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Microsoft put weeks of leaks and rumors to rest when it announced earlier this month that four of its first-party titles are going multiplatform via a special edition of the officialXboxpodcast. These games were later revealed to bePentiment,Hi-Fi Rush,Grounded, andSea of Thieves.
These games have been fan favorites, and it shocked fans that Xbox is taking them to competitor platforms, but it seems like it was long planned before the official news was shared with the players, and this could mean that more first-party titles may already be in the works for multiplatform release.
Xbox Had Planned on Going Multiplatform Over a Year Ago
Sea of Thieves, the pirate adventure title, will be available on PlayStation 5 starting April 30 and is currently available to wishlist on the PlayStation Store. While the announcement ofSea of Thievesand the other three titles going to other platforms was made this month, it was planned over a year ago.
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Back in January 2023, the UK-based development studio Lucid Games, which is a subsidiary of LightSpeed Studios,announcedthat it was working onSea of Thieveswith the game’s developer, Rare. Additionally, when it was revealed thatSea of Thieveswas going to PS5, Lucidsaidthat it“helped Rare in bringing Sea of Thieves to PlayStation 5!”
This indicates that Lucid Games could have started working on the PS5 port of the game back in January 2023 itself, 13 months before the official announcement, as ports take significant time. Moreover, no big decisions are made in haste, and the companies take time to discuss things before they reach a conclusion. It is also possible that it was being discussed before 2023 and then the studio was brought to work on ports.
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Lucid has also been hiring people since then, and this indicates that it could also work on PS5 content for the game with Rare. But then there are also chances that Lucid could have been helping Rare with only content, but the studio working on the PS5 port makes more sense.
More Xbox Games Might Already Be in Port Stages
Phil Spencer revealed during the podcast that“just four titles”will be going to other platforms, and it does not mean that the company’s“fundamental exclusive strategy”is changing, but several other names have also been thrown in the mix that could go multiplatform.
The major titles that are rumored to be released for PS5 are the upcomingIndiana Jonesgame andStarfield, but Phil Spencer denied those rumors. There have even been rumors of Xbox’s flagship franchisesHaloandGears of Wargoing to PlayStation, but Xbox has not commented on them yet.
However, it is possible that the development teams might have already begun working on ports for these games, as these are big titles and developers would need proper time to make the game fit for launch, and it’s only a matter of time before the announcement comes.
Do you think more Xbox games are going to other platforms? Let us know in the comment section below.
Rohit Tiwari
Gaming Editor
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Rohit Tiwari is a Gaming Journalist and Editor at FandomWire. With a Master’s degree in Mass Communication, Rohit combines academic insight with a passion for the games and the stories they tell. When he’s not busy playing games, you’ll find him reading or catching a football game.
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