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In a genuinely bizarre twist, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has completely contradicted colleague Matt Booty’s comments earlier in the day, describing them as a “miss”.
Booty had said during an Xbox podcast that Microsoft would be “very clear” about which platforms games are coming to and that it wants to “continue the precedent” it set previously.
This means if a game is coming to the PS5, Microsoft won’t obfuscate that information.
Sony and Nintendo only ever talk about their own platforms during livestreams, but they generally haven’t flirted with multiformat publishing to the extent Microsoft has.
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Responding to aggrieved fans on X (or Twitter), however, Sharma describing this as a “miss”.
She said:
“Seeing the feedback on logos. It was a miss, and I own it. We are talking about how we adjust for future Xbox shows.”
I’m not entirely convinced Sharma should be following the feedback of a few fans on social media to quite this extent, but here we are. It’s something to keep in mind for the manufacturer’s next livestream, I suppose.
Original Story: I saw some debate earlier today that, in response to its uncertainty around exclusivity, Microsoft may not show PS5 platform logos during its Xbox Showcase next week.
Its broadcast, scheduled for 7th June, will include various first-party and third-party games, like Halo: Campaign Evolved and Fable. Both games have been confirmed for PS5, and will release day-and-date.
But I’d seen some people suggesting Microsoft may attempt to appease its enthusiast audience by removing those logos from its livestream.
That, according to Chief Content Officer Matt Booty, is not the case.
“We'll be very clear about what platforms a game is coming to and want to continue the precedent. I think we've got a good system going where we make it clear in the Showcase.”
I suppose a potential big storyline here will emerge if any games don’t include PS5 logos, like Gears of War: E-Day, for example.
Microsoft is yet to confirm the third-person shooter for Sony’s console, and if it really is walking back multiformat releases, then removing that PS5 logo from the end of its trailer will be a big sign of its new leadership’s intent.
But elsewhere in the interview Booty did say that Microsoft won’t be talking about broader strategic decisions during its livestream, so don’t expect much confirmation either way.