{"id":9052,"date":"2026-05-07T21:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=9052"},"modified":"2026-05-08T01:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:58:07","slug":"new-xbox-boss-reportedly-treading-carefully-amid-exclusivity-rethink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/new-xbox-boss-reportedly-treading-carefully-amid-exclusivity-rethink\/","title":{"rendered":"New Xbox Boss Reportedly ‘Treading Carefully’ Amid Exclusivity Rethink"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Xbox boss Asha Sharma is reportedly \u201ctreading carefully\u201d as she works out what to do with exclusive games.<\/p>\n

Sharma, who replaced Phil Spencer as boss of Xbox earlier this year, has spent her first few months in the job making a number of significant changes as Microsoft works to win back the hearts and minds of its core gaming fans. Among them was the end of the controversial \u2018This is an Xbox\u2019 marketing campaign, quickfire new Xbox console features, and a Game Pass price cut.<\/p>\n

Perhaps most significant of all, Microsoft has said it will \u201creevaluate our approach to exclusivity,\u201d a tantalizing tease particularly for core fans who feel Xbox consoles have been devalued amid the company\u2019s multiplatform push in recent years.<\/p>\n

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But what does this actually mean? Microsoft has a number of first-party titles due out this year already earmarked for PlayStation 5. Indeed, Microsoft has indicated all future Halo games will be released on Sony\u2019s console. Could Microsoft pull back from this approach in a significant way, despite how successful some of its games have been on PlayStation?<\/p>\n

The Verge\u2019s Tom Warren reports that Sharma \u201chas been evaluating a range of options for Xbox exclusive games, but is treading carefully here and isn\u2019t yet ready to commit to any major changes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps Microsoft could go for timed Xbox exclusivity, rather than day one releases on PlayStation. Playground\u2019s Forza Horizon 6, due out later this month on Xbox and PC, is set for PS5 at some point in 2026. Forza Horizon 5 is a huge hit on PlayStation, generating significant revenue for Playground and its parent company. Surely Microsoft won\u2019t leave all that money on the table by pulling the PS5 version of Forza Horizon 6.<\/p>\n

Gears of War E-Day, though, is an interesting one. So far it\u2019s confirmed only for Xbox and PC. Could it skip PS5 entirely?<\/p>\n

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