Xbox had a very quiet year in 2022, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:too quiet according to Phil Spencer. Not great when you have consoles less than three years old to sell with relatively few in-house games to choose from released since their arrival as it is. Xbox not only has its player base to answer to when it comes to this sort of thing, but also 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Microsoft, and apparently the corporation isn't happy with th🦩e lack of first-party activity from its gaming arm.
That's according to Jeff Grubb who spoke about Microsoft's annoyance that Xbox isn't creating and launching exclusives at a high enough rate on . “I can tell you, they are not,” Grubb replied when asked if he thinks Microsoft is happy with Xbox righ💙t now. “They're upset... You know, they didn't release a first-party game last year, and if that doesn't affect you if you always have something to play again, that's awesome, but a lot of people do regret getting their Xbox.”
Xbox has already moved past a barren 2022, launching 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Hi-Fi Rush earlier this year. An Xbox exclusive that came out of nowhere and made quite a splash. However, Grubb added the critically acclꦦaimed game that took the internet by storm for a while underperformed. “It just straight up didn't make the money♚ it needed to make. I mean, it got g🥃ood reviews, the buzz was good, so where do you put the blame for something like that?”
Grubb offers up a few potential explanations as to why Hi-Fi Rush didn't achieve the numbers Xbox expected, but the most likely scenario is it launched on 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Game Pass. Naturally, the game would have sold very few copies since anyone who has Game Pass didn't need to buy it. As for what can pick up the slack, Xbox has Redfall launching next month, and then 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Starfield coming in September. Microsoft lik♚ely isn't convinced either of those marquee exclusive♛s will turn things around, though.
Redfall, in particular, has had a very rough few months. The reveal 168澳洲幸运5开奖网ꦓ:players will need a ౠconstant internet connection, even when playing single-player, went down like a lead balloon, as did Arkane's commitment to the game 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:launching with Denuvo DRM. Redfall's arrival will also be sandwiched between the launches of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Tears of the Kingdom. A brave spot to pick although, in Xbox's defense, there isn't really a wee༒k this summer that won't pit one big game agai🎐nst another.
Redfall is one thing, but Starfield is the big one Microsoft will really have its eye on. An incredibly ambitious space RPG from Bethesda. A studio with Skyrim and Fallout on its resume so yeah, the pressure's on. Starfield will also have stiff competition as it seems likely Bethesda's next big game will 168澳洲幸运🧸5开奖网:launch in the same month as Spider-Mꩲan 2.
