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New Xbox console will focus on hardware capabilities, not exclusive games

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has shared Microsoft's plans for its next console

Microsoft is sticking to its strategy of bringing its games to as many platforms as possible, and instead will focus on attracting players based on the capabilities of Xbox hardware. Even though the Xbox Series X is the more powerful console on paper, that hasn’t translated into markedly better looking or performing games. Developers shared some games run better on PS5 vs Xbox Series X because Sony’s console has a faster GPU compiler, a lower-level API, and higher clock speeds.

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