Summary
By now, it’s no secret thatMicrosofthas completely revamped itsXboxplatform strategyinto a more multiplatform approach, with a focus on meeting gamers wherever they are. That much was evidentwhen four previously exclusive Xbox titles made their way to other consoles in 2024.
It became even more evident earlier this week,when in an interview, Phil Spencer discussed wanting to support the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 with its games. Then,in a separate interview, Spencer didn’t rule out a release of Starfield on non-Xbox consoles.
Yet, while all the attention is squarely on what Xbox will do nextand what “exclusive” games will make their way to other consoles next, one prominent game director thinks it won’t be long untilPlayStationactually follows Microsoft’s strategy.
Could PlayStation Really Follow Xbox?
In a long post on Twitter, Thomas Mahler, the Creative Director and CEO of Moon Studios, the company behind both Ori video games, shared why he thinks Sony could also follow suit with a similar approach.
“Right now the price of entry is still too high with people needing to buy a $500 box just to get their game on.
You’d ultimately want everyone with a screen and a controller to be able to play all games in order to finally break through that barrier and make games available to everyone.
I’d be surprised if Sony won’t end up with the same strategy. People should buy the device they like the most, but they should then have access to all the content.”
He discussed how, with similar hardware internally, between the two machines, the legwork of porting isn’t nearly as difficult as it once was. “If we want to see the industry grow, it needs to be easier for everyone to access the content,” he specifically added.
Ultimately, only time will tell whether PlayStation will do just that, but his reasoning isn’t too off base. And, for what it’s worth,Sony has been porting its games to PC, andjust recently made waves with a LEGO Horizon game on the Switch.
