Why Microsoft Gaming Believes Its Destiny Lies Beyond Consoles

With the acquisition of these notable titles, Microsoft plans to establish its foothold on the mobile gaming scene and potentially creating its own mobile game store.

"It's critical for us to deliver on the full promise of over 3 billion people playing video games; the opportunity to reach more and more people," Spencer shared. "People who only play on their phone, find Xbox to be something that's interesting for them."

Microsoft will not be focusing solely on the mobile gaming space. Spencer believes in the company's ability to manage multiple different business sectors. Establishing itself as a major player in the mobile game market does not mean that Microsoft will be turning all its IPs into mobile games.

"It doesn't mean I want to turn all of our franchises into mobile franchises," he explains. "It doesn't mean everything's going to go free-to-play. I think the distribution and business model diversity that we have is a strength of the platform. People who want to buy games, I love that. People want to subscribe to their games, it's great."

Microsoft will have stiff competition in the mobile gaming space with big gaming studios such as Capcom entering the market. Apple recently announced that Resident Evil is coming to the iPhone 15 alongside Assassin's Creed Mirage, Death Stranding, and The Division Resurgence. Apple plans for its latest flagship smartphone to be the next big gaming powerhouse.

Will Microsoft succeed in its mobile gaming expansion? It really depends on what games the company releases on mobile. So far, Microsoft has not reveal its planned future releases on mobile.