Phil Spencer: We are Investing in New and Risky Games - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 September 2021 / 1,573 Views
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer in an interview with The Guardian was asked if there was still room for traditional narrative games on the Xbox Series X|S consoles and he said they are developing more of those games now than in the history of Xbox.
"I think we’re probably building more of those now than we’ve been in the history of Xbox," said Spencer. "Platform holders, whether that platform is subscription or a hardware device or a store, are actively investing in new and probably more risky things, because, if it works, we get value out of bringing players into the ecosystem."
Some upcoming story-driven first-party games for the Xbox ecosystem includes Starfield, The Elder Scrolls VI, Fable, Avowed, The Outer Worlds 2, Perfect Dark, and many more. Xbox currently has 23 first-party studios.
While Xbox Game Studios is developing more story-drive games, they also have a number of live service games that are ever evolving. This includes Minecraft and Sea of Thieves. Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty in the same interview did say there was no mandate that every first-party game from Xbox has to be live service.
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That's great to hear! The indie scene is full of exciting and risky ideas, but that's not something you see from the AAA market anymore. Used to but the AAA landscape has become very stagnant and complacent when it came to new ideas that are considered risky.
Rarely you find some gems like The Last Guardian, but this is the exception.
Loved The Last Guardian, shame more people didn't try it. The Platinum trophy is a pain to earn though, probably the only thing I truly disliked about it.
Not to mention that Japan Studio played a big part in developing The Last Guardian, who is now defunct......
I own several games by Japan Studio, and it is a shame to see them closed down, but it's also not surprising. Simply put, most of their games never sold very well despite being good. I'm actually surprised they survived as long as they did all things considered. Hopefully Team Asobi does well in their place.
That's the fault of the consumer. Is the majority of players stuck on shooters or fortnite? I swear some of these games ruined the industry.
Amazing. What the gaming industry direly needs right now, many many companies have been playing it too safe, Xbox is truly becoming the unsung hero now.
Absolutely. Xbox Series is shaping up to be the next PS2.
Why do people always downvote when positive news releases for Xbox?
