Phil Spencer: Fewer 3rd party exclusives, focus is on 1st party

[AEGRO]

Mr Puggsly said:

AEGRO said:

Im not saying that it was a good or bad deal, but just like Amiibos give loads of money to Nintendo, at the end of the day what does that give to you as a gamer? 

 

Would you have prefered 10 new exclusives for the X1 or the Minecraft deal? Be sincere.

The Minecraft deal wasn't done for X1. That purchase didn't need to happen to bring Minecraft to X1.

Exclusives are coming in spite of that deal.

 

Quoted from Microsoft PR

 

"Microsoft Studios includes 343 Industries, Turn 10 Studios, and Lionhead Studios just to name a few," he wrote. "These industry-leading game studios within Microsoft that have had great success with beloved games and massively popular franchises like Halo, Forza, and Fable. We're excited to welcome Mojang to the Microsoft family and we are thrilled to support the success and longevity of Minecraft for years to come."

 

The deal came from the Xbox division pocket.