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Xbox is on a roll right now, but questions remain about the future viability of the platform.
In that universe, you have to wonder exactlywhysomeone might want to buy Xbox hardware in the future.
New Phil Spencer shelf dropping in.
But is that truly accurate?
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer described how Xbox can win using hardware innovation, rather than exclusive games.
We want our hardware to win based on the hardware capabilities that we have."
Xbox Series X|S hardware has seen quarterly declines almost non-stop for the past several quarters.
“Whether it’s in their hands, whether it’s inside TVs.
I want to make progress there.
From LG [TV] and the work we’re doing on cloud.
Xbox Series X|S hardware has seen quarterly declines almost non-stop for the past several quarters.
A risky bet, or a disruptive winning strategy?
It’s unclear, however, how much of a selling point that is more broadly.
The nice thing is, when I pick it up, ‘there’s my games!’
In ourXbox Developer Directyesterday, I pushed the team on putting Play Anywhere at the start.
More and more it’s important that my save files travels to whatever screen I want to play on.
“I’m in the same boat essentially.
I do a lot of travel, but that isn’t everyone.
I think Xbox is clearly onto something here, but execution will be key.
Without exclusive games, it’s a more complicated message to put forward to consumers.
“On the flip side, there’s so much competitive in the free-to-play space.
That’s the question Xbox seems to be answering here.
The answer is most likelyno.
Then, the question falls upon hardware innovations Spencer was alluding to.
Could the next Xbox pull off something similar?
I wouldn’t count them out just yet.
What I do know is theupcoming Xbox games listis fit to bursting, exclusive or not.
