Second Jez CordenWindows Central reporter, Phil Spencer would have recently reiterated Microsoft’s commitment to keep active the Xbox division also with regards to gaming hardware, i.e. the fact that the Xbox consoles are destined to remain in the future.
Several doubts have gathered about future of Xbox following the desire expressed by Microsoft to bring some exclusive games to other platforms, combined with the not exactly exciting performance of the Xbox Series
All this has led us to think that Microsoft may be thinking about abandoning the console market to become a fully-fledged console market third party publisherbut this seems to have been ruled out by Xbox management in a recent meeting as well.
Xbox consoles will continue, but there will be different strategies
Corden reported that the division held a meeting recently, during which Phil Spencer said he wanted to make decisions that affect not only the next few years of Xbox, but the next decadesand these decisions would affect not only the continuation of video game development but also the production of consoles in the future.
Corden said he also received a message from a high-level Xbox executive who said that while there are things that should have been better, there is no need to worry about whether Microsoft will continue to do so. infuse into video games.
According to what the journalist reported, the problems that have emerged recently are also linked to the general economic situation and some solutions are a direct consequence of this. The passage of Sea of Thieves to PS5, for example, is due to the fact of increase cash flow for Rare: the game is in fact the main source of income for the British team at the moment, and expanding it to other platforms is an excellent solution to ensure expanded sustenance for Rare in a difficult economic situation.
Basically, Microsoft would be looking for greater economic stability for keep the division solid and the solution of porting some games to other platforms would derive from this. However, this should not cast doubt on the existence of Xbox consoles in the future, it seems.
Although these are just statements from a journalist, it must be said that Jez Corden has shown himself to have some pretty solid connections within Microsoft and Xbox in the past, so we can give some credence to the matter.
