Microsoft has confirmed multiplatform release plans for four first-party titles.
12.02.2024 - 19:07 / ign.com / Phil Spencer / Ryan Maccaffrey / Sarah Bond / Matt Booty / Kat Bailey / Satya Nadella / Nintendo
Xbox will reveal its vision for the future in a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast set to release on Thursday, February 15 at 12pm PT.
The official announcement reads, "Please join us for a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast. Hear from Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond and Matt Booty as they share updates on the Xbox business."
Please join us for a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast.
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The podcast is expected to address questions about Xbox's first-party releases including Starfield, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, and Indiana Jones and the Great Cicle, which have been rumored to be heading to PlayStation and other platforms soon. Spencer reportedly reassured employees that Microsoft plans to continue making consoles amid questions surrounding Xbox's third-party strategy going forward.
Reports that Xbox plans to release first-party exclusives on platforms such as PlayStation have had the community in a frenzy for at least a month now. In January, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the company can be a "good publisher on Sony and Nintendo and PCs and Xbox."
"We love gaming. In fact, Flight Simulator was created before even Windows. But, we were number three, number four. And now with Activision, I think we have a chance of being a good publisher — quite frankly — on Sony and Nintendo and PCs and Xbox. We’re excited about that acquisition closing and I’m glad we’ve got it through," Nadella said.
In a recent piece published on IGN, Unlocked host Ryan McCaffrey wrote, "The future of Xbox is likely to look very different from both its past and its present. But in this present, we are watching a monolith of a company attempt to rewrite the rules of engagement in real time. It might work – but will Microsoft throw away 20 years of hard-earned brand loyalty in the process? Stay tuned next week."
For more, see why analysts are saying that Xbox is changing the nature of exclusivity, and keep an eye on IGN for all the news and reactions once the podcast arrives.
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