Overview
- Windows Central's Jez Corden said on Tuesday that Microsoft is holding very big internal talks about making some Xbox-published games exclusive again.
- The discussions follow a leadership change to Asha Sharma, who is reexamining whether Xbox should be an ecosystem on many devices or a publisher that uses exclusives to boost hardware.
- Recent Xbox releases on rival consoles have sold well, with outlets citing Forza Horizon 5 as a strong performer on PS5 that underscores the short-term gains of wider publishing.
- Corden said multiplayer and live-service series such as Call of Duty are unlikely to be locked to one console, while some single-player games are being considered for exclusivity.
- Reports link the debate to the rumored 2027 'Project Helix' device and note that planned PS5 ports are still on the schedule, with no official policy change announced.