Microsoft to Share Xbox Business Update on February 15, Reportedly Reveal Games Coming to PS5, Switch

Microsoft Will share an update. Xbox business this weekend, the company confirmed Monday after weeks of reports and rumors of first-party games coming to rival consoles. The Xbox parent will reveal its plans for the platform in a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast on February 15 at 12pm PT (February 16, 1.30am IST in India), where Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, Xbox Sarah Bond, president of Microsoft, and Matt Botti, head of Xbox Game Studios, will share details about the future Xbox roadmap. The confirmation comes after Spencer promised last Tuesday that Microsoft would share its vision for the “future of Xbox” next week.

The business update from Xbox follows several. Reports Exclusive topics about Xbox such as Hi-Fi Rush And Sea of ​​Thieves Will likely launch on competing platforms. Sony And Nintendo. List of first-party games that may make their way PS5 Also included Bethesda RPG Starfield And it has been announced recently. Indiana Jones A report from The Verge claimed that the wave of exclusive games on the Xbox could overtake the PS5 and Nintendo Switch.

Microsoft has not confirmed this change in strategy, but its upcoming business update will likely reveal details about its plans to launch first-party games outside of the Xbox ecosystem. The Verge, citing sources familiar with the company’s plans, Reports That Microsoft is indeed preparing to announce select exclusive games for the PS5 and Nintendo Switch. According to the latest report Hi-Fi Rush and Repentance The two games will likely be the first to launch on consoles from Sony and Nintendo, with Sea of ​​Thieves planned for release later this year. The report states that other first-party titles on Xbox and PC are also being weighed for a possible launch on rival platforms.

Last week, Xbox head Spencer appeared to calm the Xbox community that had been left unsettled by rumors of Xbox games launching on other platforms, but stopped short of denying the reports. . “We’re listening and we’re listening to you,” Spencer I said in my X post. last tuesday. “We’re 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.”

Xbox’s business plans will likely be detailed on Thursday’s Xbox Podcast, but if the announcements reflect recent reports, it would represent an industry-changing shift in Microsoft’s strategy. The company has reiterated its commitment to exclusive titles on the Xbox platform, in addition to its focus on growth. Xbox Game PassMany times in the past.

Xbox’s potential change in direction of its first-party titles hasn’t come without internal resistance. The Xbox Era Reports Earlier this month, who claimed that Starfield could make its way to the PS5, said that the company’s senior leadership was engaged in “intense” internal discussions on the matter, with everyone on board. Xbox games with are unlikely to be released on PlayStation or Nintendo Switch. .

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