As Xbox turns 20, Phil Spencer and other executives discuss future plans, including Game Pass and xCloud, exclusive games, Xbox history, and more
it won't end here Pure Xbox : Phil Spencer: Xbox Game Pass Isn't ‘Burning Cash’, It's Very Sustainable Nalin Rawat / fossbytes.com : Xbox's 20th Anniversary: Halo Launch, TV Show, Backward Compatibility Chris Wallace / MCV/DEVELOP : Phil Spencer confirms The Elder Scrolls 6 is an Xbox and PC exclusive Erron Kelly / VentureBeat : Todd Howard: Elder Scrolls VI ‘has got to be a decade game’ Eddie Makuch / GameSpot : Xbox's Phil Spencer Promises More “Bold Bets” For Xbox In The Next 10 Years Dan Ackerman / CNET : Microsoft Xbox at 20: Looking back at the original 2001 review Kellen Browning / New York Times : Halo Infinite Release Aims to Lift Xbox Prospects Danielle Partis / GamesIndustry.biz : The Elder Scrolls 6 confirmed as Xbox and PC exclusive Alex Atkin / MSPoweruser : Xbox's backwards compatibility library has supposedly had its last update Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central : The Elder Scrolls 6 will likely be Xbox and PC exclusive IGN : Phil Spencer: Xbox Game Pass Is ‘Very, Very Sustainable,’ Not ‘Burning Cash’ Usaid / GamingBolt : Xbox Game Pass Was Originally Supposed To Be A Rental Service - Xbox Exec Cohen Coberly / TechSpot : Phil Spencer implies The Elder Scrolls 6 will be exclusive to Xbox and PC Giuseppe Nelva / Twinfinite : Phil Spencer: Xbox Dedicated to “Continuing to Invest, Listen, & Learn” to Build The Best Entertainment Ecosystem CNET : Xbox 20th anniversary: Halo Infinite multiplayer launch, Halo TV series coming and more Alex Calvin / PC Games Insider : Spencer insists that Xbox Game Pass is “sustainable” Alex Gatewood / KnowTechie : Is Elder Scrolls VI going to be an Xbox exclusive? Tyler Shipley / Game Rant : Phil Spencer Admits Original Halo Infinite Reveal Wasn't Handled Properly Michael Crider / PCWorld : Halo Infinite's free-to-play multiplayer goes live early on PC and Xbox Paul Tamburro / GameRevolution : Here's how to play Halo Infinite's multiplayer right now Nathan Birch / Wccftech : Xbox Backward Compatibility Adds 70+ New Games, No More BC Updates Coming Sean Carey / TrueAchievements : Xbox boss Phil Spencer talks The Elder Scrolls 6 exclusivity Eric Van Allen / Destructoid : Halo Infinite multiplayer beta goes live today, ahead of its full launch Brad Norton / dexerto.com : Will Elder Scrolls 6 be an Xbox exclusive after Bethesda acquisition? Jay Peters / The Verge : Phil Spencer basically confirms The Elder Scrolls VI is an Xbox exclusive Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : Watch the Xbox 20th anniversary event here at 1PM ET Imad Khan / Tom's Guide : How to watch Xbox Anniversary Celebration Chris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle : A six-part Xbox documentary is coming to streaming platforms in December Eric Abent / SlashGear : Xbox 20th Anniversary livestream: How to watch and a rumored Halo surprise Otto Kratky / Digital Trends : The Elder Scrolls VI has to be a decade game, says Bethesda's Todd Howard Laurent Giret / OnMSFT.com : A look back at 20 years of Xbox ahead of today's special anniversary event Nicole Carpenter / Polygon : How to watch Microsoft's Xbox anniversary stream Pulasthi Ariyasinghe / Neowin : Here's how you can watch the Xbox Anniversary Celebration stream today Nick Statt / Protocol : How Xbox changed the gaming business Msmash / Slashdot : Microsoft Surprises Gamers With ‘Halo Infinite’ Multiplayer Launch Steffan Powell / BBC : Xbox 20th anniversary: ‘Will we have TVs in 20 years time?’ Shannon Grixti / Press Start : All The Aussie Times For Tomorrow's Xbox Anniversary Celebration Stream Tweets: Seamus Blackley / @seamusblackley : I'm crying like a silly old man. 💚 https://twitter.com/... @xbox : @SeamusBlackley Thanks, pop 💚 Seamus Blackley / @seamusblackley : Just for today, just for nostalgia, here is the prototype of the Xbox prototypes. It's welded from sheet aluminum. We couldn't get it to look right, so we went with milling the whole thing from one block of metal. Which was so metal. #Xbox20 (some of Feynman's drums also) https://twitter.com/... Seamus Blackley / @seamusblackley : Happy Birthday, kiddo. I put everything I had into you, and it very nearly killed me. But you have given all of that back and so much more. Thank you, little* dude, for making so many people so happy, and for giving me so much. #Xbox20 🥺❤️ https://twitter.com/... Phil Spencer / @xboxp3 : 20 years ago today we began our Xbox journey. Two decades later we're still here because of you: the totally inspiring global Xbox community. We will continue to listen and learn as we strive to build the best, most welcoming gaming ecosystem anywhere. #Xbox20 Steven Spohn / @stevenspohn : I got to say something nice about @XboxP3 in GQ this week. Honored to be able to help showcase Phil's dedication to accessibility. https://twitter.com/... @xbox : We've been waiting 20 years for this one. Check out the #Xbox20 Anniversary Celebration: https://www.youtube.com/... https://twitter.com/... @klobrille : Phil on Xbox exclusivity: “In order to be on Xbox, I want us to be able to bring the full complete package of what we have. And that would be true when I think about Elder Scrolls VI. That would be true when I think about any of our franchises.” https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/ ... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... @aarongreenberg : This is a really great read and look back at our journey over the past 20 years. What a wild ride it has been, through the ups and downs, we learned and become stronger. Could not be more proud to be part of this team! 🙏🏻💚 #Xbox20 https://twitter.com/... Sam White / @samwrite : This is our first #GQHype gaming cover. It's my first cover full stop. As usual these things take months if not years to realise, so please read and share. COOL xxxx #Xbox20 https://twitter.com/... Sam White / @samwrite : How Xbox outgrew the console: I spent time with @XboxP3 and his A-Team to talk the last 20 (and the next 20) years of #Xbox. Xbox One, Game Pass, Halo Infinite, xCloud, $7.5BN buyouts, The Elder Scrolls 6, succession planning. We covered it all. #Xbox20 https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/ ...