Maybe a week's worth of silence was a bad thing?
As players around the world wait for Xbox to break its silence admist swirling reports that its exclusive titles will end up on PS5 and Switch, a new report suggests Xbox head Phil Spencer is assuring his staff that they’ll continue to make consoles.
The report comes from Inverse’s head of gaming, Shannon Liao, who despite detailing how she came about the information, wrote “[Microsoft] held an internal Tuesday townhall where [Phil] Spencer told employees that there were no plans to stop making consoles”.
“Xboxes would continue to be part of a strategy that involves multiple kinds of devices,” Liao continued.
Early last week, rumours kicked up and suggested that previous Xbox and PC exclusives including Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, Starfield and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle could be set to appear on PS5 and Switch. Microsoft didn’t tackle the rumours head on, instead saying that it will hold “a business update event” this week in which Microsoft “look[s] forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox.”
Needless to say, Microsoft’s non-comment sent the internet into a tailspin, with some suggesting Xbox exclusives on PS5 and Switch would mean that Microsoft would eventually stop producing Xbox consoles altogether.
Microsoft has yet to detail when the “business update event” will take place; we’ll keep you posted as we learn more.
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