After weeks of rumors about its strategy regarding Xbox console exclusives, Microsoft announced today that it is “going to take four games to the other consoles.” But the company stopped short of announcing what those now non-exclusive games would be, saying that neither Starfield nor Indiana Jones would be going non-exclusive.
“The teams that are building those [non-exclusive] games have announced plans that are not too far away,” Xbox chief Phil Spencer said, “but I think when they come out, it’ll make sense.”
The move, announced in an “Updates on the Xbox Business” podcast video, does not represent “a change to our fundamental exclusive strategy,” Spencer said. And Xbox hardware will continue to be the “developer target” for these Microsoft-published games, according to Microsoft’s Sarah Bond. “Our developers can build the specs of our hardware, and we invest to make sure when they do that the games are going to run great on our hardware, but they’re also going to be able to be accessed across any screen because of all the other investments we make.”
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information
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