Microsoft is no longer making new games for Xbox One

Nearly three years into the Xbox Series X/S lifecycle, Microsoft says it’s no longer making games for the Xbox One. While the company will continue to support the previous generation titles running minecraft And Hello Anant, no Xbox Game Studios team is working on a new title for the older console. “We’ve moved on to Gen 9,” said Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios. axios, referring to the Xbox Series X/S console. The company also produces its own games for PC.

The move had to happen at some point to avoid newer and more complex games being affected by the decade-old Xbox One’s hardware limitations. Nevertheless, for those stuck on Xbox One it will be possible to play Series X/S titles such as star field And forza motorsport Through Xbox Cloud Gaming. “That’s how we’re going to maintain support,” Booty said.

The news comes on the heels of a strong showing for Xbox at its big annual showcase last weekend. It announced new titles like Compulsion south of midnight and inexile clockwork revolutionreinventing the choice of fable, Accepted And The Saga of Senua: Hellblade II,

The move away from Xbox One will free Microsoft Teams from the shackles of the previous generation. However, some third-party developers have raised concerns that the Xbox Series S, which is less powerful than the Series X, is holding them back as well.

Booty acknowledged that “more work” is needed to ensure that games run well on the Series S. Still, he noted that Microsoft’s studios (especially those working on their second games for this generation of consoles) are now better able to adapt their projects for the Series S.