Interview: Microsoft's Phil Spencer on Xbox Series S vs. Series X, Bethesda deal, cross-gen gaming, ballooning game file sizes, and the storage size trade-off
There's nothing normal about interviewing Xbox chief Phil Spencer these days. — First, there's the location.
Kotaku Stephen Totilo
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@hiphopgamer
@hiphopgamer
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#XboxSeriesX Boss Phil Spencer On Series X Launch, Halo Infinite & Bethesda https://kotaku.com/... via @kotaku To Be Honest - JUST SAY ALL BETHESDA GAMES WILL NOT COME TO PS5 GOING FORWARD, but like i said this is similiar to the MINECRAFT DEAL, you will see some titles on PS5
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@kotaku
@kotaku
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We asked Xbox chief Phil Spencer a lot of questions about the Series S and Series X. This is what we learned: https://kotaku.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@kahjahkins
@kahjahkins
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Great get here by @stephentotilo & the answer here on the big Bethesda question falls in line with a bunch of my thinking as well. The idea of two different price points is really the interesting rub here. Removes exclusivity but still gives @xbox an advantage. Smart @XboxP3 http…
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@johnnyzaccari
@johnnyzaccari
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Phil Spencer says keeping Bethesda games exclusive to Microsoft essentially can work. Doesn't mean much to me until they actually say “this game is exclusive”. With console launches happening soon, you think they're really gonna tell us if Bethesda games will be multiplatform? ht…
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@stephentotilo
Stephen Totilo
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Already seeing some confusion over the Bethesda part of my Phil Spencer interview. I asked a specific question that would address the argument that Bethesda games have to go multiplatform for the deal to pay off. Spencer says they don't. https://kotaku.com/... https://twitter.com…
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@bangbangclick
Alex Hutchinson
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Once more with volume: iD and Bethesda and Arkane are now essentially first party studios. You won't be seeing their stuff on Sony platforms soon enough. https://twitter.com/...
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@unknownkadath
@unknownkadath
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Disappointing but expected. It's one thing to buy up a studio to make them exclusive. It's another to buy a major publisher with decades of multi-platform publishing and make all of their IPs exclusive. Thanks, Phil. Guess I won't be playing Bethesda games anymore. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ http…
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@kotaku
@kotaku
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We talked to Xbox boss Phil Spencer about a LOT of stuff: Bethesda, Halo Infinite, Nintendo, and, of course, the Series X and Series S. He's got both in his house, and he's got some thoughts. https://kotaku.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@vicious696
Parris
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Great interview @stephentotilo w/ @XboxP3 My 2 cents: -Xbox Series S is the trojan horse -xCloud is the key for mass adoption -Bethesda titles will be exclusive to Xbox ecosystem -Gamepass is the future of how we'll consume games on multi platforms https://kotaku.com/...
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@stephentotilo
Stephen Totilo
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I had a really good chat with @XboxP3 about all things Xbox. And he was quite nice about the three times my kids barged in on our video call. Lots in here. One of the big takeaways: he expects the Series S to outsell the Series X long-term: https://kotaku.com/...