Many studios have been acquired by Microsoft in the last couple of years, gaining them quite a few first-party games in the process. In an interview with Xbox head Phil Spencer, he shares what he hopes to aim for in the future.
Phil Spencer Wants RPGs As a Focus for Xbox Game Studios
In an interview onXbox On, Spencer shares his thoughts on what Xbox needs more of, answering RPGs and wanting to make them more of a focus for the company. He shared:
When I think Mass Effect 1, which I worked on, Jade Empire, Fable — I remember we had really staked out RPGs as something that was important.
He went on to say “it’s nice withThe Outer Worldscoming out,Wasteland— I think RPG is an area we purposely focused on and wanted to do more.” He also discussed Xbox Game Pass which has been steadily been adding titles in various genres which also included recently the announcement of aslew of Final Fantasy games as well as Witcher 3.
If you look back on the studios that Microsoft have acquired it’s apparent there is an interest in growing their RPG titles with inXile Entertainment known forBard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep. As well as Obsidian withPillar of Eternity II: Deadfireand most recently the sci-fi RPGThe Outer Worlds, all now working with Xbox Game Studios. There are also rumours ofFable 4still whispering in the wind. New RPG projects will also be preparing for the next generation of consoleXbox ScarlettandProject xCloud.
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