Xbox President Says Exclusive Games Are "Antiquated" Because Everyone Is Playing Fortnite

Xbox President Says Exclusive Games Are "Antiquated" Because Everyone Is Playing Fortnite

From TheGamer (Written by Joshua Robertson) on | OpenCritic

Xbox is a very confusing company right now. We have no idea what its future plans are, and judging from its most recent marketing campaigns and price hikes, you would be forgiven for thinking that it doesn't know either. Despite this, we've been assured that Xbox plans on releasing a next-gen system alongside the PlayStation 6 (even if it might cost an arm and a leg), and that it seems to be determined to make all of its longtime exclusives playable on as many platforms as possible.

Xbox's approach to exclusivity has been criticized by both developers and fans over the past year, with series like Forza Horizon, Gears of War, and possibly Halo making their debuts on PlayStation. It's a strategy that's kind of paid off for Xbox, with its games regularly becoming bestsellers on PS5, but we still don't really know what Xbox's attitude is to exclusivity, and what its plans are going forward.

Thankfully, a recent interview with Xbox president Sarah Bond has given us further insight into some of the thinking going on at the company right now, and if you were still holding out hope that Xbox might somehow release some high-quality exclusives...

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