What We Learned From The Xbox Business Update
Xbox's Business Update was a lot shorter than expected, with many expecting more significant news following a week of speculation.
Xbox's Business Update was a lot shorter than expected, with many expecting more significant news following a week of speculation.
The Game Pass guarantees that Diablo 4 always has a sizable audience as Blizzard takes its time releasing seasonal updates and expansions.
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.
Xbox might be looking to take a page out of SEGA's manufacturer-turned-third-party-publisher playbook.
Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard gives it hundreds if not thousands of games it can port to the Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X.
Matt Booty's promotion, in particular, is seen as a move that helps guarantee that Microsoft's first-party exclusives are up to standards.
Despite no confirmed revival plans, titles like Hexen, Call of Duty and Guitar Hero may potentially see a resurgence on the platform.
Xbox aims for a bigger footprint in the Japanese gaming market with AAA exclusives.
The entire pitch revolved around an Elden Ring upsell if the entire Dark Souls trilogy will be available on the Xbox Game Pass.
Apparently, if Microsoft hadn't agreed to the deal, Activision Blizzard was willing to make Call of Duty exclusive on the PlayStation 5.