Former PlayStation head tells Xbox to either be a good publisher or make a good platform with exclusives: "Nintendo…
Former PlayStation head Shawn Layden advises Xbox to commit to either being a competitive platform with exclusive content or a major multi-platform publisher. He argues that trying to be both is a flawed strategy, citing Nintendo and PlayStation's reliance on exclusives. Layden also points to Microsoft's frequent layoffs and the confusing decision to acquire major franchises only to release them on rival platforms.
- Entities
- Company: id Software
- Company: Microsoft
- Game: DOOM
- Game: Gears of War
- Topic: Platform Exclusivity
- Topic: Layoffs
- Game: Horizon
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Game: Astro Bot
- Topic: Publishing Strategy
- Company: Xbox
- Person: Shawn Layden
- Game: Crash Bandicoot
- Game: The Elder Scrolls 6
- Company: Nintendo
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