{"id":272733,"date":"2024-02-06T08:51:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=325927"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:06:12","slug":"microsoft-will-reveal-the-future-of-xbox-next-week-what-can-we-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/microsoft-will-reveal-the-future-of-xbox-next-week-what-can-we-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft will reveal the future of Xbox next week: what can we expect?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are experiencing<strong> a unique moment in the video game industry<\/strong>. And it is that, for the first time in decades, one of the three major companies has decided to change course in an unexpected (and unknown at the moment) twist.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We have had a few days of many news and updates regarding the American company.<\/strong> Even in some aspects, the news is quite harsh for Microsoft&#8217;s gaming division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In late January, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/after-the-purchase-of-microsoft-to-activision-blizzard-now-it-is-laying-off-almost-2000-employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"the company announced the layoff of 1,900 members of the Microsoft Gaming team, which is 9% of its workforce.\">the company announced the layoff of 1,900 members of the Microsoft Gaming team, which is 9% of its workforce.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now, this weekend, unconfirmed rumors claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/xbox-has-decided-on-its-new-strategy-to-sell-its-games-also-on-ps5-with-a-catch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Microsoft planned to release previous Xbox-PC exclusives like Starfield\">Microsoft planned to release previous Xbox-PC exclusives like Starfield<\/a>, <strong>the upcoming Indiana Jones game, and more on Sony&#8217;s PlayStation 5 console.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re listening and we hear you. We&#39;ve been planning a business update event for next week, where we look forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox. Stay tuned.<\/p>&mdash; Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XboxP3\/status\/1754598552548904973?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What will Phil Spencer say next week?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a post on his personal Twitter account, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer stated that the division has been &#8220;planning a business update event for next week&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Spencer stated that the event will allow Microsoft Gaming to share<\/strong> &#8220;more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Developer_Direct 2024\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ELFSdlFmDNI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is still unclear whether this &#8220;business update event&#8221; is intended to be a typical conference, with video game announcements and official business statements, or just a live press release with Phil explaining the future of Xbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever the way to do it, <strong>it is likely to be a turning point in Microsoft&#8217;s video game business in general<\/strong>. After the acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October, Microsoft has remained silent about its future plans for the gaming division.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And we still don&#8217;t have information about when Activision Blizzard titles will arrive on Xbox Game Pass. <strong>Let&#8217;s hope this business update addresses the future of Activision Blizzard IP on Microsoft.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then there is the issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/xbox-has-decided-on-its-new-strategy-to-sell-its-games-also-on-ps5-with-a-catch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"the exclusive Xbox games, which seem to be coming to PS5 in the following months\">the exclusive Xbox games, which seem to be coming to PS5 in the following months<\/a>, although it is possible that not all of them will and they will choose very carefully which ones do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many doubts, many. There are even people wondering<strong> if they could see Xbox Game Pass available on PlayStation 5<\/strong>. But this seems really difficult. We&#8217;ll see what happens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a post on his personal Twitter account, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer stated that the division has been planning a business update event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":272734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[1404],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-272733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-xbox"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272733"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314909,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272733\/revisions\/314909"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272733"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=272733"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=272733"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=272733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}