Starfield PS5 Leaker Says He Got It Wrong

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The future of Xbox is incredibly uncertain right now. What started as rumours that Hi-Fi Rush is coming to PlayStation and Switch has exploded into reports that the company is near-enough dropping exclusives entirely, making many of its games multiplatform. Starfield was said to be one of these games, with the Bethesda RPG reportedly set to come to PS5.

Now, one of the original leakers behind this story is walking back on his claims. Content creator NateTheHate - who previously backed up Xbox Era's report about the Starfield news - now says that his information was "false". He goes on to say that, based on "new information", he believes that "Starfield is not destined for PS5", although he stands by a previous report that more Xbox games will make their way onto the Sony console.

Of course, this doesn't mean that it's definitely not happening. Xbox Era's original report hasn't been updated, so it seems that they're sticking with the information provided to them by anonymous sources.

In any case, it's clear that something is happening. Over the past few weeks, multiple sources have suggested that Microsoft is making a huge strategy change in the gaming space, focusing on software rather than hardware. In truth, it always seems that this was its strategy since it went all in on its subscription-based Game Pass service. Yet that didn't stop Microsoft from trying to rival Sony's own line of console exclusives. It isn't clear if this has been a success.

At the very least, Xbox's Phil Spencer is set to address fans next week. In a short message, almost definitely referring to all of the drama and discourse, Spencer said, "We're listening and we hear you". He says that his talk next week will share the company's "vision for the future of Xbox".

Ahead of this address, it's been reported that Spencer spoke with Xbox staff about this change of strategy. Here, it's said that he reassured workers that Xbox isn't leaving the console business, despite the talk online. Still, it's