We all expected that today, February 15, 2024, Microsoft would establish a new course that would change the video game industry. Expectations were through the roof and we were waiting to see a scheduled live show, similar to when a broadcast is broadcast. Nintendo Direct o State of Playbut the reality has been more decaffeinated: a 22-minute video and a blog summarizing the entire talk.
Although it has not been the spectacle we have expected for a week, the news is hopeful: Xbox has confirmed the arrival of four own or exclusive video games
He continues: “These are titles that have been available to Xbox players for at least a year.” We don’t have confirmation about these four games, but the media The Verge has released an exclusive with reliable sources that point to two waves of releases:
Finally, Phil Spencer He points out in the talk that he believes that “games that are exclusive to a single hardware will be an increasingly smaller part of the video game industry.” On the other hand, a interview from The Verge
I don’t think we should rule out a game going to another platform. We are focused on these four games and learning from the experience. […] We’re excited about the announcement and everything else, but we’ll see what happens with our business.
In other words: these first four releases (regardless of what they end up being) are proof of this new business model, although it is clear that their belief is that exclusive deliveries will become less and less frequent. And, taking into account this news and the success of Helldivers 2 (PlayStation) on PC, their belief is not very misguided.
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