Phil Spencer: Xbox Series X is not delayed by coronavirus – Gaming – News

The release of the Xbox Series X at the end of this year will not be postponed by the corona crisis, said Microsoft Vice President Phil Spencer. He does expect problems with the release dates of games themselves.

Phil Spencer, the boss of Microsoft’s gaming arm, says in an interview with CNBC that he is not afraid that Microsoft should delay the release of the console. “Overall, I think we are now where we need to be,” said Spencer. Nevertheless, the company wants to put employee safety first. “We are not going to push harder if things are not quite ready yet.”

Spencer sees more obstacles in the development of games themselves. That is “a greater unknown.” “Game production is a large-scale activity, you get together with hundreds of people and you have to be creative with each other.” Games production may be delayed as a result, Spencer warns.

The Xbox Series X must come out at the end of this year, about the same as with the PlayStation 5. An exact release date is not yet known. Although both consoles are not delayed for the time being, this is already the case with some games. So became The Last of Us Part II delayed by three weeksjust like the samurai game Ghost of Tsushima.

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