After a week of wild speculation, Microsoft laid out plans for the future of Xbox’s business strategy. The company confirmed four first-party games are heading to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, for instance, though kept mum on naming the specific titles. However, two other games are reportedly under consideration after these: Microsoft Flight Simulator and the next Doom.
According to The Verge, the Xbox team is evaluating whether these two titles should go multiplatform. Microsoft Flight Simulator originally launched in 2020 on PC before arriving on Xbox Series X|S in 2021. Meanwhile, a new Doom hasn’t been officially unveiled by Bethesda yet. However, Doom Eternal was multiplatform, releasing before Microsoft acquired ZeniMax for roughly $7.5 billion.
Reportedly, the initial four Xbox first-party games going multiplatform are Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded. Before this, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle was rumored to be heading to PlayStation, as well as Starfield, but Xbox head Phil Spencer said neither of these games were among the four. In addition, there were talks about Gears of War coming to PS5.