Xbox May Strengthen Its Brand by Putting First-Party Games on Other Consoles
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer has a new position in the company, and according to a recent Wall Street [...]
Before You Get Too Excited...
Before you go telling your friends that Xbox is no longer making console exclusives, keep in mind that Spencer if very likely thinking of second-party, internal studios. It's very unlikely that we'll ever see anything like Halo or Forza show up on PlayStation 4.
If you want to see some potential candidates, think more along the lines of Minecraft. Minecraft is now owned by Microsoft, and it's a huge game worth unfathomable sums of money, yet Microsoft made a point to get that game on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and mobile. Likewise, we could see games like Rare Replay, and Cuphead, which received publishing help from Microsoft, make its way to other consoles.
Sure it's not Halo Reach on PS4, but it is a start, and it's still a very big deal. Note that Spencer did not mention any specific timeline for Microsoft's software outreach (that has a warm and fuzzy ring to it, doesn't it?), so we'll be sure to update you as soon as we learn more.