Ryuu96 on 15 February 2024
Quick Recap
Games
-Four games will be ported to other consoles. No promise of any other games.
-They were not announced today. The teams will announce them on their own time.
-Starfield and Indiana Jones are not part of the four games.
-The driving goal was to grow the franchises.
-Overall, Phil believes exclusive games in the industy are going to less common going forward.
-The decisions was based on games being at least a year old, have already reached their full potential on Xbox.
-Some are "community driven" games. I assume that means GAAS/live service games.
-Phil believes that introducing non-Xbox gamers to these franchises can be beneficial to Xbox as a whole.
-The focus is always "How to grow Xbox".
-More than 10 major releases coming this year to Xbox.
-There will be a June Showcase.
GamePass
-All first party games are still going to be day 1 on GamePass.
-GamePass is still only available on Xbox.
-Cross-save and cross-progression are very important to the Xbox ecosystem.
-Activision-Blizzard games will start to come to GamePass on March 28th, starting with Diablo IV.
Hardware
-Xbox gaming isn't just about one device.
-New devices are planned for Holiday 2024.
-They are working on next generation hardware.
Misc
-2023 was a great year for games, but the industry didn't grow.
-It is either "How to we grow the user base" or "How do we get more dollars from our current base"
Games
-Four games will be ported to other consoles. No promise of any other games.
-They were not announced today. The teams will announce them on their own time.
-Starfield and Indiana Jones are not part of the four games.
-The driving goal was to grow the franchises.
-Overall, Phil believes exclusive games in the industy are going to less common going forward.
-The decisions was based on games being at least a year old, have already reached their full potential on Xbox.
-Some are "community driven" games. I assume that means GAAS/live service games.
-Phil believes that introducing non-Xbox gamers to these franchises can be beneficial to Xbox as a whole.
-The focus is always "How to grow Xbox".
-More than 10 major releases coming this year to Xbox.
-There will be a June Showcase.
GamePass
-All first party games are still going to be day 1 on GamePass.
-GamePass is still only available on Xbox.
-Cross-save and cross-progression are very important to the Xbox ecosystem.
-Activision-Blizzard games will start to come to GamePass on March 28th, starting with Diablo IV.
Hardware
-Xbox gaming isn't just about one device.
-New devices are planned for Holiday 2024.
-They are working on next generation hardware.
Misc
-2023 was a great year for games, but the industry didn't grow.
-It is either "How to we grow the user base" or "How do we get more dollars from our current base"
