Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today's Xbox business update, where we expect Microsoft to lay out some form of plan for launching first-party Xbox games on Nintendo and PlayStation platforms.
The news is set to drop in the form of a podcast published at 8pm UK time – that's 3pm Eastern, or midday Pacific. Join us as we listen and react to all the details.
We're expecting to hear from Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer, Xbox president Sarah Bond and head of Xbox game studios Matt Booty – the company's Triforce of gaming top brass – as they lay out how the company will handle Xbox exclusives in the future.
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So, it'll be fascinating to see the final shape of these plans officially announced tonight. The Verge reported earlier this week that we'd see Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment and Sea of Thieves going cross-platform. Perhaps for now – to test the waters and calm anyone upset about Xbox sharing bigger exclusives – that's it?
– Tom Phillips
Whatever you think about it all, the fact Microsoft's plans leaked into the public domain at all is remarkable – in that it was reported to be a result of discomfort from some staff within Xbox itself.
– Tom Phillips
Last week, the suggestion that this strategy could potentially extend to high profile exclusives such as last year's Starfield and this year's Indiana Jones and the Great Circle sparked some pretty intense discussions on social media from people with emojis in their names.
– Tom Phillips
A bit of background – tonight's update follows repeated leaks of Microsoft's plans to make at least some of its gaming portfolio available on rival console platforms – a massive change in strategy.
– Tom Phillips
Evening all, and welcome to our live coverage. As a reminder, Microsoft is set to publish tonight's Xbox business update on YouTube and podcast platforms at 8pm UK time – we'll also have it for you right here.
– Tom Phillips
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