Rumor: Xbox Goes Cross-Platform – Exclusives Are Over – Starfield is Coming to PS5

Rumors and reports from highly reliable sources have been spreading online for a few hours Microsoft will discontinue exclusive releases for Xbox consolesafter A new multi-platform approach.

Putting things in order, since the beginning of the year Microsoft has been rumored to be considering a release Bethesda's Hi-Fi Rush on PS5 and Nintendo Switch And very soon indeed. Shortly thereafter there were reports of this The same thing will happen with Sea of ​​​​Thievesby highly respected industry reporters like Stephen Totilo.

What makes matters worse is what Bethesda itself has done, recently updating Hi-Fi Rush, adding to its files some textures that indicate the upcoming release of the exclusive Xbox and other consoles on the market. You can see the textures in question via the post written by trusted Verge reporter, Tom Warren.

I can confirm that Hi-Fi Rush datamine is legitimate and that these t-shirt texture files are in the game. It looks like Hi-Fi Rush is coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch https://t.co/hy6BUjOV4Z pic.twitter.com/WjgPk2bIqH

– Tom Warren (@tomwarren) February 1, 2024

Now, an exclusive XboxEra report has come to reveal more about Microsoft's new cross-platform strategy. In addition to Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of ​​Thieves, Microsoft is preparing to release them And Starfield on PS5one of the most popular Xbox exclusives in recent years.

Microsoft is currently said to be planning to release Starfield on PS5 after the debut of the “Shattered Space” expansion pack, expected on Xbox and PC in 2024. Media sources indicate that Microsoft has even started sourcing several additional PS5 development tools to support the entire project.

Exclusively | Microsoft is planning to release Starfield for PlayStation 5.

A change in strategy is upon us.

Read all about it here:https://t.co/kfG5UTpGnk#X-Box #Starfield #Bethesda #PlayStation5

— Xbox Era (@xboxera) February 4, 2024

Immediately following the XboxEra report, The Verge's Tom Warren made new findings, confirming this The recently announced Indiana Jones and the Great Circle exclusive may be coming to PS5.

Microsoft's cross-platform strategy has not yet been fully formed, and the company is currently studying which titles will remain exclusive and for how long, which will appear on Switch and PS5, and when all this will happen.

Scoop: Microsoft is considering bringing Indiana Jones to PS5, several months after the Xbox/PC release. It's part of a new Xbox strategy emerging within Microsoft. Details below 👇 https://t.co/50toeOSyCw

– Tom Warren (@tomwarren) February 4, 2024

Finally, very reliable journalist Jez Corden of Windows Central, responsible for many Microsoft-related leaks, pointed out that it is likely… And Halo is coming to PlayStation some stage.

You'll see Halo on PlayStation eventually I think.

– Jez (@JezCorden) February 4, 2024