{"id":2145,"date":"2021-07-13T09:36:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T07:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/13\/phil-spencer-on-the-future-of-xbox-we-still-want-to-take-risks-with-games\/"},"modified":"2021-07-13T09:36:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T07:36:41","slug":"phil-spencer-on-the-future-of-xbox-we-still-want-to-take-risks-with-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/13\/phil-spencer-on-the-future-of-xbox-we-still-want-to-take-risks-with-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Spencer on the future of Xbox: we still want to take risks with games"},"content":{"rendered":"

While developing traditional narrative games is harder than it has ever been, Microsoft\u2019s Xbox chief sees an opportunity in using modern platforms and tech to tell new stories<\/p>\n

Over the last decade, the concept of \u201cgames as a service\u201d has revolutionised the way the interactive entertainment industry works. From the subscriptions introduced by massively multiplayer online adventures such as World of Warcraft<\/a> to the seasonal battle passes of current online shooters, we\u2019re seeing a huge amount of focus on games that can sustain a lucrative community of players over several years.<\/p>\n

But where does that leave more offbeat ideas and concepts that couldn\u2019t support years\u2019 worth of play? Where does it leave the single-player narrative adventure \u2013 the blockbusting genre that brought us titles such as Metal Gear Solid<\/a>, Red Dead Redemption<\/a> and Mass Effect<\/a>? It\u2019s a genre Sony has supported through funding the studios that make games such as The Last of Us<\/a>, Spider-Man<\/a> and God of War<\/a>. But Microsoft has focused its efforts on cross-platform, connected games, as symbolised by the mammoth Minecraft<\/a> industry. Is there still room for traditional forms of narrative games on the Xbox Series X?<\/p>\n

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\nWhile developing traditional narrative games is harder than it has ever been, Microsoft\u2019s Xbox chief sees an opportunity in using modern platforms and tech to tell new stories
\nOver the last decade, the concept of \u201cgames as a service\u201d has revolutionised the way the interactive entertainment industry works. From the subscriptions introduced by massively multiplayer online adventures such as World of Warcraft to the seasonal battle passes of current online shooters, we\u2019re seeing a huge amount of focus on games that can sustain a lucrative community of players over several years.
\nBut where does that leave more offbeat ideas and concepts that couldn\u2019t support years\u2019 worth of play? Where does it leave the single-player narrative adventure \u2013 the blockbusting genre that brought us titles such as Metal Gear Solid, Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect? It\u2019s a genre Sony has supported through funding the studios that make games such as The Last of Us, Spider-Man and God of War. But Microsoft has focused its efforts on cross-platform, connected games, as symbolised by the mammoth Minecraft industry. Is there still room for traditional forms of narrative games on the Xbox Series X? Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While developing traditional narrative games is harder than it has ever been, Microsoft\u2019s Xbox chief sees an opportunity in using modern platforms and tech to tell new stories Over the last decade, the concept of \u201cgames as a service\u201d has revolutionised the way the interactive entertainment industry works. From the subscriptions introduced by massively multiplayer …<\/p>\n

Phil Spencer on the future of Xbox: we still want to take risks with games<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}