"What's Happening With Microsoft?": A Way Out Writer Emotionally Says Xbox Series X & S Name

A Way Out creator Josef Fares is known for his provocative phrases in the gaming industry. For example, he took to the stage at The Game Awards in 2017 to proclaim "[Fuck] Oscar!" (″ F * ck the Oscars! ″). And now he's given a speech against naming the new Xbox consoles.

Fares began his interview with IGN quite calmly. He said that he is not particularly interested in consoles - he is more concerned with games. He loves that systems are getting more powerful because more time is spent on development when the hardware is weak. But his new project, It Takes Two, was not greatly influenced by the release of the next-generation consoles. They appeared too late in production, Fares said. Sure, the game will look better on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, "but we didn't have enough time to make the PS5 version special, or the Xbox blah blah ... Whatever they call the Xbox Series."

It was then that the conversation went wrong.

“It's a [damn] confusing name. What the hell is going on with Microsoft? It does not make sense. What the fuck is going on? Series S, X, Mex, Next. Who understands this? Finish. Have gone crazy. Name it Microsoft Box and that's it. This is [a complete mess]. Trust me, even they are confused in their offices. What kind of X, S ... I don't understand what the [nonsense] is, ”Joseph Fares told IGN.

Currently, the studio Hazelight, the founder of which is Joseph Fares, together with Electronic Arts is developing the co-op action game It Takes Two. This is a fun and light-hearted story about the complexities of relationships between people. You will play as Cody and May - two friends who turned into dolls due to a magic spell. Trapped in a fantasy world, they have to mend their relationship.

It Takes Two will be released on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on March 26, 2021.