Phil Spencer is determined to make Xbox designs more affordable for families moving forwards.
Phil Spencer
The executive vice-president of Gaming at Microsoft recognises that not every family in the US and elsewhere will be able to spend lots of money on a new console this year, in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking about the gaming giant's approach to its new products, Spencer told Polygon: "I think what you see is us challenging some of what I will say are the financial tropes or financial historicals of the console business.
"Because I don't think everybody should have to go buy a new collection of games when they buy a new console. I just fundamentally don't believe that. I think you should have games that look great on that new console. But you shouldn't have to go buy all-new games to go play on that console.
"I think if I make a purchase on Xbox One - I believed this even in the 360 days, even though we didn't do it at the launch of Xbox One - it should continue to work as I move up in the hardware [cycle]."
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