In the aftermath of rumours about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle coming to PS5 next year, former Xbox exec Major Nelson has defended Microsoft’s Phil Spencer on the recent strategy change over at Xbox.
With Indiana Jones potentially being the next big Xbox-developed game to launch on other console platforms, fans have begun questioning Xbox’s leadership - and the decisions that Phil & co. are taking right now. Major Nelson has responded to one of these questions on Twitter, simply stating that Phil is “running a business” for Microsoft, that’s all.
I’m a huge proponent of all games being multiplatform. But I’m worried only Xbox is going to do it, then stop making hardware, and leave all of us die hard Xbox veterans with 15+ year accounts hanging out to dry because"business"…
As long as the games keep coming, whys the hardware matter? Who needs the different consoles, a PC, and a phone to play a certain game?
Xbox, PSN and steam accounts at this point have decades of saves and purchases tied to them. Some of these games are delisted and are not readily available elsewhere.
If either platform decided to throw in the towel that would represent a huge lose to a large number of people.