Microsoft has confirmed multiplatform release plans for four first-party titles.
15.02.2024 - 21:29 / thegamer.com / Phil Spencer / Sarah Bond / Matt Booty / Will
Sarah Bond has teased that the next Xbox console will feature the "largest technical leap" between console generations that players will have ever seen.
After months of rumours and worry, Xbox has finally commented on the rumours that some of its exclusive games are coming to other platforms in a business-focused episode of the Xbox Podcast, which revealed that only four titles are planned on being ported right now. We don't officially know what those four games are, but it's been reported that they include Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded.
Although the business update was mainly focused on calming Xbox fans down and disputing the rumours that massive titles like Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are coming to other platforms, that's not all that was talked about there. Phil Spencer, Matt Booty, Tina Amini, and Sarah Bond also discussed the future of Xbox, which included a little bit of teasing about the next generations of consoles.
After discussing what role hardware plays for Xbox, Sarah Bond noted that the studio is already "invested in the next generation roadmap", which is something that has been rumoured for some time. Bond didn't go as far as revealing any details about what the next Xbox is going to look like or be focused on, but he did give a little tease about how powerful it's going to be by saying that it's going to be "the largest technical leap you will have ever seen in a hardware generation".
"We're also invested in the next-generation roadmap. And what we're really focused on there is delivering the largest technical leap you will have ever seen in a hardware generation, which makes it better for players and better for creators and the visions that they're building."
Bond's claims about a powerful technical leap are specifically in reference to the next generation of Xbox consoles, but that seemingly isn't all that's in the works right now, as he also teased that there's "some exciting stuff coming out in hardware that we're going to share this holiday".
We don't currently know what that's about, but The Verge seems to think that it could be some kind of Xbox handheld, another thing that's been rumoured to be coming from the company for some time. This was backed up by Spencer saying during an interview with them that he's proud of the "unique" hardware that's currently being worked on, which certainly sounds like it'll be a new venture for Xbox.
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The last 10-days-or-so have been quite the roller coaster for Xbox fans. Team Green was thrown into turmoil earlier this month by rumors that everything from Starfield, to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, to even Gears of War may be going multiplatform. Granted, some of those rumors were later walked back, but still, the spectre of a third-party future for Xbox was raised.
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If it weren’t enough that Microsoft detailed its plans for bringing first-party titles to other platforms (which doesn’t include Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle), it also discussed its next-gen hardware. Xbox president Sarah Bond promised the “largest technical leap” in a hardware generation.
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