Microsoft recently announced that four Xbox games are coming to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, with Phil Spencer specifically stating that the company has no plans to bring Starfield or Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to rival systems. But could that change in the future? Spencer told The Verge that Microsoft is not ruling anything out as it relates to Xbox games releasing on competing platforms.
“I don’t think we should as an industry ever rule out a game going to any other platform,” Spencer said. “We’re focused on these four games and learning from the experience. We don’t have work going on, on other franchises. But for anybody to stand up and say something’s never going to happen, I think it feels like creating more certainty in a world of gaming where you really want to respond to what customers want and what our players and creators are looking for.”
Microsoft did not name the four games during its event this week, but they are reported to be Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Grounded, and Sea of Thieves. The Verge said Microsoft Flight Simulator and Doom were also under consideration.