Xbox boss Phil Spencer echoed the thoughts of many fans by acknowledging that “it’s been too long since we last released our fantastic game”.
Talking to him The same podcast about the brain (opens in a new tab)Spencer said: “One thing we’ve definitely heard loud and clear is that it’s been too long since we released what people would say is a great first party game. We may have our apologies for COVID and other things, but in the end. , I know that people are invested in our platform and want to have great games. We are excited about 2023 “.
Spencer was quick to point out that the lingering effects of the pandemic have helped reduce vacation scheduling for the gaming industry as a whole. “The arrival of Call of Duty, the arrival of God of War is great, Nintendo has had a good year, but I would say that, in general, we have been a little light,” he said. “But I’m looking forward to 2023 and there’s a long list of games I’m excited about,” he added, hailing Redfall and Starfield as successful Xbox releases.
In the same interview, Spencer pointed out that Xbox is also focusing on platforms other than its actual consoles, highlighting efforts to improve the Xbox app for PC and expand its cloud offerings. Mobile games are also becoming more important to the company, Spencer said, with Microsoft “spending more time thinking about mobile devices and what we mean by mobile gamers, because right now we don’t mean anything to mobile gamers.”
Microsoft cited progress in the mobile market as a key motivator in its still-pending $ 70 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, which also covers mobile gaming giant King. the deal was recently approved by Brazilbut the UK government in particular did has repeatedly raised anti-competitive concerns.
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