After confirmations all through the morning that Grounded and Pentiment can be headed to different platforms – and a leak that Hello-Fi Rush can be too – we now formally know the 4 Xbox exclusives that can arrive on Nintendo and PlayStation consoles first.
The newest reveal is that Sea of Thieves can be arriving on PlayStation 5 on April 30 and, like Grounded, will help crossplay. Xbox revealed as a lot in a weblog submit confirming that Grounded, Pentiment, Hello-Fi Rush, and Sea of Thieves would be the first 4 exclusives to move to different platforms, one thing the corporate introduced final week.
As revealed through the Nintendo Direct earlier right this moment, Pentiment would be the first of these titles, coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Change on February 22. Hello-Fi Rush will arrive on PlayStation 5 on March 19, whereas Grounded will come to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Change on April 16.
The Sea of Thieves staff additionally launched a video in tandem with the announcement, which you’ll be able to watch beneath.
The Way forward for Xbox
Xbox formally addressed its future – together with with regard to platform exclusivity – final week in a enterprise replace, the place Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer revealed that 4 Xbox exclusives can be headed to different platforms, however did not say what they had been. On the time, The Verge reported that they might certainly be the 4 video games confirmed right this moment.
Spencer did affirm that Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle and Starfield are, as of now, nonetheless set to be Xbox exclusives, opposite to some stories. Even nonetheless, he did not rule out a PS5 launch for both, telling The Verge, “I don’t suppose we must always as an business ever rule out a recreation going to another platform.”
Spencer has additionally mentioned that Xbox stays “supportive” of bodily media amid rumors of a shift to a digital enterprise, and Limited Run Games confirmed right this moment that Pentiment and Hello-Fi Rush can be getting bodily editions as effectively.
Alex Stedman is a Senior Information Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or enhancing, you will discover her studying fantasy novels or enjoying Dungeons & Dragons.
