As February came into focus, industry-shaking rumors began to dominate social feeds across the internet. What started withSea of ThievesandHi-Fi Rushsoon covered the likes ofStarfield, with rumors swirling around Halo and Gears of War to boot.
The nature of these rumors? Insiders were reporting far and wide of a seismic shift in Xbox’s strategy moving forward, hinting at a multiplatform pivot set to kick off in the very near future, with some of the above titles jumping ship to PS5 and possibly Nintendo Switch as well.
While Xbox is yet to formally address the reports, with aBusiness Update podcast slated for February 15, new reports are now indicating plans may be set in stone. Not only that, but higher ups even supposedly used Palworld as an example of their strategy in action.
Word comes by way of anonymous Microsoft employees incorrespondence with Inverse. A town hall meeting was reportedly held on February 6 as the aforementioned rumors gained traction online.
“Every screen is an Xbox,” company President Sarah Bond reportedly said during the conversation. The idea being that in the future, tablets, TV screens, monitors, and handheld devices alike, will all be able to deliver Xbox experiences.
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Leveraging its early insight on the mega-popular title, Xbox proudly displayed Palworld during the town hall, over any other actual Xbox-owned IP.
While this strategic shift will seemingly be discussed in public view during the Xbox Business Update, the town hall reportedly looked to clarify the future of the company as a hardware manufacturer as well.
According to comments from Phil Spencer, there will indeed be “future hardware” from the Xbox brand, regardless of where its software ends up in the long run.
Brad Norton is Dexerto’s Editor on the Australia team. He is a journalism graduate and Call of Duty expert, covering Warzone, Black Ops, and Modern Warfare. Brad also covers Star Wars, Twitch, YouTube, first-person shooter games, and single-player games. He also has bylines at Gamurs Group. You can contact him at: brad.norton@dexerto.com
