Earlier this week, it was announced that the charming Microsoft game Ori and the Blind Forest would be exclusive no more, with the title headed for Nintendo's hybrid console, the Switch. Nintendo and Microsoft seem to have a good collaborative relationship, where both parts win.
This collaboration, however, if one is to take the word of Microsoft as gospel, may come to an end following the release of Ori and the Blind Forest. In a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, Microsoft noted the following:
"The past year has been an exciting time for us as we have more than doubled the internal creative teams making up Xbox Game Studios"
"As these new studios transitioned in, we were aware of some existing commitments to other platforms and will honor them. However, going forward these new studios will focus on making games for our platforms. We have no plans to further expand our exclusive first party games to other consoles. We continue to believe deeply in cross play and progression of games with the right flexibility for developers to insure a fair and fun experience."