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‘No red lines’ - Xbox head Phil Spencer talks about bringing games on PlayStation

Xbox head, Phil Spencer, recently said that there is no red line to which game will remain exclusive, hinting Halo might come to PlayStation with the switch to Unreal 5.

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Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, once again spoke about bringing Xbox titles to PlayStation and the company does not seem to stopping with Grounded, Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves, especially after Sea of Thieves saw some success on PlayStation launch. Even Halo, which has been the star child for Xbox, is also not off limits.

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Spencer told that games are not bound to Xbox any more. “I do not see sort of red lines in our portfolio that say ‘thou must not,’” he said. Of course, not every game will readily be available for PlayStation as he talked about Halo, saying, "It’s too early to make any sort of decision on the next version of Halo."

Spencer further talked about the current situation in the Xbox Studios. The company recently cut over 2500 jobs across the board citing market conditions and shuttered some beloved game studios. However, Spencer now feels that everything is going well and believes a healthy future is ahead.

Xbox is seemingly stepping down from the competition as Spencer believe they need to be more adaptive and creative of new business models, devices and ways to access them. "We’re not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles," he said.

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New Xbox handheld device in the pipeline

While talking, Phil Spencer also addressed the rumours regarding a handheld device by Microsoft, saying it is planned, but it is a year away from revealation or completion. Handheld devices have gained a lot of popularity over the last few years thanks to their ability to provide entertainment anywhere.

Spencer also revealed that they plan to expand across different region, including Asia. “We definitely want to be in the market, and when we can find teams and technology and capability that add to what we’re trying to do in gaming at Microsoft, absolutely we will keep our heads up,” he said.

Several companies are now partnering with mobile developers to create mobile port of games, and Xbox might also be looking to get into the scene. Prior to the acquisition, Activision also teamed up with Tencent to create CoD mobile.

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