As part of today's Nintendo Direct, Microsoft confirmed “Grounded” and “Pentiment” as the first Xbox titles for the Switch. Corresponding announcements for the PS5 should follow shortly.
Last week, Xbox leaders addressed rumors surrounding Xbox Studios' future multiplatform strategy. During the podcast, Microsoft announced that the company is preparing to port four smaller Xbox titles to other platforms.
Update: Microsoft has announced all four planned games for PlayStation consoles. Our Report includes the dates.
Microsoft used today's Nintendo Direct issue to announce the first two ports. So much in advance: You shouldn't expect any surprises. Instead, the Redmond software giant announced that two games from Obsidian Entertainment, “Pentiment” and the multiplayer title “Grounded,” are making their way to the Switch, which have already been linked to a multiplatform release in recent days became.
First up is “Pentiment”, which will be released tomorrow, Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 for Nintendo's console-handheld hybrid. “Grounded” will follow on April 16, 2024.
Today's announcements for the Switch suggest that the two titles will soon also be confirmed for the PS5.
Microsoft is preparing further announcements
It won’t stop at “Pentiment” and “Grounded”. As mentioned at the beginning, Microsoft confirmed a total of four titles for other platforms last week. What is certain is that we are dealing with the online pirate adventure “Sea of Thieves” and the action title “Hi-Fi Rush”.
The rumors about the PS5 and Switch ports of the two titles were fueled by the developers themselves. In the case of “Hi-Fi Rush”, for example, in the data records of the anniversary update digitale T-Shirts discovered that more than obviously pointed to platforms like the Switch, the PS5 and the Epic Games Store.
In “Sea of Thieves”, however, there was a fire official tweet the rumors about implementations on the PS5 and the Switch.
If official announcements for the PS5 follow, you will of course find out from us immediately. By the way, it doesn't have to stay with the four announced titles. Instead, Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft's gaming division, suggested that more Xbox titles could be ported.
According to Spencer's own information, he primarily refers to smaller or older titles. When it comes to productions like “Starfield” or well-known series like “Halo”, these should also be used as “flagship titles for the Xbox consoles” in the future.
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