The CEO of Xbox believes that exclusive games will go less in favor of the cross-platform format

25 Aug. (Portaltic/EP) –

Xbox CEO, Phil Spencer, He has acknowledged that he believes that the launch of exclusive video games for this console will go less to bet on multiplatform titles.

The also CEO of Microsoft’s ‘gaming’ section has made these statements in a recent interview published by Bloombergwhere you have spoken of the consequences after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft.

First of all, Spencer has spoken about the investigations for which the video game studio was accused of promoting discrimination among its workers. In this sense, she has clarified that she believes that Activision is committed to the cause to resolve these accusations.

Likewise, the manager has assured that one of the most popular titles of the developer, Call of Duty, will continue to be available for other platforms for the time being and that the exclusivity of the titles is something that will happen “less and less”.

“We love being able to attract more players […] allowing them to find their friends, play with their friends, regardless of the device”, he added. He also said that he believes that “in the long run that’s good”, despite the fact that in the short term “there are people in some companies who don’t like it”.

Finally, the manager has commented that he hopes to expand the content offered by Xbox, either by investing in new titles, creating new collaboration agreements and associating with other studies.

It should be remembered that, after making public the closing of the agreement commercial between Microsoft and the developer, Sony Group Corporation announced that it expected that it would maintain the multiplatform format of the games published by Activision Blizzard.

The Japanese company then showed its concern about this purchase because Xbox, a console manufactured by Microsoft, appears as direct competition to its PlayStation.

For this reason, Sony pointed out that the acquisition of the creator of titles such as Warcraft or Call of Duty could jeopardize the titles available for platforms other than Microsoft.