Xbox boss talks down live service games and teases Psychonauts 2 follow-up

Xbox boss talks down live service games and teases Psychonauts 2 follow-up
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Xbox boss talks down live service games and teases Psychonauts 2 follow-up
Author: Adam Starkey
Published: Feb, 17 2025 18:23

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Spencer also mentioned the next project from Double Fine alongside State Of Decay 3 and Rare’s Everwild – which was first announced way back in 2019 – when asked about the unreleased first party Xbox games he’s most looking forward to.

‘When I look at what Double Fine is working on next, when I think about a team like Compulsion, these aren’t the biggest teams and they don’t want to be massive 1,000 person teams and we want them to be able to do great work,’ Spencer added.

Spencer went on to cite South Of Midnight developer Compulsion Games and the next unannounced project from Psychonauts 2 developer Double Fine as reasons why small teams need space to thrive and do their own thing.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has very different views on live service games in comparison to Sony, as he confirms Everwild still exists.

Speaking in an interview with XboxEra, Spencer emphasised how all the games in Xbox’s Developer Direct last month – including Doom: The Dark Ages and Ninja Gaiden 4 – are purposefully single-player titles.

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