Summary
- During The Game Awards, Obsidian confirmed that The Outer Worlds 2 will launch on PS5 when it releases in 2025.
- This is different to its previous approach, which had games releasing on PS5 some time after Xbox.
- According to Windows Central executive editor Jez Corden, the age of Xbox having permanent exclusives is "over".
A reliable insider has recently claimed that the era of having permanent console ex𒀰clusives is "over", something that's been becoming clearer and clearer over the past year.
Earlier this week, , which is set to release at some point in 2025. It was a shock to see considering 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Obsidian already has Avowed releasing in just two months, but the most n🐟oteworthy part of the reveal was at the end when theꦐ PS5 logo popped up alongside the ones for Xbox and Steam.
Xbox has already been making it very clear over the past year with the release of Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded, Pentiment, and (eventually) Indiana Jone💮s and the Great Circle that it's no longer as interested in console exclusives. The Outer Worlds 2 seems to have cemented that even 🌼more, as confirmed by a reliable insider.
Xbox Reportedly Won't Have Console Exclusives Going Forward
, Windows Central executive editor Jez Corden responded to a comment accusing him of . Corden was also asked why Xbox wants to "knee-cap" games like South of Midnight and by keeping the𒈔m exclusive for a time.
In response, . This caused a bit of confusion from one commenter, who wondered why Xbox doesn't just outright say that's the new strategy instead of 🍌stringing fans ♈along.
According to Corden, that aren't set up for multiplatform development curr♐ently. While that's fair, Corden then says thaꦉt the "era of Xbox having permanent console exclusives is over", something that the writing has been on the wall for over the past few years.
Although it's possible that Corden is exaggerating or might end up being incorrect, he's been reliable🃏 in the past when it comes to Xbox's plans and 💟has previously made it clear that Microsoft is no longer as interested in Xbox having exclusives. Still, considering how strangely it's been communicated in 2024, it's nice to hear it ouꦕtright said.
