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\nXbox head Phil Spencer wants to see more digital storefronts such as Epic and Itch.io on Microsoft’s consoles. <\/p>\n

\nSpeaking with Polygon<\/a>, Spencer said he would like to break down the ‘walled gardens’ that limit players to buying games on a particular platform’s official digital store. <\/p>\n

“[Consider] our history as the Windows company,” he explained. “Nobody would blink twice if I said ‘hey, when you’re using a PC, you get to decide the type of experience you have [by picking where to buy games]’. There’s real value in that.”\n<\/p>\n

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Xbox head Phil Spencer wants to see more digital storefronts such as Epic and Itch.io on Microsoft’s consoles. Speaking with Polygon, Spencer said he would like to break down the ‘walled gardens’ that limit players to buying games on a particular platform’s official digital store. “[Consider] our history as the Windows company,” he explained. “Nobody would blink twice if I said ‘hey, when you’re using a PC, you get to decide the type of experience you have [by picking where to buy games]’. 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