Microsoft is slowly building to a future where ‘every screen is an Xbox’
The Verge
Taken on their own, today’s gaming announcements from Microsoft might not seem all that earth-shattering. A handful of unspecified Xbox games are coming to rival platforms, the subscriber numbers for Game Pass have grown, Diablo IV will lead the rush of Activision Blizzard titles on Game Pass, and more hardware is on the way, including a powerful next-gen console and possibly a handheld. But they all point to a future that Microsoft hasn’t exactly been shy about: making Xbox into more than just a console.
In an internal memo to employees, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer explained the strategy like this:
We have a different vision for the future of gaming. A future where players have a unified experience across devices. A future where…
