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Brendan Lowry

As Xbox fans push for Microsoft to return to exclusive games, analysts report they're the "number one reason" players use consoles — "41% of respondents cited that"

Master Chief and The Weapon in Halo Infinite's campaign.

Ever since Phil Spencer stepped down in February and Asha Sharma became the Xbox CEO for Microsoft, one of the biggest requests she's been flooded with by the platform's community is the return of exclusive games. In recent years, Microsoft has brought all of its first-party titles to PS5 sooner or later, with some even making their way to Nintendo Switch 2 as well.

Their success overall has been mixed, with some games like Sea of Thieves and Grounded performing very well, and Forza Horizon 5 in particular selling like crazy on PS5. Others, though, seem to have barely found an audience on PlayStation, leaving many with the bitter belief that Xbox is throwing away the value its exclusives bring for mediocre profits.

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