There was internet Microsoft is rumored to begin publishing Xbox first-party games on competing consoles. The company has promised to share more details about its “View of the Future of Xbox” soon, which will take place on February 15th. Phil Spencer To share “what’s new in Xbox business”.
The episode drops at 3pm ET and will also feature Xbox President Sarah Bond and Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty. These are three big names, so this could be a real warehouse of a podcast episode.
We don’t know what the team has in store, but all kinds of rumors have been floating around the internet. Hi-Fi Rush Coming to Nintendo Switch Starfield and Appears on PS5. It’s somewhat unusual for one of the big three to outsource first-party titles to competing platforms, but it’s not unheard of. Sony puts many of their biggest games on Steam, and the Switch already has some former Xbox exclusives, e.g Ori and blind forest and its continuation.
However, many fans have used these rumors to fuel wild speculation that Xbox will exit the console business altogether. Even if the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles underperform the Switch and PS5, it’s unlikely. Last week, the company held an internal town hall where Spencer told employees that he had no plans to stop making the console and that Xbox systems would continue to be a big part of its overall strategy.
Also, Game Pass is still a big selling point for Xbox consoles with a May 2023 survey subscribe to the service. It was over and that number is likely to increase since then.
Microsoft isn’t exactly struggling, even when you get into the gaming department. In fact, the company’s gaming revenues increased slightly primarily at his expense The company’s latest earnings report showed revenue of $62 billion (18 percent more than last year) and profit of $21.9 billion.
However, despite these numbers, Microsoft’s gaming division is still letting people down left and right. Company From the teams at Xbox, Activision Blizzard and ZeniMax (aka Bethesda). If it’s looking for the constant growth that modern capitalism demands, dumping some of its more popular titles on other consoles isn’t the worst idea in the world. Anyway, we’ll find out Thursday afternoon.