Xbox’s Phil Spencer envisions a future with fewer console exclusives  

He wants cross-play more

Xbox ‘s Phil Spencer made a few statements and among other things he says that he wants to see fewer “console exclusives” in the future, that is, fewer exclusive games on a specific platform, which in turn will give more opportunities for cross-play .

Speaking to Bloomberg , Spencer said that exclusive games will be seen less and less in the future, as he hopes for an industry that encourages people to feel safe no matter what device they play on. Additionally, the Xbox boss added that he would like to see more cross-play.

It may have happened in your home too, you bought say an Xbox and I bought a PlayStation and our kids want to play together and they can’t because we bought the wrong “piece of plastic to plug into our TV”.

With cross-play on his mind, Spencer said he thinks fewer exclusives would be good for the industry in the long run.

Maybe in the short term there are some people in some companies who don’t like it (the cross-play). However, I think as we get over the hump and see where this industry can continue to grow, it will prove to be true.

What do you think? Do you agree with everything the Xbox boss said? Tell us in the comments.