When discussing Microsoft’s gaming environment, we are, of course, referring to Xbox consoles and PCs. It’s been a while since the company’s video game section began to treat both platforms equally. Nevertheless, Phil Spencer wants to emphasize that the PC is a market unto itself and as such deserves to receive games upon release.
In a conversation with Giant Bomb, the leader of Xbox touched this point. She even alluded to Sony, his competitor, pointing out that the latter takes a completely different position on the subject.
«Since day one on PC. I don’t know if people will like that statement, but we don’t see the PC audience as a launch window, it’s a market, and it’s a market that we think deserves our games on day one,” Spencer said.
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“And that’s where we’ll launch our games. It’s not about, like, I’ll sell you these games later. We look at the PC market, we can do a better job with the Xbox app and the work we already have, but our library of games, and even our investments, like Bethesda, were due to their PC heritage and how that would benefit us.” , Add.
Spencer goes on to say that PC gaming revenue this year will exceed a billion dollars, “and Game Pass will give 100% higher earnings than last year on PC«. Furthermore, the player base on this platform has also grown by 50%.
In recent years, all of the announced games, which are part of Xbox Game Studios, have come out for consoles and PC. Besides, Microsoft has promised to bring first-party news to Game Pass, something that makes it much easier to access a new game, since it costs much cheaper, depending on the title.
What about the Competition on PC
As for rival Sony, it has already made it clear that PlayStation is a priority when it comes to titles produced by the developers that are part of PlayStation Studios. In a recent interview, Jim Ryan, head of PlayStation, said that they will continue to release games for PC, but at a slower pace.
“We also understand the importance of PS5 exclusive titles. As I mentioned before, the main responsibility of PlayStation Studios is to make people enjoy the gaming experience with the latest version of PlayStation. We are increasing the number of exclusive PS5 titles and slowing down the release pace of the PC versions,” he said.
On that same occasion, Jim Ryan also said that PC gamers don’t mind waiting two or three years to have a PlayStation game. The next Sony title to hit PC is Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart in July.
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