The future of the Xbox brands on the PlayStation is becoming increasingly concrete.
For a few days now, the gaming bubble on the Internet has only had one topic: Are Xbox games like Starfield coming to the PlayStation?
The following usually applies to rumors in the video game industry: Always view speculation and claims with a large dose of skepticism. In the case of the Xbox issue, the evidence is quite clear.
Where there is smoke, there is fire: This time you can say that with a clear conscience, because Microsoft itself didn’t even bother to clearly deny the rumors in a statement.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer speaks out
Next week there will be news: There is now a reaction from Microsoft in the form of Xbox boss Phil Spencer. We hear you
is a clear allusion to the rumors circulating. Then he writes:
We have a business update event planned for next week to share more details about our vision for the future of Xbox. Stay tuned.
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What is this Vision for the future
? So we can expect to hear either confirmation of the new strategy to bring Xbox games to PS5 and Switch in a few days. Or Microsoft is planning something completely different. The fact is: There’s something up in the bush.
Halo and Gears of War soon on the PS5?
While we wait for next week’s news, the rumor mill continues to simmer and the list of Xbox exclusive titles that will soon land on the Sony console is getting longer and longer.
The Verge reports on the newly announced Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, according to IGN Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves are said to be planning the console move. XboxEra has announced a Starfield port for PS5.
Now two more heavyweights follow: Jeff Grubb from Giantbomb has it on the in-house podcast Game Mess Mornings let it be known that according to his sources Halo and Gears of War will also be released for the Playstation in the future.
Above all, the driving force Halo would be the final proof that Microsoft wants to seek its fortunes in the future beyond its own console hardware. We’ll know more next week.
Are there any other Xbox exclusives that haven’t been mentioned yet that you’d like to see land on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch? What do you think about Microsoft’s planned change of course? Do you support the end of exclusivity or should console manufacturers stick to this philosophy?
