2022 wasn’t the best year for Xbox, as Microsoft’s gaming division had a very light release schedule. Starfield and Redfall were delayed into 2023, Forza Horizon 5 fans got a new expansion, and Obsidian’s Pentiment was the only game released last year that was internally developed. On top of that, Microsoft started the year with massive layoffs that hit Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries.. In a new interview, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer acknowledged that 2022 wasn’t a great year for the brand, but that he was feeling much more confident for what 2023 has to offerCome from Sports betting site VPbet.
“Our commitment to our fans is that we need to have a steady release of great games that people can play on our platform, and we didn’t do enough of that in 2022, there’s no doubt,” Spencer said to IGN. “And fundamentally, that’s on me. I’m the head of the business. The commitment we have to our customers to continue to deliver great games is something that I take seriously, the teams take seriously, and 2022 was too light on games. So we’re excited about getting to roll into 2023, have the Developer Direct. I felt really good about the games that we were showing.”