Microsoft says Game Pass will only be on Xbox, confirms it isn’t abandoning consoles

Tales of the upcoming demise of Xbox consoles were greatly exaggerated as multiple executives have now confirmed hardware remains a “critical component” of the Xbox experience. And while Game Pass will remain an exclusive draw to that ecosystem, the company is also focusing on players presently using other devices. 

With multiple reports of Xbox exclusive titles making the leap to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, Microsoft needed to wrangle the narrative back into its grasp with a special business edition of the Xbox podcast on Feb. 15. This included a roundtable of Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer,  president of Xbox Sarah Bond, and head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty discussing the future of hardware development and the way exclusives work within an altered approach to delivering games. 

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