Phil Spencer Wants To See Steam on Xbox
It looks like Phil Spencer's stance on platform exclusivity also extends to the several digital storefronts available on PC.
It looks like Phil Spencer's stance on platform exclusivity also extends to the several digital storefronts available on PC.
The England-based studio behind Sea of Thieves has been making Xbox exclusives as a subsidiary of Xbox Game Studios since 2002.
Much to the surprise (and delight) of many, Hi-Fi Rush was one of last year's best games on Xbox and now it will be on PlayStation as well.
Podcasts usually go on for hours, suggesting that Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty, will have plenty to talk about.
It's been rumored for a while that Microsoft is pivoting towards becoming more like a third-party video game publisher like SEGA.
Then again, these datamined files could be from an earlier build when Hi-Fi Rush wasn't being made exclusively for the Xbox yet.
Hi-Fi Rush was a breath of fresh air for the perennially behind platform and it looks like Xbox has no plans of keeping it all to themselves.
While the Xbox continues to lag behind Nintendo and Sony in terms of sales, Microsoft has done its best to make sure the gap doesn't widen.
The value that Microsoft's popular video game subscription offered in 2023 was significantly higher compared to 2022.
The Microsoft Gaming CEO firmly believes that the Xbox Game Pass is the perfect place for smaller titles, indies, and retro games.
The internet, however, appears to be having a laugh at the expense of Starfield winning what should be a prestigious award.
Xbox aims for a bigger footprint in the Japanese gaming market with AAA exclusives.
Phil Spencer joins a growing list of top-level executives, insiders, critics, and fans, who believe video game development is in trouble.
The entire pitch revolved around an Elden Ring upsell if the entire Dark Souls trilogy will be available on the Xbox Game Pass.
We wonder if the company's recent acquisitions, ZeniMax Media and Activision Blizzard, are aware of this exit strategy by Microsoft.
The Game Pass' revenue model has been criticized for being ineffective but it it appears to play a role in Microsoft's revenue stream.
Starfield, on the Xbox Series S/X, is now tied with Fallout: New Vegas on the Xbox 360, with an 84 Critic Score on Metacritic.
Microsoft wants to strike while the iron is hot now that fans are clamoring for more titles from Tango Gameworks.