Indiana Jones has once again become a topic of conversation following the recent announcement of the fifthIndiana Jones film. It's prompted discussion over if the Indiana Jones video game being developed by MachineGames will make an appearance during this year's Bethesda summer games showcase. In turn, it's now being claimed that despite Microsoft's acquisition of MachineGames as part of the ZeniMax deal, its Indiana Jones game will not be an Xbox console exclusive.
The report comes from Windows Central's Jez Corden, who explained what he's heard about theIndiana Jones game while discussing possible titles that could appear at this year's Xbox/Bethesda summer event. His comments are short and simple. Corden says that he's heard theIndiana Jones video game is not an Xbox console exclusive. However, he does mention that he heard this news a year ago, which opens the possibility of things having changed in the year since.
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MachineGames' Indiana Jones game was first announced in January 2021. A 30-second trailer was released confirming that Bethesda and MachineGames were working with Lucasfilm Games to create a new Indiana Jones title, but little else was shared either at the time or in the months since. Notably absent from the announcement was any information about which platforms Indiana Jones would eventually be released on.
The early 2021 announcement and lack of information led to serious questions regarding what platforms Indiana Jones would support upon its eventual launch. That's because Microsoft's acquisition of Zenimax, which included Bethesda and MachineGames, didn't complete until March 2021. As such, Bethesda could have made platform partnerships
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