Summary
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Microsoft abandons cross-platform push; Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are exclusive to the Xbox console.
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Microsoft says these are not timed exclusives; Announced cross-platform games will remain cross-platform.
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Microsoft returns to console-focused exclusives, signaling a return to closed platform competition.
It hasn’t even been a full year since Microsoft dominated the PS5 charts with its cross-platform strategyand the company has already made a 180-degree turn. During Sunday’s Xbox Game Showcase, the company announced that some of its biggest hits will be Xbox exclusives, which raised the question: Will Microsoft stick to its cross-platform plan and release the games for other platforms after a few years?
Now, Microsoft has confirmed that no, it is actually very serious about returning to exclusivity deals. The company has explicitly confirmed that its most popular titles announced during the exhibition, Gears of War: E-Day and Mechanical RevolutionThey will never come to other consoles, even after The first one was rumored to appear on PS5..
Microsoft’s new flagship titles “are not timed exclusives,” says the company
The Redmond giant returns to the winning formula for consoles
How he saw it push squareMicrosoft published a blog post recapping everything he announced during the Showcase. If you missed the stream, it’s a good way to catch up on all the titles Microsoft showed off during the event.
Most of the games revealed were still rooted in Microsoft’s old cross-platform mentality and were confirmed to be coming to Steam and/or PS5 in trailers. However, Microsoft’s two biggest negotiating trump cards, Gears of War: E-Day and Mechanical RevolutionThey were marketed as exclusives.
Sometimes a title can be a “timed exclusive,” meaning it remains on one platform for a set period before going cross-platform. Since Microsoft expressed interest in bringing its games to as many devices as possible, the company could have been using this strategy here. However, within the blog post is this nugget of information:
As part of our focus on the return of XBOX, we also announced that Gears of War: E-Day and Mechanical Revolution They will be exclusive to the XBOX console. These are not timed exclusives. Games already announced for cross-platform releases will stick to that plan – we are committed to investing in and growing XBOX both on console and beyond.
So there you have it. Since then, Microsoft’s original plan to “make everything an Xbox” has retreated to the world of exclusive use for switching consoles. and with Sony also decides to make some titles only for PlayStationIt seems that we return to the world of walled gardens.
