Xbox executive Asha Sharma says exclusives are still needed to build the Xbox platform
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Sean Lawson
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Asha Sharma, a Microsoft executive, acknowledges that Xbox needs exclusive games to build and grow its platform, despite Microsoft's recent trend of releasing former Xbox exclusives to competing platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo. Her comments signal that while Microsoft is expanding its publishing reach, exclusives remain a key part of Xbox's platform strategy.
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Over the past year or so, Microsoft has been releasing its former Xbox exclusives to other platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo.
A bunch of upcoming Xbox titles like Halo and Fable have also been announced for other platforms.
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