Phil Spencer Says Console Exclusives Are Something We're Going To See "Less And Less Of"
As Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition inches closer to completion, Phil Spencer has attempted to ease worries that the studio's games will become Xbox exclusives. In fact, Spencer believes games being exclusive to one platform will be something that happens less and less as we move forward.
The Xbox boss's latest comments on the merger and attached exclusivity concerns come via an interview with Bloomberg (thanks, VGC). Spencer explained that he believes console exclusives will be something we see less and less of in the future, citing an example in which two kids in the same house have different consoles but they aren't able to play the same games together.
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“Maybe you happen in your household to buy an Xbox and I buy a PlayStation and our kids want to play together and they can’t because we bought the wrong piece of plastic to plug into our television,” Spencer said. His response appears to have been fueled, in part, by Sony voicing its concerns about the Activision acquisition. It's par for the course that major players in the industry are asked for their thoughts on how a deal of this size might have an impact, and PlayStation's bosses are clearly fearful about what might become of Call of Duty.
Sony's responses to a questionnaire centered around the acquisition were made public in Brazil. The responses focused on the impossibility of creating a rival to the juggernaut that is CoD, and the series becoming an Xbox exclusive greatly influencing consumers' console buying decisions. This is despite Xbox previously stating it has no plans to make CoD a console exclusive.
For the next three years, at least, that decision is out of Xbox's
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