After the critical acclaim of "Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Ancient Circle," Xbox boss Phil Spencer hinted at the possibility of a sequel, saying: "We think the series has life." Although the movie adaptation of the game was a success, Spencer also said that Xbox Studios will continue to develop its own IP.
"Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Ancient Circle" developed by MachineGames was launched on Xbox and PC platforms in December last year and received praise from players and media. At the end of January this year, Microsoft said that the game had attracted more than 4 million players.
Currently, MachineGames is developing the DLC "The Order of the Giants" for the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" game, which will be launched within the year, and the PS5 version of the game has just been launched. Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer was asked in an interview with Variety whether the company has bigger plans for the Raiders of the Lost Ark series.
Spencer responded: "We are very pleased with the performance, player numbers and reviews of Raiders of the Lost Ark.We think this series still has vitality, so we’ll stop here.. We have a PlayStation version coming soon, which will be a cool moment.
I'm deeply inspired by MachineGames' ability to take over someone else's IP and create such unique content, and I'm looking forward to what this team will do next. Some people have argued about the first-person versus third-person perspective, but after playing the game, you will feel like you are Indy.
butGoing forward, I also want to give the team space to develop our own games and our own franchises.We have a lot of opportunities to tell new stories and I want to make sure this is one of our choices. "
"Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Ancient Circle" is a first-person single-player game set in 1937. The story takes place between the 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and the 1989 "Raiders of the Lost Ark" movie.