Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has clarified the company's strategy regarding console-exclusive games and the future of the Xbox platform.

Even though Microsoft is becoming a multiplatform publisher, there is one acclaimed Xbox exclusive that probably won't get ported to other consoles.

The era of Xbox that has spanned almost 25 years appears to be over and at this point it does not seem like there's any going back.

Microsoft's Phil Spencer acknowledges that there's not much difference between the current generations of Xbox and PlayStation, but he's not waiving a white flag.

Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming said in recent interviews that Xbox hardware remains "critical" for the company even though Xbox-exclusive games seem to be going away.

In two interviews, Phil Spencer has made it clear that Microsoft is moving away from exclusive development and the corporation's games will increasingly find their way onto competing consoles as well.

Phil Spencer has shared his enthusiasm for the Switch 2. As reported by Video Games Chronicle, he shared these statements in GamerTag Radio’s 20 year anniversary podcast to hosts Danny Peña and Paris Lilly: “I was exchanging emails with Furukawa-san, the CEO of Nintendo. I gave him a big congrats and said my old eyes appreciate the larger screen.

As we reported just yesterday, Spencer revealed in an interview that Microsoft started ‘knocking on doors’ to make the game happen six or seven years ago. At the time, we figured that that was 2017, a pivotal period for both Team Ninja and PlatinumGames. And we speculated that the game may not have happened if Phil hadn’t come to them to pitch it.

In the first of possibly many more Xbox games launching on other consoles, Forza Horizon 5 will make the jump to the rival PlayStation 5 this Spring.

Yet another Xbox hit franchise crosses the console divide as the racing game will soon be available on PlayStation.

According to data firm Ampere, PlayStation is responsible for 64% of consumer spending on Microsoft titles in December 2024.