Indiana Jones and the Great Circle It’s set to be a Game Pass exclusive for Xbox this fall, but a new report suggests it’ll be coming to PlayStation 5 soon, too. The port has been rumored for months and is the latest Xbox game to lose exclusivity amid Microsoft’s new multiplatform push.
UPDATE: 8/20/24 4:00 PM ET: Indiana Jones At Gamescom Opening Night Live, the official release date was announced for Xbox and PC on December 9th. However, the announcement also confirmed that the game will be coming to PS5 in Spring 2025. That’s just a few months of exclusivity. The game also revealed a new trailer, showing off the additional locations and everything the player will do as the title’s archaeologist.
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Indiana JonesIt is being developed by Machine Games, known as the best studio of 2014. Wolfenstein: The New Order and its sequel doesn’t have an official release date yet, but it’s expected to be released on Xbox and PC by the end of 2024. According to podcaster and industry insider Nate The Hate:The game will only have a short console exclusivity period before it launches on PS5 in the first half of 2025. Supporting his argument, Insider Games report This news has already been shared with some media outlets under NDA.
Earlier this year, Microsoft shocked fans with the news that four previously exclusive first-person games were coming to the console. Sea of Thieves and Hifi RushIt will be featured on PS5. At the time, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said there were no plans for any other games, including: Starfield and Indiana JonesIt has not been released multiplatform yet.
however The Verge And other people reported it too In the months since, there has been no ruling out the possibility that Xbox Studios games could lose their exclusivity. While this is good news for players who would otherwise not have access to the games, it has also left Xbox players feeling frustrated and concerned about the future of the platform as the pressure to increase profit margins grows post-acquisition. Call of Duty Publisher Activision Blizzard.
Indiana JonesBased on a Disney license, this has become a major source of controversy. The FTC trial on that merger last yearRegulators have pointed out that exclusivity poses a risk of industry consolidation. Pete Hines, then Bethesda’s head of publishing, argued that exclusivity gives studios more time and resources to optimize projects for one platform rather than multiple, resulting in better games.
Hines was also one of the Bethesda executives who voiced the most internal frustration about the fact that Bethesda’s franchises had become exclusives after the company’s acquisition by Microsoft. Call of Duty It will remain multi-platform. He retired at the end of last year. Arkane’s leafAnother licensed game currently in production at a Bethesda-owned studio was also cunning It’s not clear whether the game will be exclusive or not, and Doom: The Dark Ages was announced as a multiplatform game during the Xbox Showcase reveal earlier this summer.
Microsoft is also said to be considering whether to release a large-scale sci-fi RPG under the new approach. Starfield With PS5. DLC expansion, A space shattered into piecesComing out this fall too, Xbox is expected to make a lot of money. What was announced at Gamescom this weekLet’s find out if there are more PS5 ports.
UPDATE: August 19, 2024 4:30 PM ET: Rumor has it that the next Doom game will also be coming to PS5.
