Here’s when four Xbox games are heading to other consoles
Sea of Thieves joins Pentiment, Grounded, and Hi-Fi Rush in being confirmed to head to other platforms.
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What you need to know
We’ve finally got clear information for what’s happening when with the Xbox multiplatform strategy.
After someannouncements during the Nintendo Directand anearly uploaded videoon Wednesday, Microsoft shared viaXbox Wirethat Grounded, Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, and Sea of Thieves are coming over to other consoles, in line withMicrosoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer’s prior commentsabout four Xbox titles being ported to other consoles.
Grounded and Pentiment are being ported to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, while Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush are only being ported to PlayStation 5.Here’s the release dates for each of the ports:
Both Grounded and Sea of Thieves will support cross-play on all platforms, so players can hang out together or fight each other no matter where they’re playing.
Ahead of these launches, Grounded crossed 20 million players, while Sea of Thieves has achieved over 35 million players since launch. Additionally, Xbox and Bethesda are partnering with Limited Run Games to make physical versions of Pentiment and Hi-Fi Rush, with more information coming soon.
Rare also shared a studio message regarding bringing Sea of Thieves to PlayStation 5, which you can check out below:
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Some big expansions are also on the way, withStarfield’sShattered Space DLC slated to launch at some point this year.
Outside of exclusives, a new Call of Duty game will almost certainly be launching later this year, and players can expect theCall of Duty franchise to enter Xbox Game Passas Microsoft continues to integrate Activision Blizzard. Blizzard Entertainment’s 2023 RPGDiablo 4is also coming to the service on March 28, 2024.
Analysis: An interesting year ahead
I’m extremely curious to see which of these ported games (if any) sell well. For my money, I expect Sea of Thieves to explode even further, but we’ll see how everything else does. It’s an interesting time in the gaming industry, and the success or failure of this initiative will likely be telling this time next year (or earlier) if Xbox is considering bringing any further games to other platforms.
Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
