Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and possibly Starfield are reportedly being considered for PS5, and this may indicate a new multi-platform approach inside Microsoft for certain Xbox games going forward if it proves to be true.
As reported by The Verge, a source with knowledge of Microsoft’s plans have claimed the company is “weighing up which titles will remain exclusive and others that will appear on Switch or PS5 in the future.” Indiana Jones is seemingly part of this new plan and could be one of the first to kick off this new strategy if it ends up happening.
Assuming this plan goes forward, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle appears set to launch exclusively on Xbox and PC in December 2024 and would arrive on PS5 after a “rather short period” that could just be “some months later.”
Once again, it’s important to take all this with a grain of salt as plans change all the time, but the conversations look to be happening inside Microsoft. This report also follows rumors that Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves may also be jumping to other platforms as well.
That’s not all, however, as XboxERA is reporting that Starfield may be another game to make its way to PS5. According to XboxERA’s sources, Microsoft may be planning to launch Bethesda’s space RPG on PS5 after the already announced Shattered Space expansion that is slated to arrive later in 2024.
Furthermore, it has been claimed Microsoft is making even more of an investment into PS5 dev kits to support this supposed multi-platform strategy it may adopt.
Ahead of Starfield’s launch, the question of its exclusivity was one of the biggest out there. While it turned out Starfield was exclusive, at least at launch, these potential new developments will also surely bring back The Elder Scrolls 6 into view.
While it hasn’t been 100% confirmed, Microsoft’s own internal documents have claimed it will skip PS5 and will only launch on Xbox and PC. Once again, plans change all the time, as is possibly evidenced by these reports, so it’s important not to take anything as fact until it happens.
For more, check out how Xbox is changing the nature of exclusivity and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s recent comments on how Microsoft can now be a “good publisher on Sony and Nintendo and PC and Xbox” following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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