The Verge reported report this evening, declaring that Microsoft’s new Project Latitude, which is the internal name for bringing more of its Xbox and PC games to competing platforms, is moving full steam ahead. The site reports that Microsoft is looking to “bring more games to competing consoles like the PS5 and Nintendo Switch,” though it’s unclear what those games are and whether they’ll target Nintendo’s next console, which is rumored to be early next year. from the current Switch console. Here are the details:
“At the heart of all the turmoil leading up to this Xbox launch are changes in strategy for hardware and first-party games. Microsoft has promised major technical advancements for its next-generation Xbox, and the company is rumored to be working on an Xbox handheld. But there is an ongoing project to bring more games to competing consoles like the PS5 and Nintendo Switch that could undermine the efforts of both hardware.”
“The plan that’s proven so controversial among die-hard Xbox fans is known internally as “Project Latitude,” sources familiar with Microsoft’s efforts tell me. Project Latitude started with an initial wave of games, including Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves and Grounded, targeting the PS5, with some heading to the Nintendo Switch, but the plan extends beyond these four games to some titles that might surprise Xbox fans.”