Not so long ago, Phil Spencer mentioned organizing projects at Xbox. An organization that has been defined for the short, medium and long term in order to anticipate the next areas of work for the teams. And while the five- or ten-year plans are called “Horizon 3”, we’ve found that Game Pass or Cloud Gaming have their roots there. Today, the head of Microsoft’s gaming division admits that there is still no shortage of long-term issues and that Xbox is suing its investors for the future.
Xbox is already working on the “next” Game Pass or xCloud
On Major Nelson’s podcast, Phil Spencer makes these comments. While the two men quickly trace the history of the brand and comment on the Xbox’s excellent dynamics, they come back to this principle from Horizon. And the client’s boss shares his enthusiasm for the topics they are currently working on.
We started a number of Horizon 3 projects a few years ago. xCloud was one of them, Game Pass was another. What excites me today is that we do the same thing, we pile up topics. What are our products at Horizon 3? What are some things that we will be so happy with five or ten years from now that we started today?
[…] We have to keep pushing the boundaries of what we do because players will always ask for more. We have to invest in this area.
Phil Spencer took the opportunity to underline how much these considerations motivate and connect the teams. The excitement matters and everyone is working to redefine the contours of the video game. And this doesn’t happen without thinking directly about the games. Star field
With Game Pass and Cloud Gaming, Microsoft has two services that can fundamentally change the industry. Will that also be the case with the products that the company will be offering in three, five or ten years? The future will tell, but Xbox is diligently working on it
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