While some have welcomed Xbox's new multi-platform approach, it's probably fair to say that many gamers who bought Xbox consoles primarily for Xbox exclusives aren't happy about those games coming to PS5. But the developer himself couldn't be happier.
According to Jason Schreier, yes. An insider appeared as a guest on 404 Media last week and revealed that developers working at Xbox Studios are very excited about getting their games on PlayStation. “Many game studios are now excited to release their games on PlayStation, as opposed to the past when they released their games on their own platforms, Xbox and PC.” Schreyer said.
Xbox developers are more than happy to give up exclusivity.
Xbox tested out multi-platform in 2024, porting Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, Pentiment, and Grounded to PS5. Obviously, some or all of these games performed well on Xbox's competing platform. That's because, after growing interest that Xbox-exclusive games might be eligible for PlayStation port treatment, everything Xbox publishes is now available on PS5 as well. In most cases, this seems to be the day the game is available on Xbox.
Certain dominoes had to fall for Xbox exclusives to be a thing of the past, and now that Halo is coming to PS5, pretty much all of them have fallen. Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of the original game, is scheduled to release on Xbox Series X|S and PS5 on the same day. Halo Studios has already confirmed that future Halo projects will release on PlayStation after Campaign Evolved.
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Why is Xbox Studio so excited to port the game to PS5?
There are probably a few reasons why developers at Xbox Studios are happy with their games releasing on PS5. The most obvious reason is that more people will play the game and, as a result, the game will make more money. Forza Horizon 5 topped the PS5 charts when it launched on PlayStation earlier this year, despite having been out on Xbox for a few years already, and stayed there for a long time.
There's also Microsoft's 30% profit margin to consider. Microsoft expects Xbox and everything related to it, including studios and the games they make, to generate a 30% profit. This is a significant increase compared to what was expected for Xbox in the past. The ability to release games on PS5 to sell them to a wider audience and make more money without having to spend too much money to do so will help alleviate some of the pressure of having lofty new goals at stake for Xbox developers.
Simply put, beyond limited-time exclusives like Forza Horizon 6, Xbox exclusives are a thing of the past, and everyone at Xbox seems very happy with how things have gone so far. 2026 will be one of the biggest first-party launches in Xbix history, with all of them coming to PS5 at or shortly after launching on Xbox.
- brand
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microsoft
- original release date
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November 10, 2020
- Original MSRP (USD)
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$499
- operating system
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Proprietary (Windows-based)
- processor
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Custom AMD 8-core Zen 2 3.8GHz
- solve
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720p – 4K UHD
