Microsoft Would Like to Drop Exclusives, but Can't Because Sony
According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, console exclusivity of video games is not good. However, the market standards imposed by Sony prevent his company from abandoned this model.
The soap opera involving Sony and Microsoft continues. The process of obtaining approval for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard reveals more and more interesting information. This time it's about game availability. According to Satya Nadella, CEO of the Redmond giant, Xbox would be happy to release games on all platforms, but while Sony is dominating the market he cannot do this (via The Verge).
During the hearing, Microsoft's CEO admitted that the company would be happy to abandon the idea of console exclusivity and release its games on as many platforms as possible.
- Sony's dominance in the market makes the realization of such an idea impossible. It is their publishing policy that imposes such standards.
- In the current reality, it is exclusive titles that drive console sales. Giving them up is therefore unprofitable.
- Nadella also said that he does not like this state of reality very much.
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Xbox's recent moves blatantly show that the company will indeed maintain the trend of console exclusivity of selected titles. This can be seen, for example, in the imminent release of Starfield.
