# Microsoft Sends Mixed Signals About Cross-Gen Exclusives – Kotaku [Microsoft Sends Mixed Signals About Cross-Gen Exclusives](https://kotaku.com/microsoft-walks-back-promise-to-make-its-games-cross-ge-1844484364) by Ethan Gach for Kotaku > We won’t force you to upgrade to Xbox Series X at launch to play Xbox exclusives. > > Phil Spencer, [[You Are the Future of Gaming – Xbox Wire|last week]] But we might force you to upgrade to our subscription service so you can [[You Are the Future of Gaming – Xbox Wire|stream the games to your old console]]…