Xbox head Phil Spencer has taken part in a lengthy interview with entertainment website Variety in which he discusses a range of subjects including Nintendo and their upcoming console the Nintendo Switch 2. Spencer says that he is a “big believer in what Nintendo means for this industry and us continuing to support them” which is encouraging news when it comes to Xbox Game Studios games being ported to Switch 2.
Switch 2 is set to be released soon. As you’ve begun to branch out with games available on PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, do you have plans for specific projects on Switch 2?
So we’ve been supporting Switch 1, I want to support Switch 2. Nintendo has been a great partner. We think it is a unique way for us to reach players who aren’t PC players, who aren’t players on Xbox. It lets us continue to grow our community of people that care about the franchises that we have, and that’s really important for us to make sure we continue to invest in our games. I’m really a big believer in what Nintendo means for this industry and us continuing to support them. And getting the support from them for our franchises, I think, is an important part of our future.
Does Nintendo revealing its next-gen console make you antsy to announce what Xbox has coming next in that space?
No. I think all of us in this industry should focus on our communities and the player base that we’re building. I get inspired by what a lot of different creators do and other platform holders. But I believe in the plans that we have. Obviously, we’re evolving what it means to be Xbox and meeting players in so many different places. There are 3 billion people who play video games on the planet and I get up every morning and think about how Xbox can be more relevant to the 3 billion people who play. And that’s through making sure we’re leading in how our games and our platform features can be available in as many places as possible, whether that’s Cloud, whether it’s people playing on PC, whether it’s people playing on console. So we’re really driven by trying to grow our franchises and our platform to be an important part of gaming for as many of those 3 billion gamers as we can reach.
