Xbox CEO on PS5 Releases 'We Run a Business'

Phil Spencer was recently on the Xbox stage at Gamescom 2024 to discuss their strategy with Xbox PS5 releases in the future. He had a few interesting statements that I wanted to dive into. The Xbox CEO talked about how the industry is shifting, how recent Xbox news we missed includes the fact that more players are on Xbox consoles than ever before and that Xbox PS5 releases are something we should get used to. Let's discuss and see the community reaction right now.

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[DestinL]

Does the Xbox CEO's recent comments make you less excited about buying an Xbox console?

[Marcthegeek]

The only time Sony will port their exclusive games on Xbox is only when Playstation is in the same situation as Xbox. Losing generation after generation. If Xbox was number one, they would NOT be doing this. That's my opinion.

[danieldavis]

One thing lost in the conversation is the meaning of Xbox, if there are no exclusives to that platform its not a platform and at that point they should stop calling them Xbox games, they are Microsoft games.

[nerdsandotherlegends]

I don't like this "case by case" style answer. I prefer an honest answer like: "the Xbox hardware business is no longer our main focal point. We will continue to offer an option based on consumer interest but moving forward we will refocus our efforts on publishing our software and services across multiple endpoints". Very straightforward and a message that empowers consumers to make informed decisions. Clearly development decisions are not made on a case by case basis.

[xhenriquefps]

It shows how things have changed
"We're a business"
This used it to mean having exclusives to bring people into your console system.
Now it means maximizing profit by releasing games everywhere.

[justright_]

The same people that says exclusivity is bad are the same people calling out Xbox for ending exclusivity on their platform.

[joes]

Phil used to run around telling the xbox community that he is a gamer just like them, he sold that whole narrative, now his narrative is "were a business". That was his way of telling the xbox community that he's no longer their friend.

[danielballester]

The Activision acquisition backfired on Phil Spencer and between Nadella and the F.T.C.,
They basically had to go multiplatform.

[rafal]

"We are a business” after: Unfinished games, delays, failed tv shows and misled costumers… excuse me, that’s not how you run a business

[amfalconpro]

I don’t care if the games are released on other platforms but please fight for 3rd party parity, not releasing Wu-Kong and other third party titles on same date as PS5 is totally unacceptable.

[AP-hnwd]

It’s just a matter of time on when Xbox announces it will be a 3rd party publisher like Sega when Dreamcast was the final nail in the console market.

[georgefrench]

My two cents is as a person who is old enough to have played video games on an Atari 2600 to Xbox Series X this is another example of people who don’t understand the video game customers making moves. Forever I was a PlayStation guy. I had the one and two. I was so dedicated that I took my PlayStation on deployments. Then I saw the advertisement for KOTOR and I wanted to play that game but it was on Xbox and I had never heard of them. I told my wife and for Father’s Day she bought me my first Xbox. I stayed with Xbox through the red ring of death years. The we have no decent game years of Xbox One to the we have the most powerful console on the market but no games that actually use the hardware available years of the Series X. Now I’m supposed to stay with a brand (cause at the end of the day despite what Phil Spencer thinks, that’s what Xbox is) for a game that I know is going to be on PlayStation and will continue to be developed in a way that doesn’t take advantage of the hardware available with the current Xbox console because it wouldn’t be cost-effective to develop a game that uses one consoles capabilities over another. And while I don’t want this comment to go on too long, I would say that I understand they have to recoup the cost of purchasing companies like Bethesda and Activision, It’s moves like this that become the double edge sword that is cutting Microsoft right now. If you focus on games that are exclusive to your brand, you can never recoup the amount of money you spent on purchasing large developers like Activision, but you also take away the incentive of playing games on an Xbox or even subscribing to Game Pass. I have no desire to play on a PC, especially considering the cost and the constant updating you would have to do to said PC in order to play games in the future. I guess loyalty to a brand is an outdated concept and I guess I am too.

[MrRawnch]

Phil Spencer: "We're a business."

Translation: We lack self respect as a company and have no qualms how we make our money.

Simply make good quality games and people will buy your hardware. How hard is that?

[wileyracer]

This is going to make the next console choice to go with PlayStation super easy for many…

[DanteGabriel-lxbq]

Then don't say "Indiana Jones not coming to p- o never mind, I can smell that sweet, sweet cash!" Don't lie to consumers if you want to be an open, fully third-party business, Phil!

[Xboxfanuk]

All this says is Microsoft will focus on software and services and outsource hardware

[WingMaker]

destin just try to interview phil spencer and ask hard questions

[thedude]

What I just heard ahead and buy a PS5 PRO, when available, so I can play ALL the games."

[theoffspring]

The regulators were worried about Microsoft buying Activision but Microsoft is the only one putting games on other consoles.

[lexlopez]

11 bucks says phil will either quit or get fired by the end of next year...phil was given free reign and a boat load of money to acquire studios and the corporate suits want to see a return on their investment.