Xbox has had a busy year which involved the release of Starfield and the finalization of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
In a recent interview with Famitsu, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer spoke a little about the future of Microsoft’s gaming platform. He also divulged some information about his personal gaming habits, which might be surprising to some. Though you may expect Specer to be glued to his Xbox, he loves his ASUS ROG Ally.
He claims that the handheld gaming device is useful for him, as he travels a lot. Interestingly, he refers to it as a kind of Xbox, as it allows him to use Game Pass, and he plays Starfield and Lies of P on it. He also feels the same way about the Steam Deck, which he also jokingly refers to as an Xbox.
Spencer’s viewpoint does reflect a strategy that the company has laid out. As he has previously stated, he wants Game Pass to “come to every device,” allowing millions of players around the world to build an Xbox gaming library without investing in a console.
Expanding the Xbox family
During the interview, Spencer gave some insight into the future of the gaming industry and how his company intends to respond to the constant changes. He highlights how there is a growing PC and mobile gaming market in Japan, and how Xbox has been benefitting from this. He claims the brand has been embraced by the Japanese market across multiple platforms.
Through Game Pass and cloud gaming, the Xbox family has expanded and enabled players on a variety of platforms to enjoy the ecosystem. Because of this, Spencer highlights how it is necessary to consider Nintendo and PlayStation players to be part of the Xbox community as well.
There are interesting times ahead for Microsoft’s gaming division. According to leaks, we may be getting a diskless Xbox Series X redesign, and the next generation could be coming our way in 2028.
