“I can safely say that if we do not make more progress than this off console, we would exit the gaming business,” Spencer said, referencing a presentation that showed the projected growth of Game Pass on console, PC, and cloud by 2030 (as reported byWccftech). “If this were the outcome, I don’t believe we’d still be in the business.”
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“A majority of our customers are found off of our own hardware, I would hope by earlier than 2030,” Spencer said. “So, when you asked me if I agreed with this chart that the light green and blue depending on what colours you see there would have to be much larger much earlier. I would say by FY26, ‘27 that we should be in that position, or we’d have to make a different decision with the business.”
This isn’t the only information to come out of the FTC case. Yesterday, Microsoft accidentally uploaded unredacted documents thatrevealed Fallout 3 and Oblivion remasters were in the worksin 2020, though it’s clear that they have been delayed or cancelled by now.
From these documents, we also found out thatnew Doom, Dishonored, and Ghostwire: Tokyo games are in development. Doom has the subtitle ‘Year Zero’ which has even sparked theories that it will be a ’90s, retro-style boomer shooter. We’ll have to wait and see.
Spencer’s claims are bold, Xbox possibly leaving the gaming business, but much of what we have seen points to long-term plans, so it’s unclear just how much Game Pass will impact this future if what he says is to be believed.
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