It’s not been a great time lately for Xbox and its chief Phil Spencer following leaked documents and emails that reportedly originated from Microsoft’s court battle with the US market regulator, the FTC.
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In the email exchange between Matt Booty (head of Microsoft Studios), Sarah Bond (head of creator experience and ecosystem) and Tim Stuart (Xbox chief financial officer), Spencer encouraged his staff to “roll up the sleeves and get planning on the next two years of games” which included those that may come toXbox Game Pass.
Obtaining top third-party titles on Xbox Game Pass is as vital as Microsoft’s first-party offerings and a game that was in the conversation wasBaldur’s Gate 3from Larian Studios, a game once headed to Google Stadia, which hasproved to be a massive successthis year following its release on PC and PlayStation 5.Baldur’s Gate 3is scheduled to be released on Xbox, but it was delayed due totechnical limitations of the Series S. Thankfully, thenew release windowof the Xbox version has since been confirmed.
However, prior to the release ofBaldur’s Gate 3, Xbox executives referred to the D&D-inspired game as a “second runStadiaPC RPG.” While some have interpreted “second run” to mean ‘second rate’, in which case Xbox would be underestimatingBaldur’s Gate 3, “second run” more likely refers to the fact that Baldur’s Gate 3 was always destined to launch on PC first. This would make it’s console release its .. second run.
At this rate, we doubt it will be the last we’ll see of the leaked emails and documents, so as they say, watch this space.
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