Whether fair or not, there’s a perception that Microsoft and the Xbox One are falling behind the competition when it comes to first party exclusives. The publisher’s E3 2017 press conference showcased plenty of games, and Forza Motorsport 7, Sea of Thieves, and Crackdown 3 all look solid, but Microsoft’s upcoming lineup of exclusives feels a bit lacking. Well, don’t expect that to change any time soon.

Recently, NeoGAF poster and known industry insider “Matt” shared some behind-the-scenes tidbits about what’s going on with Microsoft and the Xbox One, and it wasn’t terribly encouraging news. Take this all with a grain of salt if you so desire, but this poster has been a solid source of information in the past. According to our insider, Microsoft doesn’t plan to increase their first party spending any time soon.

“MS is not meaningfully increasing their investments in or focus on first party. That could change, I would love for that to change, but it hasn’t. There could be things I don’t know about, or I’m wrong about something, I never claimed to be infallible. But I know enough to have a pretty good view of the situation.”

So, why is one of the biggest companies in the world playing it cheap with the Xbox One? Unfortunately, recent Xbox One exclusives haven’t proven to be a worthwhile investment…

Posted: Jul 23, 2017 10:32 am
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Source: http://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/07/22/xbox-one-no-increase-in-exclusives-due-to-microsoft-penny-pinching/