- Xbox boss Phil Spencer commits to publisher’s multiplatform strategy
- For PS5 and Switch 2, he says: “We would love for them to play our games on those platforms”
- The company still plans to release a next-gen console
Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, has spoken more about the Xbox brand’s burgeoning multi-platform strategy.
In an interview with Japanese gaming outlet Famitsu, Spencer discusses several recent Xbox Game Studios-released titles that have apparently done well on the PlayStation 5, including Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Ninja Gaiden 4, and The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered.
“We’ve received good feedback on the PlayStation 5 version of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle,” he said, “and it’s doing very well from a business perspective. “Xbox Game Studios titles such as The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered and Doom: The Dark Ages has also been very successful on PlayStation.”
Spencer also discussed efforts to bring Xbox Game Studios titles to the Nintendo Switch 2 in reference Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 as a starting point. “We’re making efforts to lower the barrier of entry for people to play our games through services like Xbox Play Anywhere and Xbox Game Pass,” Spencer said. Which honestly sounds a little hollow after the subscription service’s frankly absurd price increase.
He continued: “but at the same time, if there are people who want to play our games on PlayStation 5 or Nintendo Switch 2, we’d love for them to play our games on those platforms. In that regard, we’ve received excellent support from both Sony Interactive Entertainment and Nintendo.”
Some of the latest multiplatform moves Xbox is making include porting Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for Switch 2 in 2026. Additionally, the latest reveal of Halo: Campaign Evolved confirmed that Master Chief will also make his PS5 debut next year.
Despite this focus on a multiplatform strategy, Xbox apparently remains committed to providing its own console hardware. Xbox president Sarah Bond recently teased the next Xbox console, saying it will “be a very premium, very high-end curated experience,” adding, “You start to see some of the thinking that we have in this handheld [ROG Xbox Ally]but I don’t want to give it all away.”
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