Xbox is reportedly going to release Starfield on PlayStation 5 — is the death of Xbox-exclusive games nigh?

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Xbox is reportedly going to release Starfield on PlayStation 5 — is the death of Xbox-exclusive games nigh? - Windows Central

• Rumors are swirling that Xbox is gearing up to end its console-exclusive games run, with a wide array of titles slated to hit its main console rival, Sony's PlayStation 5.
• Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush have both been rumored for the multi-platform treatment, owing to both games' saturation on Xbox and PC. Hi-Fi Rush also had in-game t-shirts datamined, which seem to hint at a run on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
• We started hearing rumors about Microsoft's multiplatform ambitions back in early December, which were then effectively confirmed by Xbox CFO Tim Stuart at a Wells Fargo meeting a short while ago.
• It was unclear whether or not it would be select titles, or many titles, but this latest report from XboxEra suggests that even flagship exclusives like Starfield are destined for PlayStation too.

I'll believe it when I hear it officially from Xbox.

 

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Xbox is reportedly going to release Starfield on PlayStation 5 — is the death of Xbox-exclusive games nigh? - Windows Central

• It was unclear whether or not it would be select titles, or many titles, but this latest report from XboxEra suggests that even flagship exclusives like Starfield are destined for PlayStation too.

I'll believe it when I hear it officially from Xbox.

It had better the hell be Starfield, releasing a big-ass Bethesda RPG on Xbox/PC only is a dumbass move, considering just how many RPG fans are on PlayStation. Sure, releasing some third or first person manly brown shooter on Xbox only isn't as bad, but RPG's are the sort of games you especially want on PS5.

 

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That could be anything. I could see all future Activision/Blizzard games staying on Playstation and some Bethesda games like Fallout and Elder Scrolls. Also could see announcement about when old Activision/Blizzard games are coming to Game Pass. Sometimes rumors can be partly true. There are already rumors about the next Xbox console.

 

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It's rumored that here is going to be Nintendo direct sometime before the Xbox event. It would be something if the rumor of Xbox exclusive games going to PlayStation instead are going to Nintendo. It would get Xbox games on a handheld without them having to make one.

 

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If they can get xcloud onto the Switch, that would be huge.

 

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Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirms some Xbox games are headed to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch

He didn't mention Switch or Playstation. He said other platforms.

During the podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that four Xbox console exclusive games are coming to other platforms. Two of the games are community games, and two of the games are smaller titles.

Diablo IV is the first Activision/Blizzard game to come to Game Pass on March 28th.

Not the doom and gloom that some people were saying it was going to be.