Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently held a public meeting to dispel rumors about Xbox’s first-party games potentially being released on other platforms. He emphasized that this speculation does not indicate a lack of commitment to the Xbox console. Journalist Shannon Liao reported that during the internal staff meeting on Tuesday, it was confirmed that the company is considering releasing first-party games in various versions, with some to be revealed publicly next week.
Newscast: Why are so many games companies losing their jobs? Newscast: Why are so many games companies losing their jobs? “The company held an internal town hall on Tuesday where Spencer told employees that there are no plans to halt console production, and that Xbox will continue to be part of a strategy including multiple devices,” Liao reported, adding that Xbox has not responded to requests for comments. good evening! Here’s your weekly round of marketing journalism, as promised. the link? so, you have to dig to find it (it’s my full name dot s*bst*ck dot com) pic.twitter.com/cDwbjV1oIu— Shannon Liao (@Shannon_Liao) February 9, 2024 To view this please enable tracking cookies. Customize cookies Earlier this week, following Microsoft’s strong turnaround of its first game, Spencer confirmed that the company will share its “vision for the future of Xbox” in a “business event” next week. Yesterday, Microsoft responded to the FTC’s statement that its removal of 1900 people across Xbox and Activision Blizzard contradicts what was said in court last year, regarding how Activision can remain independent. “By continuing to challenge the agreement, the FTC ignores the fact that the agreement has changed significantly,” Microsoft said in a statement to Eurogamer. “Since the FTC lost in court last July, Microsoft was required by the UK authorities to reorganize its global purchases and therefore did not get the cloud streaming rights to Activision Blizzard’s games in the United States. In addition, Sony and Microsoft signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation on better sound than Sony had before.”
