Game News Xbox exclusives on PS5, a profitable strategy? The numbers on this port show that Microsoft would ultimately be right
Phil Spencer has said it time and again, he has to make sure that the Xbox brand still exists in 20 years. Even if that would require bringing more games to PS5 and Switch.
MS treasures reach the enemy
We’ll have to get used to more Xbox games ending up on Sony and Nintendo devices. The rising cost of developing games and the company’s acquisition strategy, which cost the company a small fortune, is forcing Microsoft to find other sources of revenue. And Phil Spencer is particularly counting on PlayStation players to help his gaming segment pay the billAfter Grounded, Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves, Indiana Jones and the Ancient Circle is now set to land on Sony’s commercial machine.
Last February, Microsoft’s video game boss said he had more Xbox players outside of Xbox consoles than on Xbox consoles, thanks to the PC and cloud versions. He added that the first round of games served as a test and that the Redmond company would carefully review the results.. What’s in it for Xbox gamers? According to Phil Spencer: “a way to generate more business value from these games“, which would enable “to invest in sequels or simply in other games of this kind“. Releasing more Xbox games on rival consoles to generate more interest in the Xbox brand? That’s a risky bet.
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Everyone is a winner, really?
The Windows Central website, which is often well informed about indiscretions on the Xbox side, reveals the following: “according to reliable sources“Sea of Thieves would have exceeded the one million sales mark on PS5 since its releaseand that the figure “is most likely even higher since this information was communicated“, we read. As Windows Central points out, at a selling price of $40, this would correspond to revenues of $40 million, from which we must of course deduct Sony’s percentage. In addition, the Japanese group is certainly happy to earn a little extra money by obtaining an old Xbox exclusively without lifting a finger. So in absolute terms, this is a nice figure, but it will take more time for Microsoft to know if its strategy is really paying off compared to the damage done to interest in Xbox consoles.
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