Today's Xbox Games Showcase was the first under the leadership of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who has pledged to consider making changes to Xbox's exclusivity strategy. Now, another Xbox executive, chief content officer Matt Booty, has clarified Microsoft's position on exclusives going forward.

He told Gamertag Radio, "Our big multiplayer games [and] live-service games are going to continue to be multiplatform."

"We want people to have a reason to get on board with Xbox," he added. "We want them to have a reason to buy an Xbox. A reason to be an Xbox fan. At the same time, we want to reward all of our players who have been with us for a long time … we know that exclusives are important."

So why isn't Gears of War: E-Day going to be on PS5, and is instead an Xbox console exclusive? The game has multiplayer, after all, and it's expected to get ongoing updates over time. Booty didn't say outright, but it might have something to do with how Microsoft never announced the game for PS5

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