Spencer, director of Microsoft Xbox: there will be fewer and fewer platform exclusive games in the future.

CTOnews.com August 24, Microsoft Xbox Director Phil Spencer (Phil Spencer) expects the number of platform-exclusive games to decline in the next few years.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Spencer said that offering games on multiple platforms is more conducive to the long-term health of the industry than products bound to a single platform, and predicted that console-only games would be "something that will be seen less and less."

"maybe you happened to buy a Xbox at home and I bought a PlayStation," Spencer said. "our kids want to play together, but they can't because we don't buy a CD."

We hope to reduce friction among more players, make people feel safe when playing games, so that they can find their friends and play with their friends, no matter what device it is, which I think is good for the industry in the long run.

Maybe in the short term, some people in some companies don't like it. But I think when we overcome the difficulties and see where the industry can continue to develop, it turns out to be right.

CTOnews.com learned that Microsoft had previously vigorously promoted the introduction of Xbox exclusive games on the PC platform and promoted Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass subscription services. On the other hand, Sony PlayStation exclusive games are also constantly on the PC, and now the situation has gradually changed from "exclusive" to "exclusive".

Microsoft will also buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, raising concerns about the monopoly of call of Duty, and Spencer later confirmed that he intends to keep call of Duty on the PlayStation platform if Microsoft completes its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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