Economics
Microsoft Shifts to Make More of Its Own Video Game Software
Company will open new game studios or acquire them, Xbox chief Spencer says
Microsoft's Bet on Xbox One X
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As Microsoft Corp. begins selling a new Xbox console, the focus of its video-game unit is shifting toward software and services.
The company plans to increase investment in developing in-house video games, including starting or acquiring studios to do so, Xbox chief Phil Spencer said in an interview last week. That’s an about-face from its approach the past several years, during which Microsoft has shuttered studios, cancelled games, and faced criticism at an industry conference from gamers for its lack of hot first-party titles.