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Spencer: One day, more Microsoft first-party games could appear on other platforms

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Microsoft in September promoted Xbox chief Phil Spencer to executive vice president, reporting directly to Chief Executive Satya Nadella rather than Windows chief Terry Myerson.

In an interview, Mr. Spencer said his new role is designed, in part, to give him more latitude to reach gamers on any device, rather than using "gaming to make Windows more successful."

That means, one day, more Microsoft first-party games could appear on other platforms, he said, such as Apple Inc.'s iPhones or perhaps even Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 4, as its building game "Minecraft" does.
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Mr. Spencer acknowledged console sales are important, but said Microsoft is more focused on growing game software and services. He said the company measures the success of its gaming business by revealing the number of people who use its online service Xbox Live, for example.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-hopes-for-videogame-turnaround-with-xbox-one-x-1509976801

With their focus on growing services, such a move would certainly make sense as Minecraft has already shown. Their growth is currently held back by the limited appeal of the Xbox platform, especially outside of the US. At the same time, they cannot easily sell their Xbox Live subscriptions, which are a main growth driver, on other platforms.
 
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First thought that comes to my mind is that I think they want to do a more closely linked deal for PUBG, but the dev almost certainly wants to release on PS4 too, so they might do a thing where MS publish the title on PS4.

I wonder to what extent Sony will allow games with Xbox Live integration on PS4. They rejected the Minecraft update, right?
 

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I am not a fan of Microsoft essentially making the Xbox entirely redundant (like, if this happened, what would even be the point of the console at all?), but on the other hand, I don't own an Xbox, and don't feel like buying it for the handful of games that do interest me, so... sure, go ahead. Put them on PS4 or Switch.
 

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Dude, Halo on PS4.

That would be fucking nuts. I'd buy the ENTIRE collection, especially Reach.

I think Reach is a fucking phenomenal game, and would love to replay it.
 

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With the focus on "console exclusive" at e3, that seems like a weird idea.

I was also expecting MS's output to increase with a bigger install base, weirdly shrunk but maybe there's a lot more to see soon
 
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Give me the full Halo collection on PS4 and I will buy it in a second.

EDIT - also, the PGR series. Thank you please.
 

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Aaaaand there goes me buying a Xbox One X. I was contemplating it but if this means what it sounds like, Microsoft is shifting gears to software over hardware..
 
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I think it'll be smart for some stuff. Like Sunset would've probably done really well on PlayStation and Rare Replay would do really well on Switch.
I doubt it ever happens though.
 
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So basically any platform that would allow for Xbox live they see as a platform that they can expand to like win10, it makes sense especially if they have interest in expanding more into the mobile market.
 
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Until you see minecraft and cross platform play enabled between them all I would take this with a big old pinch of salt.
 
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People need to stop thinking of Xbox as a box/console or the success of Xbox being tied to a box/console. (Granted the console side is their biggest money maker, but the present and future direction of the segment is to expand outside of that further)

Xbox is now about the gaming software and services that can be accessed on a multitude of devices.

The Xbox One is just one entry point into the ecosystem. As is Windows 10. As is Mobile etc...
 
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People in resetera not joking about bloodborne on Xbox One X.

wait for the /build
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I wouldn't be surprised to see this happen some day. They've already "devalued" their console by putting their games on Windows as well and if they're seeing worthwhile gains from that then at some point they could see multiplatform software beyond Xbox/Windows/Mobile being viable in the long-term for their games division.
 
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I could see MS porting a lot of games to Switch especially if Nintendo doesn't care about XBL connectivity.
 
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At least Diddy Kong Racing and B-K but can you imagine the frenzy if Goldeneye was included?
 
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Sea of Thieves as a GaaS f2p mmo eventually would probably do decent $ as a multiplatform (personally not interested in a pirate mmo to be clear hehe).
 
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What are you guys on about with Halo on Playstation? that wouldn't ever be an Xbox live capable platform. Also do we have a full direct quote of what he said, it's hard to tell if that is WSJ implying platforms or if Spencer directly gave example of those platforms, because this could just mean there expansion into the mobile market which I have been thinking for a while.
 

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I've thought for a while now that MS could really benefit from offering Switch versions of their 1st party games as an extra. You buy the Xbox One version, you get a Switch version. There would be no standalone Switch version, as in, you could not buy it from the Nintendo store without a key. Give Nintendo a slice of the fee.

I'm sure there's another ways of making it work but it would give incentives to those on the fence between PS4 and Xbox, whilst introducing more people to the Switch marketplace and selling more Switches too.
 
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First step to become a 3rd-party software company instead a hardware company.

That probably means Xbox as hardware will ended with their games being released on PC, PS5/6, Nintendo future.
 
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i actually really hope sony will make their games possible to playable on pc too like microsoft is doing...
that would be amazing...
 
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JINX said:
What are you guys on about with Halo on Playstation? that wouldn't ever be an Xbox live capable platform. Also do we have a full direct quote of what he said, it's hard to tell if that is WSJ implying platforms or if Spencer directly gave example of those platforms, because this could just mean there expansion into the mobile market which I have been thinking for a while.
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Yeah anyone holding out for Halo on PS4 is going to be waiting awhile (forever?)

We probably wouldn't see any movement on MS porting games to their direct competitor until at least PS5, if at all.
 

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ZhugeEX said:
People need to stop thinking of Xbox as a box/console or the success of Xbox being tied to a box/console. (Granted the console side is their biggest money maker, but the present and future direction of the segment is to expand outside of that further)

Xbox is now about the gaming software and services that can be accessed on a multitude of devices.

The Xbox One is just one entry point into the ecosystem. As is Windows 10. As is Mobile etc...
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Honest question.

Do you ever see a series like Halo/Forza/Gears on a PlayStation system? Or would that be something too extreme for MS?
 
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Makes sense for them. Now go make some kickass new first party games to entice more people into your Windows ecosystem.
 
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I don't think people should interpret this to mean Forza, Halo, or Gears will show up on PS4 in a few years.
 
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ZhugeEX said:
People need to stop thinking of Xbox as a box/console or the success of Xbox being tied to a box/console. (Granted the console side is their biggest money maker, but the present and future direction of the segment is to expand outside of that further)

Xbox is now about the gaming software and services that can be accessed on a multitude of devices.

The Xbox One is just one entry point into the ecosystem. As is Windows 10. As is Mobile etc...
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Aye.
That's why I have been predicting MS' exit from hardware production, probably licensing the Xbox brand to a (or multiple) htpcs producers like Dell.
MS is about Software, and servers, and now GaaS.
And MAUs, of course.
As soon as they can disassociate XBL from the hardware and find the right recipe to keep people on their online platform, they're going to do it imo.
 
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He mentioned Minecraft and MS has other IPs lile Age of Empires that can go MP. I doubt Halo and Gears will ever make the cut.
 
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Mikey Jr. said:
Honest question.

Do you ever see a series like Halo/Forza/Gears on a PlayStation system? Or would that be something too extreme for MS?
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Not really.

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Aye.
That's why I have been predicting MS' exit from hardware production, probably licensing the Xbox brand to a (or multiple) htpcs producers like Dell.
MS is about Software, and servers, and now GaaS.
And MAUs, of course.
As soon as they can disassociate XBL from the hardware and find the right recipe to keep people on their online platform, they're going to do it imo.
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I still think MS will keep dedicated gaming hardware in house like they do with Surface for dedicated PC's.
 
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I feel like we're going to be getting more GaaS games from Microsoft on other platforms than anything else but I really hope they step their exclusives game up before trying to reach into third party support for other consoles.
 
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Voodoopeople said:
I've thought for a while now that MS could really benefit from offering Switch versions of their 1st party games as an extra. You buy the Xbox One version, you get a Switch version. There would be no standalone Switch version, as in, you could not buy it from the Nintendo store without a key. Give Nintendo a slice of the fee.

I'm sure there's another ways of making it work but it would give incentives to those on the fence between PS4 and Xbox, whilst introducing more people to the Switch marketplace and selling more Switches too.
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This is never going to happen, and that's coming from an avid Switch fan. I cant believe some of these posts, haha.


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What are you guys on about with Halo on Playstation? that wouldn't ever be an Xbox live capable platform. Also do we have a full direct quote of what he said, it's hard to tell if that is WSJ implying platforms or if Spencer directly gave example of those platforms, because this could just mean there expansion into the mobile market which I have been thinking for a while.
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This. People think he's referring to games like Halo, if that was even his quote since it seems to be taken out of context? Minecraft is understandable as it was multiplat before the acquisition and it prints hundreds of millions of dollars for them.
 
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Mikey Jr. said:
Honest question.

Do you ever see a series like Halo/Forza/Gears on a PlayStation system? Or would that be something too extreme for MS?
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Probably too extreme for PlayStation, they won't even permit the update of Minecraft on PS4. If MS were to put those games on other platforms, I doubt they would do so while removing Xbox Live.
 
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