Former PlayStation Exec Says 'The Game Is Changing' As Xbox Goes Multiplatform

With the announcement of Forza Horizon 5 moving over to PS5, Xbox has planted another flag in its new multiplatform landscape, which started to take shape around a year ago. Things are definitely moving forward as we head into 2025 though, which is causing lots of industry folk to chime in on the matter - including former PlayStation exec Adam Boyes.

Indeed, Boyes has been talking to Gamertag Radio host Danny Peña recently - and when asked about Microsoft's new strategy, the former Sony employee had some interesting things to say. Boyes spoke about "the game landscape changing" - and that "they [Microsoft] were Blockbuster" and over time "they became Netflix".

That analogy speaks to Xbox's shift to a more content & services-based platform, although you could argue that with Xbox Live and the focus on digital marketplaces, Microsoft has always leant that way in the gaming world. Boyes also posed the question of "who's the victim" when Microsoft decides to move more games over to other platforms.

"When Phil and his team are putting amazing content on more platforms, who's the victim? I've been asking a lot of people like 'who's the victim?' and there aren't any, except for people who are just like 'well I want it [games] only where I bought it and that's what I expect'."

These are some interesting points here, and it's nice to see a more positive take on the whole shift especially from someone once on the Sony side of things. As traditional console players this is definitely going to take time to adjust to - but more people getting to play more games is surely a good thing for us as consumers. It's on Microsoft to make it work as a business!

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