It is confirmed what we already suspected: Xbox exclusives are over
Since Microsoft announced that some of its biggest games were going to be released on other platforms, it was evident that the game of exclusivities was no longer their focus. It was more important the money that could be made by releasing on other platforms. But the question remained as to where the limits were set. Which games would not leave the Xbox and PC ecosystem. Perhaps Halo, Gears of War, and Forza. The company’s flagship titles. But it seems that the answer is no. That there are no limits. According to Jez Corden, executive editor of Windows Central, […]
Since Microsoft announced that some of its biggest games would be released on other platforms, it was evident that the game of exclusivities was no longer their focus. That the money put on the table by being able to release on other platforms was more important. But the question of where the limits were set still remained. Which games would not leave the Xbox and PC ecosystem? Perhaps Halo, Gears of War, and Forza. The company’s flagship titles. But it seems the answer is no. There are no limits.
According to Jez Corden, executive editor of Windows Central, Xbox will no longer have exclusive video games from now on. At best, they will have temporary exclusives, as is the case with Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. It was released first for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC, and will be released sometime in 2025 for PlayStation 5.
This should not catch us by surprise. Last February, Xbox made it clear that the plan was to bring the company’s games to other platforms. The first ones were Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded. But then they told us that this would be something to be studied on a case-by-case basis. Something that Matt Booty has confirmed again this month, in an interview with Variety, saying that each studio within the company’s structure is a particular case within this reality.
Where I say I say, I say Diego, apparently
That said, all currently announced games with platforms confirmed by Xbox will also be released, at least, on PlayStation 5. Therefore, it seems that the reality of exclusivity has come to an end for Xbox. Something that Corden has insisted on in his tweets, stating that this will also be seen in the future Fable. A game so expensive that there is no way they wouldn’t want to release it on as many platforms as possible.
Therefore, in the absence of official confirmation from Xbox, it seems that the future does not lie in exclusivities. Great news for video games, even if it may be a bit disappointing for some fans. They can always cling to the temporality of exclusives.
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