Update: Speaking on the Official Xbox Podcast with Phil Spencer, Matt Booty, and Sarah Bond, the trio backed the company’s hardware while saying that games built for Xbox “will also be accessible on any screen because of all the other investments we make.”
This follows a statement from Xbox staff during an internal meeting last week, where they reportedly said “every screen is Xbox.” While these words are not spoken verbatim in today’s podcast, the message is consistent.
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When asked to speak on Xbox’s approach to hardware, Sarah Bond (Xbox president) said: “When we look at our hardware, you’ll see it’s where Xbox’s most flagship groundbreaking experiences come from. It’s Also represents the goals of the developers. Our developers can build to our hardware specifications and we invest to make sure that when they do that, the games will run well on our hardware, but because of all the other investments we make , they will also be able to access any screen. We give them an easy way to reach as many players as possible.
However, Bond also made some lofty promises when it came to the next generation of hardware, saying the Xbox would have “the biggest technological leap forward you’ve ever seen in a generation of hardware.” Phil Spencer also commented on game saves, stressing that the company will respect the investments made in the platform in terms of backwards compatibility, game libraries, and saves.
The original story is as follows:
In fact, today on our long-awaited special Xbox Podcast, Xbox executives have revealed that every screen will be the Xbox of the future. What does it mean? Well, basically, some Xbox games are coming to multiple platforms.
Ahead of this important little sit-down, we heard about an internal meeting held at Xbox last week to help everyone avoid speculation that a big Xbox game might be coming to PS5 at some point in the future. Inform staff of the console manufacturer’s future plans. In addition to Xbox’s plans to continue producing game consoles, the phrase “every screen is an Xbox” was also mentioned at the meeting.
Well, as part of today’s Big Business Update podcast, Xbox’s Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty revealed that in the future every screen will actually be an Xbox, and they [did/didn’t/might still] Use that actual phrase.
So, yes, Xbox does plan to do more of its existing work across multiple devices, with some smaller games like Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded , coming to PlayStation and/or Nintendo Switch this year. Confession and Sea of Thieves [Alex wasn’t 100% on Switch for latter] [are/is] will be available on both platforms, while Hi-Fi Rush and Grounded will only be available on PlayStation.
On the other hand, larger Xbox exclusives like Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Circle will remain exclusive to Xbox consoles and PC.
During the podcast, Xbox executives [did/didn’t] Provide some insight into what types of games will be considered for release on non-Xbox platforms in the future.basically [whatever they say or a summary of it]
So, that’s it. Hopefully we can avoid discussing the tweets Phil Spencer liked, at least for a while. If we’re honest, probably not.
