Several exclusive Xbox games will be soon making their way to rival consoles
Several exclusive Xbox games will be soon making their way to rival consoles, the video gaming brand and its parent company, Microsoft, announced Thursday.
In a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that four Xbox games will no longer be exclusive. That means players should be able to access them on other companies’ platforms.
Spencer did not provide a firm timeframe or identify the four games but said that two will be “community-driven” games and two will be smaller titles.
“The teams that are building those games have announced plans that are not too far away,” he said. “I won’t be talking about the titles specifically, but I think when they come out, it’ll make sense.”
He did say that Microsoft-owned Bethesda titles Starfield and Indiana Jones were not among them.
Makers of gaming hardware often license popular video games in hopes of getting consumers to buy the devices that hold their exclusive rights.
Xbox’s Thursday announcement suggests that the brand is rethinking that strategy.
