Ex-PlayStation Boss: Xbox Must Pick Between Platform and Publisher

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden said on The Expansion Pass podcast that Xbox needs to choose between competing with PlayStation as a platform or becoming the biggest publisher. He argues both strategies can't coexist, since a platform needs exclusives while a publisher must be on every system.

• Layden: a platform needs exclusives, a publisher needs all platforms
• He compared Xbox's choice to SEGA exiting hardware after Dreamcast
• Xbox is betting on Project Helix console and Gears of War: E-Day exclusives
• Layden: Microsoft often switched lanes and didn't stay the course