Xbox Addresses Exclusivty As It States It Is Bringing Its Games To Other Platforms: 'No Fundamental Change'
After weeks of speculation, and in some cases panic, by Xbox faithful, Microsoft officially addressed the myriad leaks that Xbox would be bringing some first-party titles to rival platforms. And, it looks like those leaks were indeed true.
On the Official Xbox Podcast, Xbox's leadership of Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty gave an update on the future of the Xbox business, addressing the leaks and giving a broad look at what changes are coming for Xbox fans. Part of this podcast recording was to address the leaks head-on it seems, but it also feels like the goal is to assuage fans who have started to question whether it's worth even buying into the Xbox ecosystem if future first-party exclusives aren't so exclusive anymore.
Starting right off the bat, Spencer addresses the idea of exclusivity, broadly saying that there hasn't been a major change to the «fundamental exclusive strategy,» but the team is planning on bringing four games to other platforms. Spencer declined to name the games, though rumors and leaks have pointed to Hi-Fi Rush, Starfield, Gears of War, Pentiment , and the upcoming Indiana Jones games as candidates.
Spencer does directly confirm that the four titles are not Starfield or Indiana Jones, so there's that at least.
«We're making these decisions for specific reasons,» Spencer said on the podcast. He continued, «We make every decision, really, with the long-term health of Xbox in mind. And the long-term health of Xbox means a growing platform, our games performing, building the best platform for creators, reaching as many players as we can.»
Via the accompanyingXbox Wire post, the company elaborated, stating that to «ensure long-term success for both Xbox and the industry as a whole, we must continue to evolve.»
«Today we announced that we will expand the communities we reach: we are currently in the process of bringing four Xbox games to other platforms. These are titles which have been available to Xbox players for at least a year,
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