My open letter to Phil, satya and Sarah and Xbox as a whole

An Open Letter to Xbox Leadership: Preserve the Soul of Xbox From the living room of a father, a gamer, and a lifelong believer in the Xbox dream My name is WarHammer1112. I'm not just an Xbox player — I'm a father who shares campaign missions with my 5-year-old and 2-year-old. Together, we become CIA agents, Spartans, Vault Dwellers, and Operatives. Xbox isn’t just a console in our home — it’s our family’s storytelling platform, a bond across generations. It’s where legacies are made. And that’s why I’m writing today. I’m deeply concerned that Xbox is moving in a direction that threatens the very ecosystem we’ve built our lives around. Day One releases on PlayStation — especially single-player and narrative-driven games — risk diluting the unique identity Xbox has worked so hard to forge. When everything becomes everywhere, nothing feels like home anymore. Here’s the path forward that honors the Xbox legacy while embracing broad impact: • Keep all single-player games, including co-op campaigns, permanently exclusive to the Xbox ecosystem. These are the heart of what makes Xbox matter. Let Xbox be the place where the story lives — the only place where my kids and I can step into the next Halo or the next Elder Scrolls and know: “This is ours.” • Allow multiplayer modes and live service elements to release on PlayStation. Let those experiences drive revenue and build communities, but preserve the core narrative for those of us who chose Xbox for immersion, not just competition. • Preserve and empower the Xbox Digital Store. It’s the lifeblood of the ecosystem — a unified storefront identity that developers and gamers recognize, trust, and return to. The moment Xbox becomes “just another wrapper for Windows Store,” you lose both developer engagement and consumer loyalty. The “Windows Store” brand is toxic; the Xbox Store still inspires. • Make Xbox the premium destination for single-player experiences and elite hardware. Let Game Pass feed discovery, let multiplayer go wide — but keep the soul on Xbox. Steam and PlayStation already dominate digital distribution. If Xbox surrenders exclusivity and storefront identity, developers will naturally default to platforms with the broadest reach, and Xbox’s store — and future — will slowly fade away. My children deserve to have the same cherished memories I do — of unwrapping a new Xbox game, knowing that what’s inside belongs to us and can be played only here. Please, don’t make Xbox a stepping stone. Let it remain a destination. Sincerely, A proud Xbox father, WarHammer1112 A proud father of 3 Xbox kids that came from two people that met because of Xbox amd Bethesda game studios games

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