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Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has acknowledged the company's relatively light slate of games in 2022 and says to expect an "exciting year" ahead.
In a new interview with IGN, Spencer took personal responsibility for Xbox's lack of big new releases in 2022, a year virtually devoid of major titles from Xbox's in-house studios. Of course, Bethesda's Starfield was originally due to launch in November of last year, but it was ultimately delayed to 2023 with no new concrete release date.
"Our commitment to our fans is that we need to have a steady release of great games that people can play on our platform, and we didn't do enough of that in 2022, there's no doubt," said. "And fundamentally, that's on me. I'm the head of the business.
"The commitment we have to our customers to continue to deliver great games is something that I take seriously, the teams take seriously, and 2022 was too light on games. So we're excited about getting to roll into 2023."
"When I think about the rest of the work that we're doing this year, it's going to be an exciting year. From a production standpoint, we're coming out of all of the COVID at home, and I think we've got a better working rhythm as an industry and things that are going on, and I'm excited."
Here's everything announced at the Xbox developer direct in case you missed the show.
