Microsoft to Share Update on 'Future of Xbox' Next Week Amid Reports of First y1247 Party Games Going Multi-Platform

A report said that Microsoft intended to share its plans to release Xbox exclusive titles on PS5 and Nintendo Switch at the event next week. 3n6t5h

Written by Manas Mitul | Updated: 6 February 2024 12:52 IST

Microsoft to Share Update on 'Future of Xbox' Next Week Amid Reports of First-Party Games Going Multi-Platform

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Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said the company will share more details next week

Highlights

Xbox and PC exclusive Starfield could reportedly launch on PS5
Hi-Fi Rush could be coming to both PS5 and Nintendo Switch
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is set to release on Xbox, PC in 2024

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A day after Nintendo next week.

Players on Microsoft's console were left puzzled by multiple reports Monday claiming that several first-party games, previously released as Xbox and Sea of Thieves going multi-platform.

“We're listening and we hear you,” Spencer said in his X post Tuesday. “We've been planning a business update event for next week, where we look forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox. Stay tuned.” Spencer did not provide any details for the planned event, but a report from The Verge said that Microsoft intended to share its plans to launch Xbox exclusives on rival consoles.

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We're listening and we hear you. We've been planning a business update event for next week, where we look forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox. Stay tuned.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) February 5, 2024

The report said that Microsoft was initially planning the business update event for later in February, in addition to announcing Hi-Fi Rush's launch on PS5 and Nintendo Switch. Datamined game assets from the title leaked earlier this month, hinting at an imminent multi-platform release. According to XboxEra, the game could launch on Sony and Nintendo consoles in the first quarter of 2024.

A report from The Verge Monday, which said that Microsoft was considering launching the recently announced Gears of War, which have come to define the Xbox identity, to remain as exclusives on the platform.

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It's also worth noting that first-party Microsoft titles have previously released on rival consoles, too. Ori and the Will of Wisps, both published by Xbox Game Studios, released as timed exclusives on Windows PC and Xbox consoles before making their way to the Switch.

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Genre Action-Adventure

Platform Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player

PEGI Rating 12+

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