A since-edited post from a Microsoft executive indicates PlayStation and Nintendo Switch will be a part of Xbox’s business strategy moving forward.
As rumours continue to swirl around Xbox making at least some of its exclusive games multiformat, more evidence suggests Microsoft is looking to broaden its strategy to other consoles.
Ahead of a ‘business update event’ from Xbox’s Phil Spencer next week, a Microsoft director’s LinkedIn profile has circulated online listing PlayStation and Nintendo Switch platforms as being part of the company’s gaming strategy.
As discovered by Twitter user Timur222, Microsoft’s game content director in Asia, Cary Chen, listed his job role, which he began in February 2024, as: ‘Manage a high-performance team on Go-To-Market strategy for Microsoft Game Content in Asia. Portfolio range includes Xbox Game Studios, Activision, Blizzard, Zenimax and Bethesda across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and mobile.’
After the listing gained traction on social media, it has since been edited to take out all the platforms, including PlayStation and Switch.
Chen has been at Microsoft for years but only started in his new role this month, which could indicate that he’s specifically been placed to help steer a pivot in Microsoft’s strategy.
This isn’t the only rumour circulating about Xbox’s future plans at the moment. According to industry commentator Magg, Xbox has scrapped plans for a mid-generation console refresh for the Xbox Series X but it will still release a new console in the future.
He also claims the next Xbox console will be entirely digital, with an external disc drive sold separately. This comes after his previous claim that the company plans to launch a traditional Xbox console and a Switch style hybrid device with a dock.
Although there hasn’t yet been a chance for any of Magg’s rumours to be proven true he’s only one of several sources that have suggested a new Xbox console is coming in 2026.
While nothing has been confirmed, most rumours suggest Microsoft isn’t about to bow out of the console business just yet. Earlier this month, Window Central’s Jez Corden claimed that Xbox has ‘greenlit several new hardware projects in the past couple of weeks’, although he never specified what exactly.
Last year saw the first claim that a next generation Xbox console could arrive as early as 2026, as a means to get a head start on the PlayStation 6.
Given the sheer volume of rumours around Xbox exclusives like Hi-Fi Rush, Sea Of Thieves, and Starfield going multiplatform, and the impending presentation next week, it’s clear Xbox is planning some sort of change in approach.
It’s still very unclear what exactly they are planning, and how much they will reveal next week, with the absence of any official information allowing rumours to run rampant.
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