Spencer Clarifies His Statement About Xbox One Catching Up With PS4

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Xbox One boss, Phil Spencer has assured players that Microsoft’s long term focus is not on its competition but instead they have their sights set on the players. That is a pretty interesting statement since the Xbox One, despite having some amazing first party and second party titles for the next few months, is lagging in sales compared to the PS4.

Taking to Twitter, Spencer clarified his recent comments regarding whether the Xbox One can overtake the PS4 in sales. Concerned fans asked him whether he has already accepted defeat to which he stated that the “Team is 100% committed to making XB1 a great gaming console. Games, OS, XBL, that’s the focus.” He also stated that their “long term Xbox vision isn’t about competitors, it’s about gamers. We’ll stay focused there.”

So far they are doing a great job with a strong line up of games for the rest of 2015 and 2016, and with a new bundle scheme, Xbox One is expected to garner some momentum this holiday season. On a related note, Spencer also revealed that Microsoft has no plans to release anymore backward compatability games until the feature launches later this month. Whether this is a good thing is purely a subjective matter but may be Microsoft wants to polish up the feature further before they release anymore games

Posted: Oct 10, 2015 9:39 pm
Related Forum: Xbox Forum

Source: http://gamingbolt.com/spencer-clarifies-his-statement-about-xbox-one-catching-up-with-ps4-update-on-backwards-compatibility

Comments

TickldPosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

Xbox One is making great strides to make the console great, if they had done this in the first place I reckon that sales would be closer.

SkyPosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

1989 Xbox one is the better console. Just most kids just follow the crowd and get ps4.

yes all my friends did that 2 , but i will always stay with xbox

1989Posted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

Xbox one is the better console. Just most kids just follow the crowd and get ps4.

VoroPosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

Hopefully Microsoft just keep listening to the fans so they can make the Xbox One even better. At the rate Xbox is moving now, Sony better be worried

XboxPosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

Hopefully Xbox One can make a lot of sales around Black Friday.

CloudiePosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

It's an awesome thing to see them do this. Hopefully, Xbox One will be a greater console by next year.

RobbedPosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

Hopefully, because of this, the users are handed more features and privileges.

EvoVIIIPosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

I'm glad they are trying to make the Xbox One a better console than it already is, I feel like they are adding so many great feature's to the console. The new UI is also pretty great, it's a little laggy but that's to be expected in the preview.

xSusanPosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

I would like to see them atleast catch up or pass them. That'd be great :D

HeiPosted: Sun. Oct 11, 2015

Tiffxny long term Xbox vision isnt about competitors, its about gamers. Well stay focused there.

I think with that sentence he saved himself, I'd rather them be more concerned about the players they already have and keeping us then drawing new people in. Both are important but to push one aside and focus on another wouldn't be right.

He is basically saying, we don't want you to compare us to an obviously better system. Seriously, competing with Sony is to better the experience to the players, he wants to throw that away...

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