Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has clarified the company's strategy regarding console-exclusive games and the future of the Xbox platform.

Even though Microsoft is becoming a multiplatform publisher, there is one acclaimed Xbox exclusive that probably won't get ported to other consoles.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer teased the Nintendo Switch 2 will feature many Xbox games, presumably more than what's already available on the Switch.

Microsoft's FY25 Q2 earnings reveal a decline in Xbox hardware revenue, while content and services revenue has increased. The company posted its latest earnings report on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.

The era of Xbox that has spanned almost 25 years appears to be over and at this point it does not seem like there's any going back.

Microsoft's Phil Spencer acknowledges that there's not much difference between the current generations of Xbox and PlayStation, but he's not waiving a white flag.

Phil Spencer has shared his enthusiasm for the Switch 2. As reported by Video Games Chronicle, he shared these statements in GamerTag Radio’s 20 year anniversary podcast to hosts Danny Peña and Paris Lilly: “I was exchanging emails with Furukawa-san, the CEO of Nintendo. I gave him a big congrats and said my old eyes appreciate the larger screen.

The forming of a partnership between Team Ninja and PlatinumGames to work together on Ninja Gaiden 4 was Phil Spencer’s idea, the game’s producer says. Xbox announced last week that Ninja Gaiden 4 is in development, with both studios collaborating on the game, and that it’s set for release later this year.

Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming said in recent interviews that Xbox hardware remains "critical" for the company even though Xbox-exclusive games seem to be going away.

As we reported just yesterday, Spencer revealed in an interview that Microsoft started ‘knocking on doors’ to make the game happen six or seven years ago. At the time, we figured that that was 2017, a pivotal period for both Team Ninja and PlatinumGames. And we speculated that the game may not have happened if Phil hadn’t come to them to pitch it.

Speaking to Destin Legarie, Spencer said Microsoft has a "real advantage" right now thanks to the Series S because some of the most popular new platforms, including Steam Deck and ROG Ally, are more in line with the power and performance specs of the Series S.