In conversation with the publication IGN head of the gaming division Microsoft Phil Spencer declared confidence in Xbox Series X. He believes that the console will definitely be competitive.
When asked about the characteristics Playstation 5, recently disclosed Sony, top manager Xbox praised the team Mark Zerni, but at the same time, he noted that after a technical presentation, the competitor was even more pleased with the decisions that his team took when creating the Xbox Series X.
“Definitely, I’m very pleased with the way the Xbox Series X [смотрится на фоне PlayStation 5]. Mark and his team did an excellent job on the technologies related to sound, their SSD solutions are very impressive, we all liked it. We appreciated the fruits of their labors. But we approached the creation of our system with a more integrated look – from the CPU and GPU to RAM. Architecture Xbox Velocity, delay issues, backward compatibility. It took us years to come to all this. Of course, I have great respect for other teams who are preparing to launch their platforms – this is an incredible job.
But I will say this: when the public presentation took place [характеристик PlayStation 5], I was only even more happy with the decisions that we made when creating our console. And I can’t say that it really surprised me. The team of engineers responsible for the Xbox One S and Xbox One X – I have no doubt about them. If you set a clear task for them and give them enough time to implement it, then they will always offer a wonderful and completely finished result. “
Speaking of competition, Spencer indicated that Microsoft will make a final decision on the cost of the Xbox Series X later. It will be based, among other things, on Sony plans.
Interestingly, Sony’s management has previously noted that competitors ’strategy may influence its decision on the final cost of the PlayStation 5..
“First, of course, you need to establish the estimated cost of the console, and then build on the actions of competitors, gradually coming to the development of a market strategy. I am satisfied with the price that we have just planned. I am satisfied with both the price and the performance that the Xbox Series is capable of X, “Phil Spencer told reporters.
The top manager added that the top Microsoft provides the gaming division with great support. Involved in work as a corporate leader Satya Nadellaand financial director Amy Hood.
“Microsoft is providing incredible support to us. Satya Nadella, my boss, Amy Hood senior financial director, they are also involved in our work. We are confident that the cost of our console will be flexible enough and that the launch will be carried out in accordance with a good strategy.”
In an interview, Phil Spencer also touched on plans to launch the Xbox Series X in 2023. He confirmed that the coronavirus pandemic did not force Microsoft to abandon its strategy – the postponement of the launch of a new generation in 2023 is not discussed. In any case, this is now the case.
“We have no plan B, we are not discussing anything like that,” Spencer said.
Speaking about the activity planned for the coming months, the head of the gaming division of Microsoft confirmed that Xbox team will focus on presentations of games and services, as there has already been plenty of information about hardware. Despite the cancellation of E3 2023, in June Microsoft plans to stage its own show and bring people news about games for the Xbox Series X.
Finally, Spencer assured that the cancellation story Scalebound and Fable legends “taught him a lot.” Now Microsoft will not show games for which it does not have a clear vision in the early stages of production.
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