Helldivers 2‘s PS5 exclusivity appears to trouble Xbox boss Phil Spencer, if his latest statements are something to go by. In a latest interview following yesterday’s extremely anticipated enterprise podcast, Spencer addressed multiplatform recreation releases and advised that Helldivers 2 would have benefitted from an Xbox launch as nicely.
Helldivers 2 is a “nice” recreation however lack of Xbox model advantages nobody, says Spencer
Chatting with Stephen Totilo’s Game File (paywalled), Spencer mentioned that Xbox’s choice to launch 4 of its video games on rival platforms isn’t meant to be some sort of a “bartering” system. Whereas he would welcome PlayStation and Nintendo video games on Xbox platforms, Spencer says he doesn’t count on different corporations to comply with go well with. That mentioned, he believes the shock hit Helldivers 2 ought to have had a much bigger viewers.
Once I take a look at a recreation like Helldivers 2 — and it’s an important recreation, kudos to the staff transport on PC and PlayStation — I’m not precisely positive who it helps within the trade by not being on Xbox,” Spencer mentioned. “However I get it. There’s a legacy in console gaming that we’re going to profit by transport video games and never placing them on different locations. We do the identical factor.”
Sony launched Helldivers 2 on PS5 and PC concurrently.