Xbox president of game content and studios Matt Booty said the company's competition is no longer from other game studios and console developers, but from “everything else.”
In an interview with New York Timesfirst of all discussing In a shocking announcement, longtime Xbox brand mascot Master Chief and an exclusive Halo game will be coming to PS5. in 2026, Booty said the decision was made as a result of “a desire to meet people where they are”, moving away from console exclusivity in a bid to attract more players.
“Our biggest competitor is not another console,” Booty said. “We're competing more and more with everything from TikTok to movies.
“We’re all about meeting people where they are.”
This is a very different position for both Nintendo and Sony's PlayStation brand, which continue to greedily guard their exclusives as Sony has only recently experimented with porting its console games to PC, albeit often months after their console debut.
Commenting More than 9,000 employees were fired from the company Over the summer, when Microsoft told Eurogamer it was “essential for the company and teams to succeed in a dynamic market,” Booty said at the time: “Layoffs are difficult. They are part of running our business.”
While the total number of employees laid off in gaming positions remains unknown, companies such as Rare World of Everwild, Reboot of Perfect Dark from The Initiative and new MMORPG ZeniMaz were canceled approximately 200 employees of King, the developer of Candy Crush, were laid off and have reportedly been replaced by the artificial intelligence tools they helped create. Team in Turn 10, the studio behind Forza Motorsport, is reportedly “no more.”and the domino effect also led to funding for Romero Games' next project is being cutalthough contrary to reports the studio didn't close.
Yesterday, Microsoft has confirmed that the Halo series will be coming to PlayStation 5. In a new demo that debuted at the Halo World Cup, Microsoft revealed Halo: Campaign Evolved, described as a “faithful but modernized remake of the game.” Halo: Combat Evolved“Campaign” will be released on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S next year. This is the first time a Halo game will be released on a PlayStation system.
