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Microsoft’s Xbox reveals significant hardware advancements for next console, promising the “largest technical leap” in a hardware generation. New hardware anticipated in the fourth quarter, with more console and controller options. Plans to add Activision Blizzard games to Game Pass, starting with Diablo 4 on March 28, with more to come. Xbox also confirmed release of four games on other platforms. Microsoft Xbox boss expects exclusive games to be a smaller part of industry in next five to ten years.

Specific titles going multi-platform not disclosed, but reports suggest Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded. Xbox boss believes exclusive games will be a smaller part of industry in the future. Xbox has not been confined to one device, with presence on PC and mobile platforms. Plans to publish more games on PlayStation and Nintendo in the future.

Host Tina Amini asked Xbox boss for details on launching games on rival consoles. Xbox has not been confined to a single device for a decade. Xbox already has a presence on PlayStation and Nintendo through Minecraft, with plans to publish more games on those platforms. Acquisition of Activision Blizzard will likely lead to more game publishing on PlayStation and Nintendo.



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