On the evening of Thursday 15 February will we be able to witness one of the most important moments in the history of Microsoft consoles (and not only)? Ahead of the Podcast on the Future of Xbox, the journalist Tom Warren refers to the rumors and indiscretions of anonymous sources to hypothesize the announcements of this briefing.
The Senior Editor of The Verge, one of the most authoritative voices in gaming journalism, therefore tries to juggle the infinite rumors and leaks of self-styled ‘deep throats’ that have bounced around the internet in recent days to list those who, in his opinion, could be the most likely announcements of this important podcast starring Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond e Matt Booty.
According to what Warren claimed, confirmation of the arrival of Xbox games on PS5 and Switch should come from the briefing from the Redmond company, even if gradually and through the strategy, in truth already outlined on several occasions by Microsoft, which foresees the ‘case by case’ analysis of the titles from the enormous IP portfolio of Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, Activision and Blizzard to be offered on multiplatform.
The first video games that, according to Tom Warren, would be destined to arrive on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch would be Hi-Fi Rush is Pentimentcon Sea of Thieves expected ‘later in 2024’ along with other titles not yet revealed.
According to the journalist from The Verge, the Microsoft’s multiplatform strategy it could ensure the Xbox team has the funds and investments necessary to guarantee the long-term sustainability of the entire ecosystem of gaming products and services of the American giant, especially given the slow growth of Xbox Game Pass. For Warren, however, this strategy could be counterproductive and very riskydue to the community’s perception of an ‘abandonment of Xbox’ by Microsoft determined by the arrival of the Verdecrociate IPs on PlayStation and Nintendo systems.
Precisely because of this ‘double-edged sword’ represented by the announcement of the arrival of Xbox games on PS5 and Switch, Warren believes that the briefing set by Phil Spencer for February 15th must necessarily be the backdrop to some type of Xbox nextgen hardware announcement, or in any case to the confirmation of the design of a new family of Xbox consoles. The same editorialist of The Verge, moreover, believes that the fears about the death of the Xbox consoles after the Series Game Pass as an integral and inseparable part of the Xbox ecosystem.
In closing his analysis, Warren looks at the community and asks “if we can play Xbox games everywhere, including PC, cloud, Nintendo Switch and PS5, then why should people own an Xbox console in the future? big question that Microsoft will have to answer on Thursday“. And what do you think about it? Let us know with a comment!