According to the latest rumors, more third-party games that were previously exclusive to the PlayStation will soon be coming to the Xbox.
The rumor mill is churning and at the forefront is Microsoft's much controversial multiplatform strategy. For example, after The Outer Worlds 2 was announced directly for the PlayStation 5, it should no longer surprise anyone that Microsoft will gradually release more and more games for other platforms in order to maximize profits.
But more third-party games that were previously purchased exclusively for Sony's PlayStation will gradually appear for Xbox, as Jez Corden from WindowsCentral has now announced:
“And indeed, we've seen games that were previously PlayStation exclusives come to Xbox to create new revenue streams. Genshin Impact and Death Stranding are two recent examples. If there weren't business opportunities on Xbox, this wouldn't be happening. And sources suggest even more unannounced and previously PlayStation-exclusive (third-party) games are planned for Xbox in 2025.”
Xbox Game Studios has a huge portfolio to draw on, and even has three more unannounced games planned for 2025. But these are also rumors, just like the “comprehensive Xbox interface”, which is said to be inspired by Battle.net. Certainly a good thing for the multiplatform strategy.
There should never be exclusive games for Xbox again and instead, if at all, there should be a temporary exclusivity, as is the case with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, for example. The game will be released for PlayStation 5 in spring 2025.
Sony will certainly not take this route with the PlayStation any time soon, even if it has discovered the PC platform. PlayStation's hardware sales are currently simply too large to implement such “drastic” Xbox steps, a luxury that Microsoft does not have and is far behind in third place in the console market with its Xbox Series X/S. Still, the console market is very limited in terms of growth, and corporations always want to grow.
Only time will tell how the gaming industry will change in the console market.
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