If computers are very open machines, where any company can try to create its own online store to sell games, it is not the same thing on home consoles. The Nintendo Switch has its eShopthe PS5 is PlayStation Store and the Xbox Series Microsoft Store. But This may change later.
In an interview with Polygon, Phil Spencer brought up the subject of these stores. The boss of Xbox is not against the idea of see platforms likeEpic Games Store And Itch.io (a goldmine for indie games) arrive on its consoles. Phil Spencer says he is frustrated by the closed ecosystems of consoles, a boundary that could be broken in the future:
Considering our history as a Windows company, no one would blink twice if I said “hey, when you use a PC, you decide what kind of experience you have by choosing where to buy games.” There is real value in that.
According to the boss of Xbox, console manufacturers must think about ways to evolve their machineswhile the PC market gaming grows continuously. This would involve alternative stores to diversify the game offering, and of course release its games first party on competing consoles, which has already started to do Microsoft.
NOW, we just have to wait and see if Phil Spencer will actually introduce stores like theEpic Games Store And Itch.io on Xbox Series X|S, and if competing manufacturers will follow suit. You can find the Xbox Series S with three months of subscription at Game Pass Ultimate from €269.99 on Amazon, Cdiscount And there Fnac.
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