that it may be released this year, although Jez Corden, who has some leading role in today’s news, already commented at the time that Contraband release date reportedly pushed back to 2023.
Although, less than a month after the new joint Xbox and Bethesda event, a user has leaked new Contraband details, which have been corroborated by Jez Corden himself through Twitter. green-ninjahas been in charge of filtering that at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 we would have a Contraband gameplaywhat is a cooperative open world heist game set in Malaysia. To these statements was added Jezwho added that Contraband will take us specifically to the Fictional “Bayan” archipelagowhich is Inspired by Southeast Asia during the 1970s.
Avalanche explains that Contraband is exclusive to Xbox due to its greatness
I do hope we see it at the show.
**Contraband is set on the fictional “Bayan” archipelago, inspired by Southeast Asia, in the 1970s.
All about smuggling and high-speed vehicular mayhem. 🚗✨ https://t.co/Wwxg0pLiC0
— jez (@JezCorden) May 18, 2022
Contraband is a cooperative game related to heists, in a fun, spectacular and action-packed open world, just like revealed the first details of the game. To get the idea, the new title from Avalanche Studios could be a kind of Sea of Thieves, focused on players carrying out the perfect heist on a fictional island located in Southeast Asia. We remind you that Contraband is exclusive to Xbox and will arrive on the same day of its launch on Xbox Game Pass.