In a interview in OXM’s Don Mattrick and Phil Spencer, Microsoft stated that they will invest $1 billion dollars on exclusive titles for the Xbox One console. Don Mattrick responds towards the core gaming audience thinking that Microsoft has turned its back stated that the company is planning a number of exclusives and deals that involve gaming.
“We just ran through our [release slate] and counted the number of exclusives, and looked at the amount of money that we’re spending and the deals that we have, exclusive windows and [things to create differentiation],” he said.
“I think, candidly, people are way, way under-indexing how hard we’re punching.”
Microsoft previously stated it has 15 Xbox One exclusives for the first year of the console, including eight new IP.
“There are great hits, there’s innovation, and there are world class creators plugged in,” Mattrick continued. “You know, I keep track of it all, and I hope everyone here does – we kind of look back at all the different years and at what we shipped, how many units have sold. There’s a lot of hyperbole about things, but I think we’re going to deliver.”
Microsoft’s E3 press conference will take place on June 10. Stay tuned for updates on the press conference as well with other things happening in E3 2013.
