Summary
Microsoft will bring some previously exclusive Xbox games to competing consoles, including Sony PlayStation and Nintendo. Four games, including Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded, will be released on other consoles. This is an experiment to spread original franchises and onboard more players. There is no promise of more Xbox games coming to other consoles after these four. Xbox Game Pass will not be expanded to other consoles, but games published by Activision Blizzard will start coming to the service next month. Microsoft is also working on a new console platform planned for release in 2028.
Key Points
1. Microsoft will bring some previously exclusive Xbox games to competing consoles, likely including Sony PlayStation and Nintendo consoles. This move is part of an effort to spread original franchises to more places and onboard more players.
2. The four games that will be brought to competing consoles are at least a year old and include titles like Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded. This is seen as an experiment by Microsoft to test the waters of releasing typically exclusive games on other platforms.
3. Despite this expansion of games to other consoles, Microsoft clarified that Xbox Game Pass will not be expanded to other game consoles. The company also announced that games published by Activision Blizzard, which Microsoft acquired last year, will start coming to the service next month, starting with the release of Diablo IV on March 28.