Let’s go back to talking about what will be one Revolution in the world of video games, especially regarding console content. Let’s talk about Microsoft’s historic decision to bring the games so far exclusively on Xbox to other platforms.
In the last few hours The Verge has received new details regarding this definitely an important move by Microsoft. The Redmond giant now seems determined to bring some of the titles that were previously exclusive to Xbox also on PS5 And Nintendo Switch.
So far we have only talked about PS5 and Nintendo Switch, but it is not excluded that the titles do not arrive too on other platforms popular games. Thanks to the details reported by sources inside The Verge, we also have a clearer picture of which games they will arrive on PS5 and Nintendo Switch.
At first they should arrive Hi-Fi Rush And Repentance. At a later date, which should drop by the end of this year, it should also arrive Sea of Thieves.
The rumors that have emerged online so far indicate that some Bethesda titles such as Starfield And Indiana Jones.
As we pointed out the first time we talked about it, it is one completely new strategy for Microsoft, which probably aims to increase revenue from the titles that it has so far distributed exclusively on Xbox.
And behind this strategy there could be more. Microsoft is dealing with subdued growth of Xbox Game Pass in terms of subscribers. Last May 2022 the company reported that it wanted to reach i 100 million subscribers by 2030, when it had just reached 25. Almost two years later, Microsoft has no longer communicated its goals in terms of the number of Game Pass subscribers, but analysts estimate that they should be around around 33 million.
In essence, Game Pass has slowed down and will probably not reach the goals set by Microsoft.
This gave rise to gods internal discontent to Microsoft, which were discovered in some internal conversations between executives, in emails made public during the FTC case against Microsoft.
In addition, Microsoft also needs to address the compensation for a major investmentlike the one that led to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. And at the same time he doesn’t see rosy prospects in the mobile segment, where he initially hoped to exploit the wave of Digital Markets Act wanted by the European Union to launch one transversal content store. apple‘s new plans precisely in terms of adapting the stores, could overshadow the news that Microsoft has in mind.
By adding all these factors we understand the picture for Microsoft it is not easy, especially if the goal is to repay the investments made recently in the video game sector. And then the idea of bringing Xbox games to PS5 and Nintendo Switch could be part of the solutionor maybe not?
