{"id":823690,"date":"2025-02-01T16:11:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T22:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/01\/former-playstation-exec-applauds-xbox-for-being-agile-in-a-changing-market\/"},"modified":"2025-02-01T16:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T22:11:49","slug":"former-playstation-exec-applauds-xbox-for-being-agile-in-a-changing-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/01\/former-playstation-exec-applauds-xbox-for-being-agile-in-a-changing-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Former PlayStation Exec Applauds Xbox for Being Agile in a Changing Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment <\/p>\n<div id=\"innerContent\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vgchartz.com\/articles_media\/images\/former-playstation-exec-applauds-xbox-for-being-agile-in-a-changing-market-640149_expanded.jpg\" alt=\"Entertainment Former PlayStation Exec Applauds Xbox for Being Agile in a Changing Market\" width=\"641\">\n                <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/n4g.com\/tips?url=https:\/\/www.vgchartz.com\/article\/463876\/former-playstation-exec-applauds-xbox-for-being-agile-in-a-changing-market\/&#038;title=Former PlayStation Exec Applauds Xbox for Being Agile in a Changing Market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s2.n4g.com\/gen\/nb-16x16-icon.gif\"><br \/>\n                 <\/a>\n           <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>by <b><br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgchartz.com\/author\/359048\/william-dangelo\/\">William D&#8217;Angelo<\/a><br \/>\n       <\/b>, posted 4 hours ago <span>\/ 1,126 Views<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Former PlayStation executive Adam Boyes in an interview on Gamertag Radio was asked about Microsoft&#8217;s shifting focus to releasing more multiplatform games. He applauded Xbox for being &#8220;agile&#8221; in a gaming market that is changing.<\/p>\n<p>He stated (via\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/there-are-no-victims-in-xboxs-multiplatform-era-says-former-playstation-exec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VideoGamesChronicle<\/a>) Xbox is now &#8220;an entertainment provider&#8221; and is no longer &#8220;<span>just a disc producer and disc distributor.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;So if we think about that, the analogy that maybe PlayStation is HBO, Microsoft is Netflix, and\u00a0Nintendo\u00a0is Disney, then their job is to get incredibly interactive and engaging entertainment out to as many people as possible.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_g3goHPtPDc\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;<span>I understand why traditionalists are looking at that being like, &#8216;I don\u2019t like change! I want it to only be where I want it to be!&#8217; And that\u2019s the bit where my logic gap starts to break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Because when Phil [Spencer] and his team are putting amazing content on more platforms, who\u2019s the victim? I ask a lot of people, &#8216;who\u2019s the victim?&#8217; And there aren&#8217;t any, except for people who are like, &#8216;I only want it where I bought it, and that\u2019s what I expect!'&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Boyes goes on to say that he &#8220;applauds [Xbox] for being agile enough in a changing and transitioning market to expand.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He does admit Xbox releasing more of its games on other platforms does present challenges when it comes to future Xbox consoles to convince people to purchase it when their games are on other platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;You&#8217;re absolutely right that when we&#8217;re trying to sell people the new version [of a console]\u2026 is it 8k, is it 16k, is it 32k? Where are we going from here? Right now, I\u2019m happy with the number of Ks and the fidelity \u2013 it\u2019s great. Then the value proposition changes.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Xbox has been releasing more of its games on other consoles &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38Bmhf2\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> and PlayStation. This includes\u00a0<\/span><em>Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves,<\/em><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><em>Grounded<\/em><span>\u00a0in 2024.<\/span><em><span>\u00a0<\/span>Doom: The Dark Ages<\/em><span>\u00a0and The\u00a0<\/span><em>Outer Worlds 2<\/em><span>\u00a0will launch day one on the PlayStation 5, and\u00a0<\/span><em>Indiana Jones and the Great Circle<\/em><span> and <em>Forza Horizon 5<\/em> are\u00a0coming to PS5 this Spring.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>A life-long and avid gamer,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgchartz.com\/author\/79\/william-dangelo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William D&#8217;Angelo<\/a><em><span>\u00a0<\/span>was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheAlphaTomato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a><em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/trunkswd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitch channel<\/a><em>. You can contact the author<\/em><em><span>\u00a0<\/span>on<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/trunkswd.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluesky<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Entertainment More Articles<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgchartz.com\/article\/463876\/former-playstation-exec-applauds-xbox-for-being-agile-in-a-changing-market\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n William D&#8217;Angelo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by William D&#8217;Angelo , posted 4 hours ago \/ 1,126 Views Former PlayStation executive Adam Boyes in an interview on Gamertag Radio was asked about Microsoft&#8217;s shifting focus to releasing more multiplatform games. He applauded Xbox for being &#8220;agile&#8221; in a gaming market that is changing. 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