Xbox Won't Have Series X Exclusives for at Least a Year

2020 is when the next-generation of consoles is set to be released, but Microsoft is upending the playbook this year by announcing the upcoming Xbox Series X won’t launch with exclusive games. Instead, any new title playable on the Series X will also be playable on older Xbox One consoles. “As our content comes out over the next year, two years, all of our games, sort of like PC, will play up and down that family of devices,” said Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty in a recent interview with MCV. “We want to make sure that if someone invests in Xbox between now and [Series X] that they feel that they made a good investment and that we’re committed to them with content.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=xbox-project-scarlett-e3-trailer-screenshots&captions=true"] What this means is that Xbox will still have console exclusives on Xbox and PC, but they won’t be limited to just the Series X. Upcoming games for the next-gen Microsoft console will also be playable on the Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X. This is somewhat of a departure for next-gen hardware. While there are cross-gen games that are usually released within the first two years of a console launch, there are also next-gene exclusive games that are released to incentivize the early adoption of new hardware. But Microsoft seems to be avoiding that strategy with the Series X. Anticipated Series X games like Halo Infinite are already confirmed to also be coming to Xbox One, but it sounds like Microsoft is planning for Xbox games to be cross-generational for at least the next two years. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/13/xbox-series-x-reactions-and-analysis-unlocked-423"] For more on Microsoft’s next-gen plans check out our everything we know about the Xbox Series X guide, and our Series X and PlayStation 5 comparison breakdown. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter.