{"id":2032864,"date":"2026-07-08T12:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2032864"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:08:31","slug":"microsoft-is-reportedly-considering-making-more-of-its-first-party-games-exclusive-to-xbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2032864","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft is reportedly considering making more of its first-party games exclusive to Xbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Microsoft is reportedly considering making more of its first-party games exclusive to Xbox<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Gear we go again.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/xbox-series-x-s-controller-over-halo-gears-1.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"xbox-series-x-s-controller-over-halo-gears-1.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-08T12:08:31+00:00\">July 8, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-making-more-xbox-games-exclusive-to-give-reason-to-buy-the-console?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          27 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"f24389eb-640d-4641-9d70-0a45f71a44e3\" data-name=\"Clockwork Revolution\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Clockwork Revolution\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Clockwork Revolution\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Clockwork Revolution\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Clockwork Revolution\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Clockwork Revolution\" title=\"Follow Clockwork Revolution\"><br \/>\n  Follow Clockwork Revolution<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>More of Microsoft&#8217;s future first-party titles may become Xbox exclusives, according to a new report. The company is said to be interested in giving customers a reason to choose Xbox consoles over other brands.<\/p>\n<p>In a new wide-ranging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-07-07\/behind-xbox-s-big-layoffs-a-streaming-strategy-that-failed\">Bloomberg<\/a> report, which touches on the recent failures of Xbox and where it went wrong with its strategy, it was revealed that Microsoft is moving further away from making games available on as many platforms as possible. That, according to the report, will not affect &#8220;big multiplayer games&#8221;, as those will continue to be available on all major platforms, including PlayStation.<\/p>\n<p>When new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma took over, the executive offered a goodwill gesture towards longtime fans of the brand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-new-leaders-pledge-to-bring-brand-back-again\">by promising &#8216;a return to Xbox&#8217;<\/a>. In Xbox&#8217;s June Showcase, the company revealed that two upcoming first-party titles: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-console-exclusive-strategy-clockwork-revolution-gears-of-war-e-day\">Gears of War: E-Day<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steampunk-rpg-clockwork-revolution-arrives-2027-as-an-xbox-console-exclusive\">Clockwork Revolution<\/a> are going to be Xbox console-exclusives.<\/p>\n<p>The new report indicates that we can expect &#8220;more of [Xbox]&#8217;s best titles&#8221; to follow suit in the future, &#8220;so gamers have a reason to buy its console&#8221;. It&#8217;s not clear, of course, what Microsoft considers its &#8216;best titles&#8217;, though one can imagine any tentpole single-player release to be in consideration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bethesda-boss-todd-howard-offers-more-elder-scrolls-6-info-more-efficient-development\">The Elder Scrolls 6, which does not yet have a release target, let alone a date<\/a>, could be one such game.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gears of War: E-Day | Official Gameplay Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yAWz9IIQvt0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yAWz9IIQvt0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gears of War: E-Day | Official Gameplay Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yAWz9IIQvt0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Looking at Xbox&#8217;s upcoming slate from its first-party studios, there isn&#8217;t anything on the immediate horizon that fits that description, that hasn&#8217;t already been announced. The company, of course, just announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory\">it&#8217;s laying off 3200 employees<\/a>. The cuts affect almost every studio it owns, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/obsidian-xbox-layoffs-workforce-impact-25-percent-loss\">smaller teams like Obsidian<\/a>, and larger ones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zenimax-bethesda-new-plans-include-more-fallout-elder-scrolls-quake\">like those under ZeniMax<\/a>, so one has to wonder who will be left to work on the next console-selling title.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/double-fine-compulsion-games-statement-xbox-restructuring\">is also parting ways with four of its studios<\/a>, all of which have produced beloved and award-winning titles, further diminishing its capacity to create the types of games that could convince someone to buy an Xbox console.<\/p>\n<p>The one thing that&#8217;s always worth noting when it comes to Microsoft&#8217;s shifting strategy on Xbox exclusives is that, unlike rival PlayStation, all Xbox games are available on PC. Unless Microsoft decides to keep games away from PC, too, they may never truly attain that mythical &#8216;exclusive&#8217; status of generations past.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>More of Microsoft&#8217;s future first-party titles may become Xbox exclusives, according to a new report. The company is said to be interested in giving customers a reason to choose Xbox consoles over other brands.<\/p>\n<p>In a new wide-ranging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-07-07\/behind-xbox-s-big-layoffs-a-streaming-strategy-that-failed\">Bloomberg<\/a> report, which touches on the recent failures of Xbox and where it went wrong with its strategy, it was revealed that Microsoft is moving further away from making games available on as many platforms as possible. That, according to the report, will not affect &#8220;big multiplayer games&#8221;, as those will continue to be available on all major platforms, including PlayStation.<\/p>\n<p>When new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma took over, the executive offered a goodwill gesture towards longtime fans of the brand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-new-leaders-pledge-to-bring-brand-back-again\">by promising &#8216;a return to Xbox&#8217;<\/a>. In Xbox&#8217;s June Showcase, the company revealed that two upcoming first-party titles: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-console-exclusive-strategy-clockwork-revolution-gears-of-war-e-day\">Gears of War: E-Day<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steampunk-rpg-clockwork-revolution-arrives-2027-as-an-xbox-console-exclusive\">Clockwork Revolution<\/a> are going to be Xbox console-exclusives.<\/p>\n<p>The new report indicates that we can expect &#8220;more of [Xbox]&#8217;s best titles&#8221; to follow suit in the future, &#8220;so gamers have a reason to buy its console&#8221;. It&#8217;s not clear, of course, what Microsoft considers its &#8216;best titles&#8217;, though one can imagine any tentpole single-player release to be in consideration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bethesda-boss-todd-howard-offers-more-elder-scrolls-6-info-more-efficient-development\">The Elder Scrolls 6, which does not yet have a release target, let alone a date<\/a>, could be one such game.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gears of War: E-Day | Official Gameplay Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yAWz9IIQvt0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yAWz9IIQvt0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gears of War: E-Day | Official Gameplay Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yAWz9IIQvt0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Looking at Xbox&#8217;s upcoming slate from its first-party studios, there isn&#8217;t anything on the immediate horizon that fits that description, that hasn&#8217;t already been announced. The company, of course, just announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory\">it&#8217;s laying off 3200 employees<\/a>. The cuts affect almost every studio it owns, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/obsidian-xbox-layoffs-workforce-impact-25-percent-loss\">smaller teams like Obsidian<\/a>, and larger ones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zenimax-bethesda-new-plans-include-more-fallout-elder-scrolls-quake\">like those under ZeniMax<\/a>, so one has to wonder who will be left to work on the next console-selling title.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/double-fine-compulsion-games-statement-xbox-restructuring\">is also parting ways with four of its studios<\/a>, all of which have produced beloved and award-winning titles, further diminishing its capacity to create the types of games that could convince someone to buy an Xbox console.<\/p>\n<p>The one thing that&#8217;s always worth noting when it comes to Microsoft&#8217;s shifting strategy on Xbox exclusives is that, unlike rival PlayStation, all Xbox games are available on PC. Unless Microsoft decides to keep games away from PC, too, they may never truly attain that mythical &#8216;exclusive&#8217; status of generations past.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Microsoft is reportedly considering making more of its first-party games exclusive to Xbox Gear we go again. Image credit: Eurogamer News by Sherif Saed Senior Contributor Published on July 8, 2026 27 comments Follow Clockwork Revolution More of Microsoft&#8217;s future first-party titles may become Xbox exclusives, according to a new report. 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