Microsoft has introduced that it’s bringing 4 of its first-party titles to rival platforms, and although it hasn’t but been confirmed what these 4 video games are (moreover the truth that Starfield or Indiana Jones are not amongst them– nicely, for now, no less than), it does very a lot seem like the corporate is testing the waters for future plans of increasing its multiplatform presence.
Talking lately with Recreation File about the identical, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer touched on the potential for Sony and Nintendo video games doubtlessly coming to Xbox sooner or later sooner or later, saying that although he wish to see that occur, he doesn’t assume it’s going to.
Apparently, nonetheless, that led him to talking about Sony’s lately launched co-op shooter Helldivers 2, which launched concurrently for PS5 and PC earlier within the month and has gone on to get pleasure from unimaginable success on each platforms– and Spencer says he doesn’t see any profit in any respect in a recreation prefer it not additionally being out there on Xbox.
“After I have a look at a recreation like Helldivers 2 – and it’s an incredible recreation, kudos to the staff delivery on PC and PlayStation – I’m not precisely positive who it helps within the business by not being on Xbox,” Spencer mentioned. “Should you attempt to twist your self to say, like, by some means that benefited anyone someplace.
“However I get it,” he added. “There’s a legacy in console gaming that we’re going to learn by delivery video games and never placing them on different locations. We do the identical factor.”
Apparently, Sony itself has made multiplatform releases a considerably bigger a part of its technique lately. A number of main first-party PlayStation titles have launched for PC, with extra to come back, and it’s wanting like the corporate intends to speed up these plans additional.
