Xbox head Phil Spencer says Covid-19 will cause delays in 2021

Xbox head Phil Spencer has been talking about the impact of Covid-19 on the games industry, and his message is basically: ‘don’t worry, everything will mostly be fine’. He says he feels “pretty good” about games that are due to come out this summer and autumn, while those that are further away will see “some impact, but they’ll be able to react”. It makes sense that some games will be delayed.

He’s also got thoughts on which games are more likely to be affected. They’re all sports games, which seems cruel. Now the virtual recreations of the things you can’t do are further off, too.

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