Xbox’s new CEO has no immediate plans to change the Multi-Platform strategy
In case you weren’t keeping up with gaming news last week, you might not know that Xbox boss Phil Spencer has retired, and will be replaced by new Xbox CEO and former CoreAI boss Asha Sharma.
For Xbox fans hoping that this will be a new era where we’ll only see Xbox games appear on the Microsoft platform, that doesn’t seem to be part of the plans — at least not initially.
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This is something that Sharma confirmed recently, although it was not a certainty that it would not change in the future.
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Sharma was recently asked about this in a recent interview, and his answer was direct, although it left a lot of room for variation in the future.
Speaking to Windows Central, Sharma revealed that nothing was off the table when it came to reviewing Xbox’s strategy, but finalizing that strategy would take time and a lot of data collection.
Regarding the Xbox release strategy, Sharma noted, “a plan is a plan until it’s not a plan,” which sounds like they’ll be testing this multi-platform release thing to see if it’s something they should continue or not.
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As Microsoft pursues a new Xbox console, fans of the brand may be relying more on Xbox-published games to be Xbox-only. I mean, Microsoft can make money with Xbox games from competing platforms, but if you really want to gain a foothold in the market, having your own platform-exclusive platform is the way to drive consumers to choose your console.
Sharma and other Xbox executives will no doubt talk about this, and if there are any changes to the company’s release strategy, expect to hear about it.
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- Brand
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Microsoft
- Original release date
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November 10, 2020
- Original MSRP (USD)
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$499
- Operating system
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Proprietary (Windows-based)
- The processor
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Custom AMD 8-core Zen 2 3.8 GHz
- The solution
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720p – 4K UHD
