With questions swirling about the future of Xbox, platform exclusivity, and more, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said on Monday that more will be revealed in a "business update event" to be held sometime next week.
"We're listening and we hear you," Spencer wrote on his X/Twitter account. "We've been planning a business update event for next week, where we look forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox. Stay tuned."
We're listening and we hear you. We've been planning a business update event for next week, where we look forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox. Stay tuned.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) February 5, 2024
Spencer is no doubt responding to much of the conversation that took place over the weekend after The Verge reported that the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is apparently being considered for a PlayStation 5 release. Per the report, the Indy game would have a brief period of exclusivity on Xbox and PC when it launches in December 2024, then debut on PS5 shortly after.
XboxERA, meanwhile, reported over the weekend that Starfield could be headed to PS5 as well after the Shattered Space expansion debuts later this year. These developments follow previous reports that games like Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves could be headed to other platforms too.
Taken together, all of these rumors have sent the Xbox community into a tizzy, wondering about the future of the company if it decides to make its exclusives multi-platform. Xbox, after all, has placed its bets on an "ecosystem" of software, rather than the approaches of PlayStation and Nintendo that put more weight on first-party exclusives.
Microsoft has yet to comment on the various reports, but we're sure much more will be revealed at next week's event. An exact date was not announced.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
