the Xbox console is going to be the best way to play console games. Xbox Series X is the most powerful console out there
Comedy gold.
If you’re following gaming at the time your would’ve remembered this was a follow up to PS 2020 showcase about “we believe in generations”. The whole damn original article with this interview is about it. Like Sony forcing their player based to move on to PS5 since at the time games like HFW, Miles Morales, GOW, GT7 were thought to be nxt gen only. Whereas Xbox stated they wouldn’t make Series X only games until 2 years in.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/are-xbox-series-x-developers-being-held-back-by-xbox-one
What sort of gymnastics are these? Good for Gaf/Reset era maybe. Mod protection around the clock.
Even if the starting reference was about exclusive titles not being cross-gen right out the gate it's still about exclusivity where the new platform loses exclusivity for new games to the old platform (that by tradition often gets discarded to force quick adoption of the new platform). Even if the reference was about Xbox games going to PC it's still referring to platform exclusivity aka exclusive Xbox titles losing exclusivity to PC. And if it was a reference to the competition, can't be any more clear cut.
Exhibit A: Series S/X exclusives lose exclusivity to Xbox One. Cross-gen policy - a change from console tradition.
Exhibit B: Series S/X exclusives lose exclusivity to PC. Cross-ecosystem/platform policy - also a change from console tradition.
The only conundrum is to say the games were never meant to be exclusives at their inception. That's a twist in itself to sugar coat a Phil Spencer decision to break with long established traditions in the console industry when releasing new consoles ........ for the sake of profit and propping up Windows PC Gaming. Those games lost that new platform exclusivity the day Philly boy decided it was so. The flip and opposite decision would have been to stick with tradition and have those games be exclusive to the new platform. It all revolves around exclusion - which is the basis of exclusivity, and it excludes the competition cause even Santa Claus has his limits on his generosity... obviously.
There is no spin that can change this. None. Only bullshit lies about some alternative "valid" interpretation cause some online idiots decide not to bend the knee for the sake of shielding a corp and a suit they have a fanatical affiliation with. Then there are idiots whose motive is simply idiocy (ignorance and low IQ), can never forget those.
This was obviously done btw, in a such a way as to shield the platform from criticism of blurring the lines with PC releases and doing cross-gen releases to milk the previous gen a little longer cause Year 1 exclusives of the old tradition (non cross-gen) are by and large loss leader investments. All about money always.
That whole interview was perfect comedy gold if it weren't so tragic the amount of BS that comes out the mouth of that snake-oil salesman. Just so happens that when by Year 3 it no longer becomes economically/competitively feasible to continue supporting cross-gen, the plug is pulled on future titles. Arbitrary judgement by suits when to do cross-gen and when to stop it - obviously when most beneficial to their pockets and competitive position.... not the feelings and wellbeing of someone still happy with their Xbox One (but but be "reasonable"
).