🚨 do you understand what happened at the Xbox Showcase..
The show ended and most people thought that was it.
Then Sharma and Booty walked back on stage and told every fan in the room they were going home with the new Xbox Series X25 - free.
The catch: it only applied to badges marked FAN, not press.
- the console was revealed minutes earlier and still has no announced public price
- the room erupted so loud the clip is already going viral
- Sharma dropped it with one line - "how about those exclusives?"
- the same night Xbox confirmed Gears of War E-Day is a true console exclusive, no PlayStation port
New leadership, new rules. Xbox is done pretending the console war is over.
Xbox boss Asha Sharma has responded to criticism over the inclusion of competitor platform logos in Xbox showcase presentations, admitting the decision was a mistake and confirming the company is discussing changes for future events.
The backlash followed Xbox’s decision to display PlayStation and Nintendo logos alongside game announcements during its showcases.
“Seeing the feedback on logos. It was a miss, and I own it. We are talking about how we adjust for future Xbox shows.”
Xbox is apparently now reconsidering how platform information will be presented in future showcases.
Despite reportedly “rethinking exclusivity” and making exclusives a major topic on Player’s Voice, Xbox has confirmed it will continue showing PlayStation logos during next week’s Xbox Showcase for games also releasing on PS5.
Xbox has previously said it wants to be “transparent” about where games are available, which is why platform logos for PlayStation, Nintendo, and Steam continue to appear during its presentations.