Microsoft seems to have confirmed that Xbox first-party games will continue to make their way to rival platforms PlayStation and Nintendo. A recent rumor claimed that the release cadence of Xbox's multiplatform ports might have been slowed down or put on hold, but statements from Microsoft's CEO supposedly suggest otherwise.
Ever since Xbox opened the floodgates with its multiplatform initiative in early 2024, there has been a barrage of rumors about which first-party games could make the leap to PlayStation and Nintendo. Speculation ranges from smaller Xbox games like Towerborne going multiplatform to even the highly-anticipated Gears of War: E-Day launching on PS5. So far, four Xbox first-party games have made their way to PS5, and 2025 will bring Doom: The Dark Ages and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to users on the Sony platform.
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However, credible Xbox insider eXtas1s recently alleged that fan backlash to Indiana Jones' PS5 announcement apparently made Microsoft slow down future PS5 ports of Xbox first-party games. It seems that this rumor was...