Xbox confirms it’s bringing ‘four games’ to rival platforms
Microsoft has confirmed that four unnamed Xbox exclusives will be released on other console platforms, such as PlayStation 5 or Nintendo Switch.
According to The Verge sources, corroborated by VGC, these games will be Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and Grounded.
The news was announced as part of a new podcast designed to give an update on plans for the Xbox business going forward, in which gaming boss Phil Spencer claimed the decision had been made to ensure “the long-term health of Xbox”.
In the podcast, Spencer said that Starfield and Indiana Jones – titles previously reported to be in consideration for PlayStation 5 – would not be going multiplatform. In a separate interview with The Verge, the exec said he wouldn’t rule out the possibility for these titles to arrive on PS5 in the future (“I don’t think we should as an industry ever rule out a game going to any other platform,” he said).
He also claimed the four unnamed releases did not represent “a change to our fundamental exclusivity strategy”, and there was “no promise beyond” those titles coming to rival platforms.
“To ensure long-term success for both Xbox and the industry as a whole, we must continue to evolve,” Xbox said in a statement. “Today we announced that we will expand the communities we reach: we are currently in the process of bringing four Xbox games to other platforms.
“These are titles which have been available to Xbox players for at least a year, including hidden gems that deserve to be experienced more widely, and live service games whose communities will benefit from welcoming even more players. We will share more details on these titles soon.”
It continued: “By bringing these games to more players, we not only expand the reach and impact of those titles, but this will allow us to invest in either future versions of these games, or elsewhere in our first-party portfolio. There is no fundamental change to our approach on exclusivity.”
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