Game news “This is just for the Xbox brand, right?” This Microsoft employee is fed up with the hypocrisy of certain comments
The arrival of four Xbox exclusives on PS5 and/or Switch has caused a lot of ink to flow. Among Microsoft employees, the subject is debated.
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It’s almost impossible not to have heard about the news that ignited the Internet almost two weeks ago: on February 15, the big names at Xbox met to discuss the future of the brand. A future where Grounded, Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment are no longer dedicated to the Xbox-PC pair but also land on competing machines. What’s in it for Xbox players? According to the head of gaming of the American company, this will allow other platforms to be used as a means “generate more commercial value”, which will allow the company “to invest in sequels or simply in other games”. According to Analysisthe escalating costs of creating games and the company’s expansionist acquisition strategy would have forced Microsoft to find other sources of revenue.
“We are focusing on these four games and we will learn from this experience” indicated Spencer, leaving a door ajar for other exclusives to arrive later. “I believe that over the next 5 or 10 years, hardware-exclusive games will be a smaller and smaller part of the gaming industry.” he added. Following these statements, many analysts and observers have had their say. At the house of GamesIndustry, it is believed that the “console wars” are less important than constantly changing numbers. While many big names are touting the hypothetical end of the excluded on social networks, Mat Piscatella, Executive Director & Video Game Industry Analyst at Circana (NPD), gives a piece on Twitter/X: “one of the most masterful things console makers have done in the last 50 years is convince a portion of the most dedicated audience that exclusives are a benefit to them” he writes. In the comments, some agree, others express their objections. But there is one Microsoft employee who perceives these messages to be somewhat hypocritical.
Sunday hot take: One of the most masterful things the console mfgs have done over the past nearly 50 years is somehow convincing a part of the most dedicated audience that somehow exclusives are a benefit to them.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) February 25, 2024
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Two weights, two measures ?
On “Their exclusives are great for the industry, but the Xbox ecosystem (Xbox/PC/Cloud) exclusives aren’t? Competition is king. The “exclusives are bad” talk is only aimed at the Xbox brand, right? Your bias is visible” she is indignant.
Their exclusives are great for the industry but Xbox’s ecosystem (Xbox/PC/Cloud) exclusives are not?
Competition is king. The “exclusives are bad” narrative is only targeted toward the Xbox brand now isn’t it?…your bias is showing & the engagement bait continues. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
— Delilah HD (@Delilah_HD) February 26, 2024
In another messageshe returns to the absence of Genshin Impact on Xbox: “’the biggest games will be on Xbox’ is the only thing I disagree with. It just doesn’t make sense when publishers don’t support console” she continues, recalling that companies such as Capcom, Namco, Team Ninja and Square-Enix continue to make games that are not released on the American machine. So, are exclusives good or bad for the industry? The debate is not ready to end…
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