You’re sitting at a diner with your gaming buddies, sipping on some overpriced coffee, when one of them drops a bombshell, “Hey, did you hear that Xbox won’t have any more exclusives?” It sounds crazy, right? But according to Jez Corden from Windows Central, that might be the new reality.
Corden recently shared his insights in a series of X posts. He claims that “Xbox won’t have exclusives going forward. Everything is timed exclusive at most.” Now, that’s like saying your favorite band is going on tour but only playing in other countries; what’s up with that?
He further elaborated that if there are any exclusive games, they’d be “incidental at best,” which sounds like a fancy way of saying we shouldn’t hold our breath for anything too crucial. Seriously, though, how does this affect Microsoft’s planning? They’ve been talking about bringing titles to platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo Switch for a while now.
Remember when everyone was losing their minds over the upcoming Fable game? Well, Corden chimed in on that, too. He suggested it might not launch exclusively on Xbox right out of the gate. Instead, he hinted it could eventually make its way to competing consoles after some time, a case of “wait for it” if I ever heard one!
Microsoft has already started rolling out some titles to rival platforms. In February, they announced plans to share games like Pentiment and Hi-Fi Rush beyond their own ecosystem. So much for keeping things locked down tight! And who can forget about the recent Doom: The Dark Ages announcement? That sucker’s heading straight to PS5 alongside Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Even Phil Spencer, the big cheese over at Xbox gaming division, made it clear: they won’t rule out releasing first-party games on platforms like PlayStation or Nintendo in the future. I mean, come on! What happened to console loyalty? Are we witnessing an era where gamers can finally unite across systems?
Matt Booty, Microsoft’s president of game content and studios), also weighed in by saying they’re making these decisions ” on a game-by-game basis. Each studio seems to explore this rocky terrain differently based on their circumstances, trying to find wi-fi in an airplane bathroom
So what do you think? Are we ready for a world where exclusivity becomes as rare as finding Bigfoot? Or will die-hard fans still cling to their consoles like life rafts among turbulent seas? Whatever happens next will shape how we view gaming moving forward.
