Xbox bringing its exclusives to PS5 has a precedent set by Sega, but "it makes the conversation harder to create the FOMO," says former PlayStation boss

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Xbox has been increasing its efforts to get its games in front of more people recently.

Multiplatform means widening your addressable market, just giving more people a chance to see it.

I welcome that."

So, exclusives were a big deal.

I couldn’t play Halo, but half my mates couldn’t play Uncharted.

But what does it mean for Xbox as a brand if we can play Halo on a PlayStation?

“It makes the conversation harder to create the FOMO,” Layden says.

Microsoftwent on a buying spree, most infamouslyacquiring Activision Blizzard Kingback in 2023.

It also owns Bethesda and many other major studios, clearly with the intent of creating great exclusives.

This shift isn’t unheard of for a console manufacturer.

“We’ve seen it before.

“So it does have historical precedents.”

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