Phil Spencer Says Xbox Will Continue to Focus on Single-Player Games

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'A Game Should Have A Beginning, A Middle and An End'

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  • Xbox boss says the company will continue making single-player games. 
  • Live service has become a business model, but not every game can benefit from it. 
  • Microsoft has a great lineup of single-player games planned for this year and 2026. 

Live service games have become a huge part of the gaming industry. While most audiences don’t prefer them as the market is already very saturated, companies are continuing when them, which even leads their focus away from single-player games. 

However, the Xbox boss says that the company will continue making single-player games, as he doesn’t want every other title to be converted into a service game. 

Why it matters: Despite many recent launches, live service has seen a huge dip in popularity, especially considering titles like Concord, Suicide Squad, Skull and Bones, and many others failed miserably. 

Talking to the XboxEra podcast, Phil Spencer talked about how Xbox is continuing its focus on single-player games. He said that all of the games they showcased in their recent Developer Direct were single-player, and they’ll continue making them. 

All of those (Dev Direct Announcements) were single-player games, they all have a beginning, middle, and end, as I didn’t want to see every game turned into service based 

– Phil Spencer 

Spencer further stated that they didn’t want to turn every game into live service because that is what the business model is nowadays. However, not all games can follow that model because all stories can’t be told in that way. 

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He then praised smaller, low-risk games that just take off and become hits like Grounded. He also discussed how long games take up so much time, and titles like Hellblade are perfect for people who prefer games that are quicker to beat. 

Of course, Microsoft’s intention is clear as it has already announced some great single-player games. The company just released Avowed; Doom: The Dark Ages, Fable, and more games are on their way. 

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