Speaking in court in Microsoft’s legal battle against the Federal Trade Commission, publishing head Pete Hines revealed that Bethesda’s upcoming game based on the Indiana Jones franchise will an Xbox console exclusive, according to VideoGamesChronicle.
When asked by FTC lawyers whether the original deal Bethesda had signed with Disney involved Bethesda releasing the Indiana Jones game on “multiple consoles”, Hines responded by saying “yes”.
He then confirmed that Bethesda had amended its agreement with Disney after the former’s acquisition by Microsoft, turning the upcoming Indiana Jones title into an Xbox console exclusive title with a day-one release on Game Pass.
Rumours of the Indiana Jones game originally being a multi-platform title first surfaced back in May 2022. Reports at the time indicated that the upcoming game wouldn’t be exclusive to the Xbox, while other reports conflicted with the idea, stating that Indiana Jones would skip PlayStation consoles.
The Indiana Jones games was announced back in 2021, and is currently in development by Wolfenstein studio MachineGames, with Todd Howard serving as the executive producer of the title. It will come to Xbox and PC.
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