Speaking with the tech publication Protocol, Spencer said Sony and Nintendo are no longer considered competitors due to the lack of cloud tech such as Microsoft’s Azure platform. He went to say he would be willing to work with both Nintendo and Sony on cross-platform, something he has expressed interest in in the past. Spencer has said more than once the company is committed to the cloud, which is something that would allow people to play Microsoft games “where they want, when they want, on any device they want.” Meanwhile, Google Stadia went live back in November with 22 games, and it plans to add 120 more this year. First announced at GDC 2019, Spencer declared at the time that Google may have went big with the announcement, but that Microsoft would “go big” that year by countering the announcement with its own. And it did. Microsoft outlined its Cloud Gaming plans at E3 2019 when it revealed Project xCloud, which features the ability for users to stream games from their Xbox One console to Android, and this tech is expected to work with Xbox Series X. The feature went into preview back in October, and 50 new titles were added to the library back in November. In January, Destiny 2, Halo: MCC, and Civilization 6 among others were added to preview.
