- Xbox Game Studio head says that they’re inconsistent with first-party releases on PS5.
- For the future, they aim to be more consistent and plan accordingly.
- As such, expect simultaneous release for Xbox games across all platforms.
Xbox went the multiplatform route a couple of years ago, and now its trinity of the biggest first-party IPs is on the rival platform. Still, the gaming giant has been inconsistent in its strategy for releasing first-party games on PS5, often releasing some titles day one and others with delayed releases.
Initially, it was thought that Xbox would make some games a timed exclusive on its platform; however, that doesn’t seem to be the case. It was more of a developmental issue, as they now aim to be ‘more consistent’ with first-party ports on PS5, hinting at future day one releases.
Why it matters: Exclusive titles were by far the biggest factor in buying a console, and with Microsoft now losing that ground, buying an Xbox doesn’t make sense.
GamesRadar recently interviewed Xbox Games Studio head Craig Duncan about their multiplatform strategy and asked the lingering question of their strategy behind their PS5 releases, given that games like Fable release on launch for PlayStation while Forza Horizon 6 is scheduled for a later release.
Duncan revealed that this wasn’t really a planned thing, but more of an issue with their development phase. For instance, many games started production before Microsoft ever planned to go multiplatform.
However, for the future, they aim to fix that mistake as per Duncan’s own words:
Sometimes we are inconsistent. You see some games in one place, some games in multiple places. Just know that we’re going to work on that, and we’re going to try to be more consistent with what we do.
As such, expect future first-party Xbox games on PS5 to be released on day one. Even with Forza Horizon 6, Playground Games emphasized that they hadn’t completed the PS5 port for the game, completely excluding the fact that they planned a timed exclusive.
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