Practically three years into the Xbox Series X/S lifecycle, Microsoft says it is no longer making video games for the Xbox One. “We’ve moved on to gen 9,” Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty told Axios, referring to the Xbox Series X/S consoles.
This move needed to occur at some time to avoid more recent and more complex video games being hamstrung by the hardware restrictions of the decade-old Xbox One. Still, it’ll be possible for those clinging onto an Xbox One to play Series X/S titles such as Starfield and Forza Motorsport through Xbox Cloud Gaming. “That’s how we’re going to maintain assistance,” Booty stated.
The news comes in the wake of a strong showing for Xbox at its big yearly display last weekend. It revealed brand-new titles such as Compulsion’s South of Midnight and InXile’s Clockwork Revolution, while supplying fresh appearances at the similarity Fable, Avowed and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II.
The relocation far from Xbox One will free Microsoft’s teams from the shackles of the previous generation. However, some third-party developers have actually raised issues that the Xbox Series S, which is less powerful than the Series X, is holding them back too.
Booty yielded that ensuring games run well on the Series S requires “more work.” Still, he kept in mind Microsoft’s studios (especially those dealing with their 2nd video games for this generation of consoles) are now able to better enhance their jobs for the Series S.
