Xbox Sport Studios head Craig Duncan has labeled Microsoft’s multiplatform technique a win-win strategy for gamers and builders.
A number of former Xbox exclusives have been launched for PS5 and/or Change over the previous yr, together with Sea of Thieves, a sport which Duncan oversaw the launch of throughout his earlier position as boss of developer Uncommon.
In the course of the newest official Xbox podcast, which is viewable beneath, he was requested what he thinks the Xbox neighborhood ought to take away from Microsoft’s multiplatform strategy.
“Yeah, I feel it’s good for avid gamers, I feel it’s good for our studios,” Duncan mentioned.
“Our studios make wonderful video games, and we wish to give these video games the possibility to achieve the broadest viewers attainable.”
Xbox introduced final February plans to convey a wave of video games to PlayStation and Change, beginning with Pentiment, Hello-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and Grounded.
Later, Microsoft introduced Doom: The Darkish Ages for Xbox Sequence X/S, PC and PS5, and confirmed that a PS5 model of its Indiana Jones sport will probably be launched this spring.
Forza Horizon 5 can even be launched for PS5 this spring, Microsoft mentioned in January. And this month, Xbox revealed plans to convey Age of Mythology: Retold and Age of Empires II: Definitive Version to Sony’s console this yr too.
“I simply suppose it’s good for avid gamers, it’s good to have our video games attain extra locations,” Duncan mentioned.
“Everybody that makes a sport desires it to achieve as many gamers as attainable, so I like that we may give that chance,” he added.
Final November, Microsoft’s gaming CEO Phil Spencer reiterated that the corporate gained’t rule out any first-party Xbox sport doubtlessly coming to different platforms sooner or later.
It was just lately claimed that Hellblade 2 could possibly be one in all the following Xbox exclusives coming to PS5.
In the course of the official Xbox podcast, Duncan additionally confirmed that Fable’s launch has been delayed to 2026.
