Phil Spencer says it's alright for PC gamers to not buy an Xbox One

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Gosh, that’s a relief. If you’re a PC gamer and can’t see your way to also buying an Xbox One, Big Phil Spencer is at peace with it.

Asked at a recent Microsoft event why a Steam-lover with a monster machine would want to buy an Xbox One, he replied, after a long pause: “You might not.”

“I'm not trying to trick you into buying an Xbox One,” the Xbox boss went on. The sudden PC appearance of the longtime Xbox exclusive Forza Motorsport as the free-to-play Apex? That’s not a way to lure you over to Phil’s way of thinking.

“That’s not the plan,” he said. “So they might not [buy an Xbox One], and I want that to be OK.”

Phil was able to think of a few reasons why PC gamers might want an Xbox One, however - the eternal appeal of couch co-op; shared saves and cross-system profiles; the end of “disconnected islands”.

“If you decide that you want a PC gaming rig and to have an Xbox One, the fact that Microsoft has a presence in both of those places is gonna make your life better,” he concluded.

Spencer’s referring to a renewed initiative within Microsoft to play a role in Windows gaming. Key to that is Windows 10’s planned Universal Windows Platform, which Microsoft say is a “fully open ecosystem”, but which Epic boss Tim Sweeney worries could lock down PC game distribution. Are you worried?



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XboxPosted:

Mickers Same way that as an XB1 owner i do not need a PC.


Exactly what I was thinking.

MajPosted:

People say PC gamings better and in someways it is yeah, but PC gaming will never have the feeling of using a controller, nothing better

ValorPosted:

Thanks for your permission Phil

MickersPosted:

Same way that as an XB1 owner i do not need a PC.

DanielPosted:

PC will always be better than the consoles but il sticking to consoles for now purely because i dont game that much anymore it bores me so much.

JoeIPosted:

I prefer PC gaming to xbox one!

EarnPosted:

Good to see Microsoft trying to connect the PC world to the console world.

piPosted:

Well that's good. I wasn't planning on buying an Xbox One in the first place.

SkittlePosted:

I don't see how they could want PC gamers to buy a console..

StifledPosted:

PC will always be better than consoles.