Phil Spencer News
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Former PlayStation exec questions the Xbox Game Pass model
Shawn Layden is sceptical of its sustainability and its potential to expand the console market
Xbox’s boss is worried that gaming is losing its history
Phil Spencer calls for an industry-wide initiative to preserve older video games
Phil Spencer compliments DualSense and suggests Xbox could update its controller
“We kind of look at some of that and [think] there are things that we should go do”
Seeing old games do well on Game Pass ‘absolutely’ incentivises reboots, says Spencer
"It gives us more data to think about things that we might pick up and take forward"
Xbox head would ‘be surprised’ if it doesn’t buy a studio in India, South America or Africa
Spencer says areas that aren't considered traditional hubs will grow
Xbox says Halo Infinite will not ‘make or break’ the franchise
“Halo will be here 10 years from now” regardless of how Infinite is received, says Spencer
Xbox’s Phil Spencer explains why he believes studio buyouts are good for gaming
Spencer also discusses where he’d like to grow Xbox’s first-party capabilities
Halo Infinite Season 1 is called ‘Heroes of Reach’
Each Halo Infinite multiplayer season will last for three months
Xbox suggests Halo Infinite doesn’t have an exact date because it’s ‘waiting on other games’
But window is within "three-to-four week range"