Microsoft’s “Xbox Originals” could be tomorrow’s great Xbox One games
There are at least four reasons players should be excited about the TV push.
Concerned that Microsoft’s investment in TV will dilute Xbox as a gamer’s brand? You’re unlikely to have been reassured by the announcement yesterday of 12 “Xbox Originals” for Xbox Live – not to be confused with Werther’s Originals – the first of which are slated to roll out this year. Some readers are particularly bothered by the prospect of TV programs based on established videogame franchises like Gears, Forza and Halo: the worry, naturally, is that these shows, each rife with “interactive elements”, will take the place of new games in the series.