Xbox's principal user researcher Dr. Deborah Hendersen says she wants to hear from "everyone who works on games or helps support game studios because if we can make your life easier, it makes gaming better".

Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S launched in a similar time frame, although it’s well known at this point that Sony’s console has been comfortably outselling its rival for a long time now. Microsoft doesn’t divulge sales figures anymore (it hasn’t since the Xbox One days), but recent reports have the PS5 outselling Xbox Series X/S by 3:1.

Microsoft is keen to hear from developers who are opting to release their games on the PS5 but not on the Xbox Series X|S. The company is overhauling its ‘Xbox Research’ division, which was originally focused on player experiences.

Microsoft is expanding the definition of user feedback and starting to collect information from not only players, but developers, too. In doing so, the company is hoping to figure out why developers don't want to make games for Xbox.

Microsoft wants to hear from game developers who might be skipping Xbox or those already building games using the company’s developer tools. The software maker is expanding its Xbox Research team to include the community of game developers,

A new study at Microsoft wants to discover why developers who are using competitors' products aren't making games for Xbox.