Xbox Boss Confesses Why They’re Bringing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to PS5

Phil SpencerDirector of Microsoft Gaming, admitted the reason why Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be released on PS5Just a few days ago, the Bethesda and MachineGames game was positioned as the best Xbox exclusive in a long time. However, the Gamescom trailer showed that the game will be coming to Sony’s console very soon.

Following the announcement, the head of Xbox and other executives were inundated with messages from fans complaining that they had been sidelined. The general buzz is that Microsoft managed to save the announcement Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for PS5 before launch. Facing criticism, Phil Spencer explained the reasoning behind the decision during a broadcast on the Xbox channel.

“Our franchises are going strong. Xbox console player counts are as strong as they’ve ever been this year,” Spencer said. “I looked at that and said, OK, console player counts are growing. Our franchises are as strong as they’ve ever been.”

Phil Spencer’s comments are consistent with statements he made months ago, when he confirmed that Xbox games would be coming to other consoles. The Xbox boss knows that The console audience has reached its ceiling and needs to expand to make more money. Add to that an anti-exclusives stance and a distaste for the toxic console war fandom.

Activision acquisition makes Xbox multiplatform

One theory as to why Microsoft decided to launch games first party on PS5 and Nintendo Switch is related to purchase activision. The $69 billion investment put them in the crosshairs of Satya Nadella and Microsoft’s finance department. As such, Xbox will have to generate more revenue and the only alternative is to become multi-platform.

During the broadcast, Phil Spencer confirmed this theory and made it clear that They are running a business, it must be profitable.

“It’s definitely true that we have a high bar at Microsoft in terms of the results we need to return to the company,” Spencer said. “So I look at it: How can we make our games as strong as possible? Our platform continues to grow across consoles, PCs, and the cloud. That’s going to be a strategy that works for us.”

Phil Spencer has not ignored the criticism and knows that Xbox users are not very excited about another exclusive coming to PS5. The manager said that the audience must get used to this strategybecause they have no intention of turning back.

Spencer added that there is a lot of pressure on the industry and people are looking for ways to grow, so exclusives are not the solution“For us at Xbox, the health of Xbox, the health of our platform and our evolving games are the most important things,” he said.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Coming to Xbox and PC on December 9, 2024and the PS5 version will be released in spring 2025. The advantage for Xbox users is that the game will be Available from day one on Game Pass.