According to Bond, Xbox’s goal is to make “the biggest leap ever” for its next-gen hardware.
By Luis Joshua Gutierrez on May 10, 2024 at 4:59PM PDT
Sarah Bond, the president of Xbox, stated that she believes her main focus at Xbox has been on “engineering and building that next-generation hardware experience.”
In an interview with Bloomberg, Bond continued to explain that Microsoft’s focus with Xbox is to deliver “the biggest leap ever” for its next-gen hardware, which includes “power and performance.” This does align with what Bond has said in the past regarding how Xbox’s next-gen hardware will focus on “delivering the biggest technological leap ever in a generation.”
During the interview, it was discussed that Xbox ensures the incorporation of backward compatibility in its future generation hardware.
“The feature also comprises the capability to play all the games. Certainly, we have customers who have been Xbox players for several years and expended numerous hours and significant amounts of money with us. Our aim is to allow them to bring all those games along to the future hardware.”
Bond explained that upon her accession to the role of Xbox president in the previous year, one of her primary actions was to form a team focused on backward compatibility. She emphasized that the Xbox team is dedicated to the concept of enabling customers to play their games irrespective of location.
“Our enduring commitment to cross-play forms a part of this, along with our dedication to cross-progression and cloud saves. Hence, you can commence a game on one device and continue it effortlessly on another.”
Recently, Xbox has found itself in some hot water after the company shut down four of its studios, including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, and then again by trying to defend its decision to shut down the studios.
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