As the discussion rages on about whether Xbox might be planning a new strategy for first-party exclusives in the future, the former God of War director David Jaffe has been debating it quite heavily with his followers on social media.
Jaffe has a controversial viewpoint on it as well, as he believes that a new exclusive strategy - one that would be centered around timed exclusivity as well as Xbox Game Pass - could ultimately be very desirable for the brand.
Here's what he had to say about it on Twitter earlier in the week:
When questioned about how this would help Xbox "retain and gain more third party support", Jaffe suggested that Xbox Game Pass is the key focus for Microsoft in this situation, and consoles might not even exist in 5-10 years:
"Because Xbox is establishing Game Pass as Netflix for games and that is all that matters to them. They don't care about losing console sales if Game Pass grows. Because in 5-10 years, there will be no consoles, only services."
"It's hard to know when it will gain enough traction to be viable. The tricky part is, many of us have experienced streaming direct to TV working wonderfully in our homes. And once you have that experience, it's hard to imagine the future as anything else."
As hinted at above, Jaffe did essentially admit that 5-10 years is just an estimate and it's impossible to tell when consoles might eventually disappear. In our opinion, we'd be surprised if it happened this soon, and we're hoping that even in 10 years' time, Xbox will still be producing some kind of new console hardware!
What do you think of the God of War creator's comments here, anyway? Whether you're in agreement or not, we definitely think it's an intriguing take on the situation! Let us know your thoughts down below.