The corporation will start with four games, but may increase this number in the future.

“I have a fundamental belief that over the next five to ten years, games that are exclusive to one hardware will make up a smaller and smaller part of the gaming industry,” Microsoft head of games Phil Spencer said on the Xbox podcast.

Microsoft has so far refused to disclose the names, but according to The Verge sources familiar with the company’s plans are likely to be Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of ​​​​Thieves and Grounded.

There have also been rumors that Microsoft might launch Starfield and Indiana Jones on the PS5, but Spencer rules them out of the list of the first four titles, although he is considering the possibility in the future.

“I don’t think we as an industry should rule out that the game will ever be available on any other platform,” says Spencer. “We are focused so far on these four games and gaining experience. We are working on other franchises.”

So why would Microsoft launch Xbox exclusives on competing platforms? The company talks about the need to develop the gaming direction “to ensure the long-term success of both Xbox and the industry as a whole.” With the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s gaming business has become bigger than its Windows division, but the Xbox business as a whole still needs to grow. Sales of Microsoft’s Xbox Series S and X consoles are lagging behind Sony’s PlayStation 5, and Spencer has previously admitted that the flow of Xbox Game Pass subscriptions is slowing. Thus, revenue from content can be a good source of growth.

Phil Spencer says that Microsoft will not stop production of Xbox – probably the company’s games will be released on PS5

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