As previously rumored, Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox business, Sarah Bond, president of Xbox business, and Matt Booty, head of Xbox game studios, said in an online special program earlier that four of its first-party games will be released on PlayStation, It will be launched on the Nintendo Switch platform, but it emphasized that its own game distribution business policy will not be adjusted.
However, Microsoft did not reveal the specific names of the games that will be released on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch platforms, but confirmed that “Starry Sky”, “Indiana Jones: The Ancient Circle” and “Hi-Fi Rush” were previously rumored to be available on other game platforms. , “Sea of Thieves” is not included.
Microsoft said that there will be four games in the first wave of games that will be launched on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch platforms. They have been launched on Xbox and Windows PC platforms for more than a year. Two of them are community-driven games, and the other two games are community-driven. The production scale is relatively small, and it was originally planned to be provided in a cross-platform format.
At the same time, Microsoft also confirmed that it will add more cross-platform play and cross-platform archiving functions to the game in the future, and will also confirm that more games will be brought to the PlayStation and Nintendo Switch platforms.
Phil Spencer said that combining Activision Blizzard and the previously acquired ZeniMax game assets, Microsoft is already the largest game publisher on the PlayStation platform, and if Mojang Studios, which launched “Minecraft” is added, it is the largest game publisher on the Nintendo Switch platform. Publisher, and even become the largest mobile game publisher, and Microsoft will adhere to its past game business development strategy to bring more games to players and enable them to play on more of their preferred game platforms.
On the other hand, Sarah Bond also confirmed that “Diablo IV” will become the first Activision Blizzard game to be launched on the Xbox Game Pass subscription service, and is expected to be launched on March 28. Prior to this, Microsoft confirmed that games including “Strike 2”, “Diablo IV”, “Peace and Co-Prosperity” and other games will be included in NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW cloud streaming game service.
Sarah Bond also revealed that Microsoft has invested in the planning of the next game console product, which is expected to drive larger-scale technology growth and allow players to have a further gaming experience.
As for Matt Booty, he explained that Microsoft’s first-party games will not only be released on the Xbox game platform, but will also be available on the Xbox Game Pass subscription service on the first day of launch. The Xbox Game Pass subscription service is only available on the Xbox or Windows PC platform. It can be used on mobile devices, or played on mobile phones, Mac and other devices through cloud streaming. Therefore, the basic game business development policy of Xbox will not change, and it plans to bring the game to more players through the aforementioned methods.
In the program, Microsoft also predicted that the Xbox launch event held in June this year will announce more news on new development games, and may also announce planning ideas for the next Xbox game console.
Sony also plans to bring more PlayStation platform exclusive games to Windows PC
As for Sony, when explaining its financial report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 earlier, it was revealed that it will allow games originally exclusive to the PlayStation platform to enter the Windows PC platform more quickly, thereby increasing the proportion of game profits. It also stated that it will continue to adjust its game business in the future. development model.
