A continuing conversation for Xbox is that the platform is more than just its own in-house console. And, Microsoft has made that apparent for the last decade. Adopting prominent standing on PC, cloud streaming now extending to smartphones and now even Meta Quest & streaming sticks, where does it go from there. Well, it made it apparent that Xbox titles are selectively coming to PlayStation.
Already, we witnessed this with titles Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded, and Pentiment. Additionally, more games are promised from Xbox teams including Doom: The Dark Ages as well as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle next year in 2025. However, where the line is drawn remains unclear. It was claimed that it will be toning down this push after the new Lucasfilms title arrives to PlayStation 5.
What is now clarified is that the firm is accounting for this decision similar to its Bethesda games, it says. Previously, it was told that these games are picked on a “case-by-case” basis. In an interview with Variety, president of game content and studios Matt Booty explains that the same philosophy is being applied to this new initiative.
“We are very much making the [exclusivity and windowing] decisions on a game by game basis. And each of our studios is in a little bit of a different position. There’s also the production timeline on a game, so the decision on spacing comes there first. We want to make sure there’s a great experience for our Xbox players, and then the gap between [when it becomes available on PlayStation] is as much a production decision as it is anything else. This is a game that was in production before we acquired Bethesda, even.”
Of course, Microsoft is using any means to bring games to more players – even if its not on Xbox. So, the firm in a recent campaign has changed the definition for what is an Xbox. As part of the ‘This Is An Xbox’ movement, the firm now ushers multiple means to play its games is now considered Xbox wholly. You can read the full report by heading here.
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Source: Variety
