Times are changing on Xbox. The brand’s leaders have confirmed plans to bring more Xbox games to other platforms – which almost certainly means PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. Both of these consoles have a larger install base than the Xbox Series X/S, with an estimated total of 27 million units shipped. 54.8 million PS5 and about 140 million links.
Active The latest edition of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said his team is bringing four of its games to “other consoles.” He did not name the titles, but contrary to previous rumours, Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle they are not coming to PS5 or Switch yet. Reports suggested that Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, Hello and Gears of War would be among those who crossed the great chasm.
Spencer confirmed that Xbox games coming to PlayStation and Switch have already been on Xbox and PC for at least a year. “A few of the games are community-driven games, new games, the first iterations of a franchise that has reached its full potential, say on Xbox and PC — there’s always growth, we obviously want to continue to invest in it,” he said.
“Two of the other games are smaller games that were never intended to be built as some kind of platform exclusives, and all the fanfare that goes around it, but they’re games that our teams really want to go for, so we love to support creative efforts at our studios, regardless of size,” Spencer added. “And as they realize their full potential on Xbox and PC, we see an opportunity to use other platforms as a place to extract more business value from these games, which allows us to invest in their future iterations. equal to other similar games.”
Spencer said Xbox has no plans to port any other titles beyond those four to more platforms just yet. He urged people who play games on “those other platforms” not to assume that every Xbox game will come to their system, but suggested his team take notes based on the impact of the first four games and take something from there.
Spencer argued that this did not mark a major change in strategy. Xbox’s philosophy has long been to help gamers access their games from anywhere, including through the cloud, and switching to other consoles at your feet is just one part of that.
“By bringing these games to more players, we not only expand the reach and impact of these titles, but it will also allow us to invest in future versions of these games or elsewhere in our first-party portfolio.” The Xbox Wire blog post reads. “There is no fundamental change in our approach to exclusivity.”
Matt Booty, president of Game Content and Studios, noted in the podcast that Xbox will continue to release first-party games on Game Pass on their release date and that “Game Pass will only be available on Xbox.” Still, Booty admitted that Microsoft wants to bring more of its games to more players.
Meanwhile, Xbox president Sarah Bond has assured fans that Microsoft is not looking to get out of the console hardware business. In fact, the team “has some exciting things to share this holiday.” Previous leaks indicated that Microsoft Creating a fully digital version of the Xbox Series X it has improved Wi-Fi connectivity and is more energy efficient.
Microsoft is also anticipating the next Xbox. “We’ve also invested in a next-generation roadmap,” Bond said. “And what we’re really focused on is delivering the biggest technical leap you’ve ever seen in a generation of hardware that makes it better for gamers and better for creators and the visions they build.” A leak last September Shown said the next Xbox is scheduled to arrive in 2028 and will support “cloud-hybrid gaming.”
