Xbox announces plans for the future and reassures fans about exclusives and Game Pass
Phil Spencer also announced that four Xbox games will be coming to other consoles: Microsoft is not yet ready to reveal the list, but Spencer has confirmed that it is not Starfield or Indiana Jones, nor other prominent titles like these: they will be games that have been released on Xbox for at least a year, two of which are GaaS titles that will benefit from a larger installed base (and we imagine that one will be the rumored Sea of Thieves), while two are "hidden gems", small games that you want to make known to a wider audience (according to rumors, these could be Pentiment and Hi-Fi Rush).
But beyond that, nothing else will change in Xbox policies. Phil Spencer, Matt Booty and Sarah Bond have stated that there will be no substantial changes in the Xbox exclusive policy and Game Pass will continue to be available exclusively on Xbox consoles - it has also been confirmed that the service has reached 34 million subscribers.
The three managers also wanted to emphasize the following points:
- The World's Biggest Games Will Be on Xbox
- Xbox games will continue to arrive on Game Pass on Day 1
- Hardware is a building block of Xbox, and there's a robust and innovative multi-year hardware plan. There's a " unique" hardware on the way, and the next Xbox is already in the works, which will see the biggest leap in hardware power ever seen in a generation change.
- Game library compatibility remains a priority, and this includes cross-play, cross-save, and robust cloud capabilities
- Xbox will continue to help game creators find the largest audience possible
And that's all about the dreaded update: many will be waiting for the announcement of the four games that will arrive on other platforms, but we prefer to wait for the announcement of the many other games that will arrive on Xbox and in the Game Pass.
