A handful of Xbox titles may soon lose their exclusivity status and move to platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. Good news for players who own those platforms. Not so for everyone. Rather than rejoice that more people may be able to enjoy their beloved games, parts of the Xbox community are furious about what they consider a betrayal.
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For the time being, these rumors are just that. That hasn’t stopped some members of the Xbox fan community, including influencers, from withdrawing their support or outright declaring the platform dead. As spotted by VGC, several notable fan accounts are already protesting with videos and posts on X. In one video, creator Riskit4theBiskit proclaims he will “need to process this” and says he’s getting off X for the day. “If this is true, I think it’s a massive misstep,” he adds. “I think as a fan and a supporter of the brand for 20 years, I’ve put hundreds of thousands of dollars into this brand over time. It does feel like a bit of a betrayal.” Others are posting receipts from trading in their Xbox consoles.
The fan reaction has been so extreme that late Monday Xbox head Phil Spencer addressed the community directly. “We're listening and we hear you,” Spencer tweeted. “We've been planning a business update event for next week, where we look forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox.”
Spencer’s statement didn’t quell much. Shortly after it was posted, Xbox-focused account Klobrille, which has more than 158,000 followers on X, posted that listening “will not be enough,” and that Microsoft needed to follow through on “previously made statements.”
Further replies to Spencer’s tweet continue the chorus of dissatisfaction: “Bringing Xbox to multiplatform will devalue the platform, please don’t,” wrote one user. Another wrote that the move away from exclusives would let "the whole gaming world down." More succinctly, another: “F Xbox.”
