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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma indicates the company may pursue third-party exclusives and potential acquisitions to compete across hardware, PC, mobile, and streaming, while acknowledging an overextended division and pushing for cheaper hardware and a renewed focus on core franchises—signaling a strategic shift amid layoffs and restructuring.
Microsoft's focus on Xbox Game Pass has left them struggling to secure big third party exclusives like Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, and Silent Hill. While they have attempted to craft deals in the past, the effectiveness of those deals has been debated. Microsoft's options to secure high profile third party exclusives are to pay an exorbitant amount of money for a Game Pass launch or do a normal exclusive launch, but convincing publishers to launch their AAA megagame only on Xbox is difficult due to the sales deficit compared to PlayStation.