It was foreseeable, but now it’s officially documented: Microsoft is turning its back on the now older Xbox One and will no longer deliver any more first-party games for the platform.
Anyone hoping to be able to play one or the other Xbox exclusive title natively on the Xbox One will be disappointed: In an interview, Microsoft has now officially confirmed that the development of first-party games for the older generation of consoles has meanwhile been stopped has discontinued and will not be releasing any more titles for the Xbox One.
That’s according to a statement from Matt Booty, Head of Xbox Game Studios, in an interview with Axios out. “We’ve moved on to the ninth generation,” says Booty, referring to the Xbox Series X/S. If players want to continue playing on the Xbox One, they will only be able to access newer games via Microsoft’s cloud gaming – and no longer as a native Xbox One title. “This is how we maintain support [der Xbox One] upright,” Booty continued.
The Xbox One, released in November 2013, was followed seven years later by the Xbox Series X/S in November 2020. Around two and a half years into the new console cycle, Microsoft is dropping the Xbox One, so to speak. Newer games like the recently introduced new Fable have already been announced for the new generation, but it is now clear that there will be no other Xbox One individual cases from Xbox Game Studios.
In the same interview, Booty also confirmed that contrary to rumors to the contrary, the weaker (and cheaper) Xbox Series S will continue to be used.
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