PlayStation and Xbox Are Warned: Exclusives Remain the #1 Reason US Gamers Buy Consoles
In the past few years, we have seen the number of console exclusives shrink considerably . …
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New Xbox Chief Strategy Officer Wants to Revive Microsoft's "Storied Franchises" and Rebuild the Console Business
… Despite the well-known issues with component costs, Ball reckons the console business is still growing , and Sharma's new strategy which he advised on should drive revenue and profit. …
Shuhei Yoshida Shuts Down PlayStation Purists, Insists PC Ports Never Hurt PS5 Sales, But Funded The Next Blockbusters
… As releasing PlayStation first-party games on PC essentially became a necessity although gamers still continue to purchase consoles for their exclusives , the rumored pivot back to console-exclusive games sounds risky . “I'm not seeing any proof of them changing their strategy this generation. …
Asha Sharma's New Big Xbox Call - Yank Gears of War: E-Day Off PS5 and Rebuild the Console Exclusivity Wall
… For example, Fable is currently scheduled to launch next February with a day-one PS5 version; whether that still holds with this strategy shift remains to be seen. …
Xbox Begs Fans for Feedback, Gets Brutal Verdict From Over 6,000 Users: Bring Back Exclusives or Lose Us for Good
… If Xbox may still be debating its return to console exclusives, PlayStation seems to have already decided. According to a new report, single-player games will no longer launch on PC and will thus remain PlayStation exclusives going forward. …
Forza Horizon 5 Quietly Became a PS5 Blockbuster With 5 Million Sales, Burying Any Hope of Xbox Returning to Exclusives
… Although it's rumored that Microsoft is actively talking about a return to console exclusives , looking at how the racing game by Playground Games has performed on PS5, it makes no sense to leave so many sales on the table just to return to a concept that would be pointless nowadays, at least for t… …
Microsoft's "This Is an Xbox" Campaign Might Already Be Over
… Microsoft has been desperately trying to catch up ever since, also because of a concrete lack of great first-party exclusives, which have been a sore point for the Xbox platform compared to PlayStation and Switch exclusives lineups. …
New Report Suggests Sony was Losing Out on PC Sales of SP-Games Due to its Reluctance Towards Same-Day PC/PS5 Launches
… We see almost no difference between first-party PlayStation titles 12% PC share and third-party PlayStation exclusives 13% , suggesting the outcome is primarily driven by the staggered release strategy rather than franchise demand on PC. …
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Makes a Huge Move to Scoop Up Veteran Analyst Matthew Ball to Strengthen Xbox's Console Business
… His strategy experience and his presence as a popular veteran analyst makes him appear to be exactly the person Xbox would want to have on its team, though of course only time will tell if his hiring is actually a game-changer for the platform. …
Sony Becomes Biggest Publisher to Openly Embrace AI in Game Development, Just Months After Larian's Backlash
UPDATE - May 12, 2026 In a Corporate Earning Strategy Presentation, Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki and PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino have shared more details about their new AI-based strategy for PlayStation Studios . …