The exclusivity in video games It’s a controversial topic, especially nowadays with so many titles making the jump from one console to another. Although Microsoft has in its ranks some games that came to the competition, it also has its own experiences that are only available on its platforms. Well, it seems that 2 of the most successful franchises of history could be exclusive.
In recent months, the Xbox house adopted a cross-platform approach and began to bring some of its main exclusives to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation: from the acclaimed Hi-Fi RUSH of Tango Gameworks to the popular Sea of Thieves of Rare. The expected Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will join the trend and arrive on Sony’s console in 2025 after its time on Xbox and PC.
It’s certainly a controversial strategy that has been talked about a lot. Some members of the community believe that Microsoft should focus more on exclusives to give identity to the Xbox brand and boost sales of its consoles. In this way, the company was able to win a couple of very popular titles away from the competition.
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Guitar Hero and Destiny were close to being Xbox exclusives, Phil Spencer admits
Recently, Phil Spencerhead of Microsoft Gaming, participated in a panel at the PAX West 2024 where he talked about his long experience in the gaming industry. At one point in the conversation, he revealed some games that could have been exclusive to the company.
First of all, the manager of Xbox confesses that Bungie He approached Microsoft and presented Destinythe popular FPS with RPG elements that sold millions of copies; however, and for some undisclosed reason, the company rejected the proposal and in the end the development studio went with Activision for a cross-platform release.
On the other hand, Phil Spencer also revealed that they passed up the opportunity to Guitar Hero to become an Xbox exclusive. He laughs that the company thought the idea of players having to plug in their devices was a bit of a challenge. plastic guitars to the console just wasn’t going to work. In the end, the franchise had a total of 15 games.
“I’m not a person who regrets, and maybe it’s a flaw of mine, but I’ve passed up a lot of games that when I look back I go ‘mmm,'” the creative commented on the panel.
Certainly, and as X user nib95_ recalls, those are not the only games that could have been exclusive to Microsoft. It turns out that the historical Grand Theft Auto 3a Marvel licensed game and the successful Genshin Impact estivoerpm close to only debuting for Xbox consoles.
Oh dear. So #Xbox turned down exclusivity on:
– Destiny
– Guitar Hero
– Genshin Impact
– A choice of any Marvel IP
– Grand Theft Auto IIIWhich were all super successful. They’re not the best at picking them lol. Lest we forget GTA3, Spider-Man etc were HUGE for #PlayStation. pic.twitter.com/6LCSOs2YDT
— NIB (@nib95_) September 1, 2024
But tell us, do you think the gaming industry would be very different if Microsoft had agreed to make some of those games exclusive? Let us know in the comments section.
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