In a significant shift, Microsoft announced through a 23-minute podcast that it plans to make some Xbox-exclusive titles available on rival platforms such as PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, including 'Hi-Fi Rush,' 'Pentiment,' 'Sea of Thieves,' and 'Grounded.' Phil Spencer, the Xbox chief, emphasized that this move aims to expand the games' availability and audience without altering their fundamental strategy of exclusivity. Additionally, Microsoft teased an ultrapowerful next-gen Xbox and hinted at a potential handheld gaming device, aligning with their vision of 'every screen is an Xbox.' Spencer also discussed the impact of the recent 1,900 layoffs within Microsoft's gaming division on the Xbox business update. Despite these strategic expansions, Microsoft reassures that Xbox hardware remains a crucial component of their business model, suggesting that sales from multi-platform game releases could support future hardware developments. However, Spencer noted that there would be no Xbox Cloud Gaming app on iOS due to monetization challenges posed by Apple's policies.
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer talks about industry-wide gaming layoffs https://t.co/2KAYWWRM00 via @GamesBeat
Microsoft's gaming CEO doesn't think iOS is open enough for Xbox gaming https://t.co/wFzsNxi9ak #Apple
"We’re kind of learning from what Nintendo has done over the years with Switch... I’m a big fan of that space.": Xbox CEO hints at work on handheld gaming devices https://t.co/mUPOGRyk8u https://t.co/jpZFJWMFel
Here's everything you need to know from the Xbox Podcast https://t.co/XRjZ7MkGuo
Give Us an Xbox Handheld Already https://t.co/37ly2iqHaR
As Microsoft looks to open the door to a wider audience, now is the time for an Xbox handheld https://t.co/MO4zgwGiKN
Microsoft sure seems to be thinking about some sort of portable Xbox https://t.co/i2kW8WrxID
day and date PlayStation games on PC has felt likely for a long time now. Like I said last month, Sony has been following parts of Microsoft's Xbox strategy, so the next step is a more aggressive commitment to PlayStation games on PC https://t.co/O2liia473S https://t.co/Lhbt5tj2SX
Phil Spencer says Xbox is already one of the biggest publishers on PlayStation and Nintendo https://t.co/BD9famDXqf
Phil Spencer's Memo To Company Mentions "Future Where Every Screen Is An Xbox" https://t.co/TKe1K5wEpl https://t.co/s96ZL59w7m
Calling all gamers. $MSFT is teasing an ultrapowerful next gen Xbox and possibly a handheld, according to @Verge. 🎮 https://t.co/s0Zk3348p9
Four games, for now. What did we think of Microsoft's multiplatform Xbox soft launch? https://t.co/1qB72qxyk8 https://t.co/UXjqfKTeJv
No Xbox Are NOT Going The Way Of SEGA – They are Selling Games To Competition Though #xbox https://t.co/plmjsWL8le https://t.co/pNhwlYv4NC
Microsoft Finally Responds To Xbox Rumors & Next Gen Consoles Stronger T... https://t.co/2lyChEQSjW via @YouTube
"Microsoft’s Xbox gaming business will widen availability of games previously exclusive to Xbox consoles to include rival consoles like the Nintendo Switch and the Sony Playstation, Xbox chief Phil Spencer said" Oh look, the opposite of what regulators who tried to block the…
Next-Gen Xbox: Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft's Game Console ► https://t.co/6gVl9OiFTp https://t.co/6gVl9OiFTp
Phil Spencer sent an internal memo about the future of Xbox to Microsoft employees and you can read it https://t.co/msTaQDPHvl
Xbox Business Update Confirms Four Exclusives Going Multi-Platform, Reveals Diablo 4 Game Pass Date https://t.co/QtvZAMkjUd https://t.co/7ktvgg3d1m
Microsoft Might Bring Flight Simulator And Next Doom To PlayStation, Switch - Report https://t.co/cUy1dCyz8t https://t.co/DGDXEyJQDk
In a new interview, Microsoft's Phil Spencer discusses how Microsoft is bringing its Xbox titles to new platforms -- but he doesn't think they'll find a home on iOS. By @Amber_M_Neely https://t.co/mhnVzJfXdv
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer says no ‘room’ to monetize Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS https://t.co/UkAV3Qk3yj https://t.co/OCAU3LZfgQ
Phil Spencer Wants Sony and Nintendo Games on Xbox, But Says He Doesn't Expect It https://t.co/Y19xBUzhAH
Phil Spencer Says Any Xbox Game Could Come To PS5, But Not Every One Will https://t.co/8GF1NWRL9G https://t.co/WNs3xQGF62
That Xbox Podcast Announcement Coulda Been An Email https://t.co/njZ4RUnmQf https://t.co/OchLf20Yuq
Despite Apple's rule changes, Microsoft says it's not planning an Xbox Cloud Gaming app for iOS https://t.co/Y299iltjUX by @ChanceHMiller
Microsoft Not Planning on Xbox Cloud Gaming App for iOS At This Time #applenews https://t.co/ypX43qyXpu https://t.co/VGktBZycJ0
All it takes is a few liked tweets and everyone thinks Xbox is making a handheld. https://t.co/eKxXnPSKsz https://t.co/swDcH4f191
Xbox has reportedly considered releasing Microsoft Flight Simulator and the next Doom game for rival consoles. https://t.co/FXIKzNzZbG https://t.co/6ViMHnnM5A
Read Phil Spencer’s Microsoft memo on ‘Xbox everywhere’ https://t.co/7wSEuBjhzz
two hours before Microsoft's Xbox announcement yesterday, Xbox chief Phil Spencer sent an internal memo to employees. In it he details a vision of "Xbox everywhere" and “a future where every screen is an Xbox." Read the full memo, below 👇 https://t.co/2pCehBpV3i
Xbox boss Phil Spencer isn't ruling out Starfield ever coming to PS5 https://t.co/FmDqPzBgl5
Phil Spencer says there's unlikely to be a Game Pass app on your iPhone any time soon https://t.co/jnexMAVB9b
"Reports of Xbox's death have been greatly exaggerated." A special reaction podcast to yesterday's Xbox Business Update is now available. https://t.co/sub0YMtaZx
Microsoft has confirmed plans to bring four of its exclusive games to the other consoles as part of plans to grow the franchises 🚨 #Starfield https://t.co/e4eEtTH2Dk
No Xbox Cloud Gaming app on iOS worldwide No Xbox Cloud Gaming web app on iOS for EU All because of Apple's decisions https://t.co/VsPs3LRPgy
Four Xbox Exclusives Heading To Rivals In Big Shift https://t.co/CRxdpnBXtK https://t.co/JalAar2quF
.@Microsoft reportedly considered bringing Gears of War and the next Doom game to #PlayStation5 and #Switch. Now, it's preparing "the largest technical leap that you will have ever seen in a hardware generation." Learn more: https://t.co/YJhqczm4Pb #games #gamenews #videogames https://t.co/F2IXq3YMgS
#Microsoft shakes up the video game world with word it is making some once-exclusive #Xbox video games available for play on rival consoles. https://t.co/wyxIdWwk0l
We're wading very cautiously into Microsoft Gaming's Xbox announcements - don't hurt us - but Serkan Toto of Kantan Games says the move to release 4 games on other platforms, is bigger than it seems. @willkoulouris $MSFT #Xbox $SONY #PS5 #nintendo @serkantoto https://t.co/7yjHQ7zuqj
Xbox's Future Revealed: Powerful Next-Gen Console and Exclusive Games Coming Soon - Gizmochina https://t.co/6Uxl8ll0sJ
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that four Xbox games will no longer be exclusive. That means players should be able to access them on other companies’ platforms. https://t.co/eoU8wLvtqA
Console wars aren’t over yet — but Xbox is shifting its competitive strategy https://t.co/s78RQLArQA
Microsoft Not Planning on Xbox Cloud Gaming App for iOS Because There's 'Not Room' for Monetization https://t.co/zZvJzfbdNP https://t.co/gWk8HgpyUm
Xbox is keeping hold of its big exclusives https://t.co/PS2X7Wh9uK https://t.co/TQv0ZfKbob
Microsoft is shaking up the gaming world by making some once-exclusive Xbox titles available for play on rival consoles. Reports indicate the games "Hi-Fi Rush," "Pentiment," "Sea of Thieves" and "Grounded" will be available beyond Xbox https://t.co/PhRg2aXkQw https://t.co/4J17XgS9AN
Opinion | Only a few games fit Xbox's specific multiplatform criteria https://t.co/bZ3XXdgayd https://t.co/uY8TAxxRao
it doesn’t sound like Microsoft is going to release an Xbox Cloud Gaming app on iOS, because Apple’s policy changes mean “there’s not room for us to monetize Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS.” Full interview with Xbox chief Phil Spencer here: https://t.co/EouWdu1LO3 https://t.co/LBKJQsvYyn
Sony Seeking Growth By Bringing More First-Party Games To Other Platforms https://t.co/uEolZIVYPf https://t.co/WxJGx7CiQ5
Microsoft is reportedly looking at bringing more games to rival platforms • 'Gears of War' • 'Microsoft Flight Simulator' • The next 'DOOM' No decision has been made yet (via @Verge) https://t.co/1iVDcXXPWM
Xbox-Exclusive Games Coming To Rival Platforms—Here’s What We Know https://t.co/UYFyZHUcV6 https://t.co/9wUzxxQyGR
Xbox head says he'd love to see Nintendo games on Xbox but isn't expecting it https://t.co/n5mSzzLKn7
In a 23-minute podcast, #Xbox set the record straight on multiplatform games, its console strategy, and more. Here are all the key details. https://t.co/nizbGI8uVM
We May Already Know Which 4 Xbox Games Are Going Multiplatform https://t.co/4huxPQNd7t https://t.co/1oRDkxWbSW
After buying many of the biggest publishers on PlayStation and Nintendo, Phil Spencer says Xbox is already one of the biggest publishers on PlayStation and Nintendo https://t.co/fpb0G3HI0h
Here's Everything Microsoft Announced About Xbox Today https://t.co/A5OxxEiDoV https://t.co/gaXRy9fY7i
it's good to hear Xbox chief Phil Spencer agree that Windows is a weak point of the PC gaming handheld experience on devices like the ROG Ally. Microsoft is working to improve the experience. Full interview: https://t.co/EouWdu1LO3 https://t.co/NQJzJRmr7r
Here's which Xbox games could be coming to PS5 and Switch, based on Phil Spencer's clues https://t.co/1Q950WCJ2S
Microsoft's Xbox is bringing games to rival PlayStation 5 and Switch consoles https://t.co/RGx5E3kdNo by @DanielHowley
Xbox Talks Next-Gen Hardware, Teases New Console/Controller For This Fall https://t.co/hQtBH6U87p https://t.co/SR7uwF2IIZ
Microsoft stresses that the Xbox platform isn't going anywhere https://t.co/Z1IXyGmgYB https://t.co/k3JUbVxrOh
Phil Spencer shuts down multiplatform concerns, says next-gen Xbox console will "respect the investments that people have made" in the platform https://t.co/OfxDpuH5OE
"Games that are exclusive to one piece of hardware are going to be a smaller and smaller part of the game industry," says Phil Spencer... but the console wars aren't over yet. https://t.co/9uBgAfHuFW
Everything Announced In Today's Big Xbox Podcast https://t.co/aReclvlAvz https://t.co/wUeRS8acqX
Xbox chiefs assure players "hardware is a critical component" of the business amid speculation that Microsoft could stop making consoles https://t.co/Go3Zvjgmvt
Xbox head Phil Spencer says he'd like to see Sony and Nintendo bring its games to Xbox, but that he isn't holding his breath. He says the decision to bring some Xbox games to other platforms is not "some kind of bartering system". https://t.co/4jB8WZbvMP https://t.co/Z6trVjqddP
In the wake of 1,900 layoffs at Microsoft's game businesses and more layoffs across the industry, Phil Spencer offered his thoughts on the Xbox business update. https://t.co/XZCw7ZjvxG
Phil Spencer says bringing older releases to rival consoles is "not a change to our fundamental exclusive strategy"; multi-console slate does not include Starfield or Indiana Jones https://t.co/1Ptaxmxc33
Microsoft is slowly building to a future where ‘every screen is an Xbox’ https://t.co/km3JPCRzS5
Four Xbox games coming to other platforms, two GaaS and two smaller games https://t.co/zQlNGgJ47S
Microsoft Will Bring Once-Exclusive Games to PlayStation and Nintendo ► https://t.co/FPm2ga7LIK https://t.co/FPm2ga7LIK
NEW: Microsoft is bringing four games to rival consoles. They're not naming them, but you can expect Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment and Grounded LOTS in today's Game File about what's happening and why, including a tease about the next-gen Xbox https://t.co/bUVKfJvaxc
Microsoft looks beyond Xbox hardware for gaming growth https://t.co/Ttp5eJyIn4
A very special Xbox podcast has been posted: https://t.co/JBWjfIUudf
Microsoft’s gaming chief on Xbox games coming to PS5, next-gen hardware, and more https://t.co/PYX8pgDuIb
Microsoft teases ultrapowerful next-gen Xbox — and maybe a handheld https://t.co/zCPwF75PaS
Xbox will make 4 (unnamed) titles available for PS and/or Switch. Worried about the impact on Xbox hardware? Phil Spencer tells me boosting games sales can help fund future hardware, including new form factors: https://t.co/F5F0oP40qB
I sat down with Xbox chief Phil Spencer to talk about some Xbox exclusives coming to PS5 and Switch, next-gen Xbox hardware, and much more. I even asked Spencer about all the handheld tweets he's been liking. You can read my full interview below 👇 https://t.co/EouWdu1LO3
Microsoft's special edition of the official Xbox podcast will be available in 30 mins time on YouTube https://t.co/G040k7Jcju https://t.co/Ntisa4yi5I
Xbox business update podcast liveblog: which Microsoft games will launch on PlayStation and Switch? https://t.co/0y4xbW5Etr https://t.co/OwaxQARiWI
What announcements are you hoping for in the Xbox Podcast live blog today?
Microsoft to reveal 'biggest change in Xbox history' at 8pm tonight https://t.co/HXMlVhpT0s
PlayStation chairman says company needs more "aggressive" PC approach Helldivers 2's successful launch on PC and PlayStation 5 may have spurred a change in Sony's plans for the platform. https://t.co/Twt2zeaHdS https://t.co/FqzRwZmwpY
Watch Phil Spencer discuss the future of Xbox at 3PM ET https://t.co/oxiSZCH1du https://t.co/KiL5eEVl1o
Xbox Podcast live blog - All the news out of the Microsoft Xbox Announcement today https://t.co/rqheBh55WK
How To Tune In For Today's Big Xbox Podcast Announcement (And What To Expect) https://t.co/f61d5xFRMd https://t.co/ewNtFIBcKg
if Microsoft does end up doing an Xbox handheld my ideal would be one that has the Xbox OS and UI, access to Xbox games, and even PC ones with Windows underneath. As @StarFire2258 argues, Microsoft has the technology to build an Xbox Steam Deck https://t.co/6PuoPONgV0 https://t.co/LJ7oNvX5cm
PlayStation is looking at bringing more of its exclusive first-party titles to other platforms, such as PC, in an effort to grow its games business https://t.co/EKHOk6j1hb
PlayStation bosses say they want to work more 'proactively' on PC releases, and it sure sounds like Sony is gearing up for more simultaneous debuts like Helldivers 2. https://t.co/tKwfDFSzM1