
In the coming days, Microsoft will host its big Xbox Showcase, where it’ll try to shift the conversation away from the negativity that has circled the brand ever since it controversially shuttered Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin earlier this year. While this will likely harbour huge news for those already invested in the Redmond firm’s ecosystem, PlayStation fans may want to tune in as well.
While we’d be surprised if the Windows maker announced any ports during its presser, the reality is that as part of an internal initiative codenamed Project Latitude, it will be bringing a lot of its titles to PS5 – and so while it may take a while for the conversions to materialise, you can probably watch assured knowing a handful of the first-party software announced will eventually transition across to Sony’s system.
In fact, while major releases like Fable and a new Gears of War are currently not under consideration, The Verge is reporting that several others are. That includes a remake of Halo: Combat Evolved, as we noted previously, but also extends to Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, Age of Mythology: Retold, Starfield, a new DOOM game, and the recently released Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.
Microsoft always said that it was taking a wait and see approach with regards to future ports, and it was keeping a close eye on the success of Sea of Thieves in particular. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that title has rocketed up the sales charts since launching on PS5, and subsequently we can probably mark that down as a massive success.
Additional speculation suggests the aforementioned aren’t the only titles in-development for PS5, and releases like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and even Forza Horizon could eventually find themselves available on Sony’s format. It’s a big change from what we’ve come to know, but it seems like you can expect a lot more Xbox games on PlayStation moving forwards.
[source theverge.com]
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If microsoft flight simulator '24 makes the jump to PS5 that would be an instant buy for me. Hope that ever happens.
A lot of these aren't really games I'm personally interested in playing but there's that Obsidian game set in the Pillars of Eternity world that we hopefully get. It's called Avowed and is meant to be out this autumn.
Think Microsoft have realised that putting all first party games on gamepass isn't profitable or sustainable so the need to put them on rival consoles is best way of making the money back.
Probably too embarrassing to backtrack on day one releases on gamepass now too
There's only Forza that I'd be interested in. Time will tell 🤞🏼
Kind of funny really. Sony was petrified about losing Call of Duty in the Activision buy out. And yet not only have they kept it, but seemingly gained XBox's entire exclusive catalogue not long after.
Imagine telling gamers 15 years ago that we'd be tuning into a Microsoft gaming showcase to see what Microsoft backed/developed/published games will be announced for PlayStation...
I would definitely get Age of Empires 2, although I'm not sure how well it controls on console.
For me, Flight Simulator and Forza Horizon are the two I'd get day one. I'd probably get Starfield, too. I liked the original Hellblade so would likely get the sequel, but would probably wait for a sale.
This will go on for years now, what games and when etc.
I think it will be a steady release of chosen games.
The big exclusive AAA games I think will release after a period of time onto PS5, which sort of keeps both groups happy.
Xbox consoles game pass etc get them first then PS5 6 to 12 months after.
This way Xbox keep xboxers happy and then make more money later releasing in PS5.
The big AAA by Bethesda or Activision games like COD and DOOM that have always been multi platform will release day one.
Either way Microsoft get extremely more richer.
Beware that giant all gamers. They worry me.
I don’t want to play any of these games on my series x.
@get2sammyb sounds like you could do with an Xbox 😂
It makes perfect sense. Their hardware sales are nowhere near that of PS5 so they're tapping into that install base. Could it signal the end of Xbox as a console maker though? I hope not. Without competition to push them I think Sony could become complacent and future Playstations wont push the boundaries of what's possible because they wont need to.
@K1LLEGAL
No don’t do it 🤣
Give us Banjo Kazooie if you're not going to do anything with the franchise, Microsoft!
Would be crazy to get Flight Sim with VR support, fingers crossed.
@OldGamer999 I know it’s a joke but it’s frustrating when people want to play all the Xbox games; but won’t buy an Xbox. Seems to be such a common mindset which is killing the console.
Also Jez Cordon has said none of these are in development for Playstation. Reason I mention that is because him and Tom Warren are pretty much as bad as eachother so…
@LifeGirl my thoughts as well. I just hope that if Sony gets the FPS fronts covered with CoD and Halo we'll still eventually get a new Killzone. Always preferred the weightiness to that as the floaty camera in CoD.
@FuzzieGinge88
Totally agree I think Sony are a bit complacent this generation already.
If you totally take away Xbox console's Sony could get even more complacent.
I have a Sony X95L tv, which is fantastic.
But they got complacent in the TV market and sit about 5th overall nowadays . They used to be the kings.
What about Indiana Jones? I think it could be coming to PS5 soon as well after ther Xbox release (even if we already have Uncharted)
@K1LLEGAL
Gamers are gamers.
Sony gamers on here used to hate Xbox games, but now they might get a few, they seem to like Xbox games.
I really hope Xbox consoles stay for at least another generation, who knows after that.
Sony are a very complacent company, the Walkman and TV business show us this.
So without Xbox consoles they could get worse.
They are already complacent this generation.
AoE2 would be lit! I'd be down for Halo too. Let's party like it's the noughties!
I have an Xbox with gamepass BUT I do prefer to get plat trophies for some of these. I love Gears and enjoy Halo so I would love for those to transition over. But this kind of article just shows me how small of a pool of big IPs they have.
@K1LLEGAL The only reason I don't have one is because I barely have time to play the PS5 games I want to.
Obviously when I say I'd buy these games I mean they'd just be tossed on the backlog.
Halo on PlayStation will actually break my brain.
@K1LLEGAL in my case the issue is that i don't want 3 consoles in my house.
I have the PS5 for everything and Nintendo Switch for exclusives, some indies and portability.
It's true that a Series S is very cheap but still, "manage" 3 console is not for everyone
@get2sammyb I feel you with the backlog 👍
How ironic that Microsoft is filling in Sony’s sparse release schedule!
@Solingo_Bill I get it - there are financial and space reasons, and also getting permission from the wife etc. but then there is the other side of it.
If Xbox was to suffer even more, people would miss it when it’s gone. Especially people who report on it almost every day!
@OldGamer999 Yea I remember people here saying they wouldn’t buy another Bethesda game ever again, even if it did come to Playstation, just because Xbox owns it now. Which is thick. Lots of people being thick.
It’s such a shame we have not got to one console all games.
Xbox, Sony and Nintendo.
It would be a gamers dreams I think.
You spend just once £480 and that’s it.
@K1LLEGAL
It’s such a shame we have not got to one console all games.
Xbox, Sony and Nintendo.
It would be a gamers dreams I think.
You spend just once £480 and that’s it.
Flight Simulator.... please 🤩 hearing any new Doom could come to PlayStationland is good news.
@DonkeyFantasy
Lack of Triple A games releases for PS5.
PS5 only games not cross generation.
Price increases.
Don’t get me wrong all business decisions and money making but not really customer focused.
What we need is the South Koreans, Samsung to join the gaming market console wise etc.
mix it up a bit etc.
They showed the tv market how it’s done and are number one now.
Come on Samsung join the console gaming market.
Get Sony and Xbox off their arses and fire them up a-bit.
The market needs shaking up and some extreme competition from another source.
Samsung did it in the TV market and are number one nowadays.
It would be great fun and wake up the complacency and half a sleep Sony and Xbox.
Forever saying give me lost odyssey
I’m definitely keeping my series x for now as well as PS5 and Switch.
All this is up in air and who knows what might come to PS5 and when etc.
But I have game pass and get all this day one on release without all the gossip and rumours and that suits me to know I get the games on day one and in Gamepass.
Must admit the COD was concerning but it’s confirmed now day one on game pass, so that’s good.
I might have slept through this, but when exactly was this moved from rumors to news (and something like Project Latitude confirmed)?
Don't get me wrong, lovely to hear, just legitimizing it is sort of a big deal..
@DonkeyFantasy
They have all got complacent not just Sony.
They are making money at our expense that’s for sure. They all the same at the moment.
Trying to make more money with less effort, cost to them as a business.
Good for business but not us gamers.
As I’ve noted before, not much on the Xbox side interests me. I’ve got more than I can handle with Sony’s games and the third party multiplatform stuff.
The only exception is Hellblade II which I’m champing at the bit to play. And maybe Indiana Jones, depending on how that reviews. Although I’m not a fan of first person viewpoint in my action games.
Gears of War and Fable both seem interesting. Otherwise, eh… I mean options are nice, but I’m up to my neck in options already.
Can just play most of these on my laptop. I was hoping the Gears of War trilogy would be ported.
I don't even like those AAA games from XBOX.
AAA means terrible products in my definition.
I will find more interesting kids games on PS5 to play from play-asia.
For the love of god,
KEEP STARFIELD!!!
Only thing I'm interested in from them is a hypothetical port of OBLIVION and Rare Replay (since we already got Hi-fi I'm not including it here 😅)
@DonkeyFantasy
It’s cool, we have different opinions, but for me they are not the Sony of the PS4 era AAA games wise.
So fingers crossed for 2025.
I heard on twitter someone from Microsoft denied all the rumors as did another leaker. They were considered but none are under development for playstation, so i dunno if these articles are wise, nor would i waste time watching their event to likely be disappointed.
Xbox has no games or they are all crap....now all sudden all these people on here getting excited about said games haha
Just because some PlayStation gamers would buy certain Xbox games (I bought Hifi Rush the other day in the sale for like £16) in no way means we’ve all been desperate for these games all these years.
I’ll probably get around to Hifi by around 2027 what with my backlog… and it’ll be the same if anything else I fancy gets ported. More games coming to your platform of choice is rarely a bad thing but this positive reception is not indicative of everyone on team blue having been quietly coveting all things Xbox these past years.
I couldn't care for any of these games except Doom which is always multiplat in the first place.
Gamers getting to play games! Amazing. With the lines between consoles and PC blurring, so are the days of games being system specific. The only issue for the foreseeable future is that only a few companies own all of the game developers. Which isn't great imo
I hate the narrative that Xbox is being generous because Bethesda and ABK games come to PlayStation. That's the status quo without "Gaming for All" Phil's meddling. How very nice of Xbox to port Starfield to PlayStation where it would have been already if they didn't decide to cancel the PlayStation version.
@N1ghtW1ng well, after seeing the direction Sega went I wouldn't have been shocked.
@StylesT Everyone seems to have 1 or 2 they would buy if they came over but the problem is they aren't worth buying an Xbox for.
I think they'll do this in waves. AoE, MFS, Forza, Starfield are all easy, low-hanging fruit. Xbox doesn't have a whole lot of exclusives as is. I doubt they will port the first MFS. But the 2024 version might get a dual platform release. I am gonna laugh if they can hit 4k/60 with MFS on PS5.
Some titles I would like to see that aren't talked about much:
-Halo Wars 2
-AoE 4
-State of Decay 1 & 2
-Redfall (sell it discounted)
-Rare Replay
-Dune Imperium
If you buy up huge swathes of the development business, then it was obvious to all concerned that the only way to support that is to become a 3rd party publisher.
The idea it could be supported via the Xbox and PC business alone was always a fantasy.
Personally it makes very little difference to me. I have a Series X but I've not switched it on since last September and have far more than I can play on PS5 with the odd Switch exclusive thrown in. I much prefer the hardware, the OS and the eco system on PS, and the wife wont even pick up an Xbox controller, so I choose to consume most of my games here. I'm keeping the series X in case Avowed proves to be what I'd like it to be, and in case I have urge to play an Xbox game before it arrives on PS.
Doesn't matter how it works, MS will make plenty of money going full 3rd party publisher, but I do feel for the die hard xbox guys who must feel a little let down with the broken promises and constant word noodling instead of committing to a well defined future path. I hope they get some great exclusives for a while at least and all on GP. All gamers deserve to feel happy and fulfilled no matter where they game.
It's so amusing reading the comments here (and on other PlayStation centric articles), because there seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for many of the Xbox games to come to the PlayStation, yet it wasn't that long ago that the term 'Xbox has no games' went round and round and round again! What's really funny about that statement is that many (if not most) of the games that people want are games that have been on the Xbox for years. So... maybe Xbox did have some games, yes? I mean, it's kind of hypocritical, but also highly amusing too... 😉😂
@Mustoe Xbox is going to the cloud. Soon, phones will be able to play these games. The mobile market is already astronomical. They just see the writing on the wall. Sony is just late to the party with their PC ports. They're coming to the realization that, in an already saturated market, broadening your net is the only way to attain growth
@Fiendish-Beaver People always want what they cant have, and that's especially true of all of us that heavily consume.
I dont think thats true of the general gaming public though. If those games were desirable to them, then more of them would have bought an Xbox..
@K1LLEGAL Sadly i think Xbox (the console) is fated to die, expecially after the multiplat strategy and the low number of console sold. It might be an hot take, but I think that Xbox isn't capable anymore to represent a real threat for Sony, even after all these acquisitions (just look at the last state of play, it seems almost like they don't care about the 2hr showcase of MS), so maybe it's time to a new company to face Playstation
@OldGamer999 i feel like people keep forgetting the 2 - 2 1/2 years that delayed a lot of games and pushed everything back. the fact that the ps5 still has been despite launching during covid is still pretty good for them.
@DonkeyFantasy Ok have a nice rest.
@Mustoe Very possible. I'm sure it's why Sony is making such a stink about PSN. They want their own launcher for when that day arrives. They just need to make it more readily available to those 180 territories...and maybe stop beating their customers with a stick
@Fiendish-Beaver It’s not necessarily the same people saying Xbox has no games who want to see them on PlayStation. Applying the sentiments of a few people to an entire fanbase is illogical.
I see “Sony games are just narrative walking simulators” comments all the time but that doesn’t mean every Xbox fan believes that. I guarantee GoW, last of us or Spiderman goes on Xbox they would sell like hot cakes but if I was to believe half the comments I read on PX they are all the most boring games on earth.
I just want to see Doom. Just show me Doom now, please.
@Mustoe when cloud is good enough for 70-90% of the console casual player base in lets say 20 years or less, it will all be an app and just on the TV. Sony can’t afford to make a console that don’t sell near or over 100 million units. You are seeing console now not being enough to keep up with cost for anyone not named Nintendo. The push is to cloud but it’s not ready yet. But when it is console is down to what say 25-30 million hardcore players?
Also great Quake logo, i so want I.d to do a quake reboot for Xbox/PC like they did for Doom. Maybe after Doom this year they will show a new Quake at the 2025 Xbox showcase. There was a rumor of a new game with single player story and multiplayer.
I'd buy halo on PlayStation based on the novelty of it alone even if it was a full price game
Lots and Lots more money for Microsoft. Sony will need to get into the day 1 PC market sooner rather than later to keep financial pace.
I'll say the same thing I always say whenever there's one of these articles posted.
The only games I'm interested in seeing come over are the Forza / Forza horizon games
The rest simply don't interest me in the slightest.
Which is probably why I own a PS5 and not a Series X
@Mustoe I agree. Beating customers with a stick instead of enticing them with a carrot is not a great way to grow consumer faith
Flight Simulator is my wish
Playstation is doing a great job working with its 3rd party partners like microsoft to get games on the system
@darylb24 you do realise that Sony take a cut from every game sold on the PSN store?
Halo remake makes sense.....its kinda like what Sony are doing with the PC games.
Halo will be the bait to try and hook people into the XBox ecosystem when they realise furthur games in the series will be much after the Xbox release (or worse....never coming)
For better or worse, I'm stuck with XBox as my main console, since I have a library of about 300 games. There's no way I could jump ship now, so having a PS5 and Switch is the next best thing. I hope Microsoft keeps making Xbox consoles.
Forza, Halo & Flight Simulator would be instant buys for me.
Indiana Jones game would have me interested depending on play style & reviews.
I am placing this seismic shift down to me deciding to get a series s. I still have all my Playstations. But i reckon this caused some cosmic rebalancing. That's what i am going with anyway.... lol.
@twitchtvpat
It’s was great for me the first two years of the PS5 absolutely amazing.
But 2023 PS5 was my least played console out of all three and 2024 will probably be the same.
However I do play my multiple platform games on my Series X and Switch for Nintendo exclusives.
Forza and flight sim are pretty much all I’m interested in at this stage but they both be very welcomed!
@rusty82 I think Microsoft have realised that the more platforms a game launches on, the more money it typically makes. There’s a reason why gta, cod and fifa sell so well and are in the top ten sales chart for the whole year. Whereas exclusives always dip out after a few weeks or months.
Sony are essentially losing sales with every ps5 exclusive launch in the hope that they will recoup that lost money through hardware sales and subsequent software and service purchases through their closed marketplace.
@Gabrielmpf don't stress it man. Microsoft looks like it's throwing in the towel, but they're not. They didn't give up on the "console wars" perse. They threw down the gauntlet by purchasing the biggest game companies with the largest active user base. They're just preparing for everything to be on the cloud. They may have lost to Sony in terms of the number of console sales, but they're still determined to win the war.
I should add that I don't think Sony and Microsoft being the only ones in charge of game development is a good thing. I think it's bad for gaming as a whole. I'm merely stating what I'm witnessing the giants do
This is all rumor and even Tom Warren said they are “considering” and also that Xbox was not going fully multi-platform. In any case, he NEVER says all of these are going to PS5 so the way it’s being treat as if they all are is ridiculous. They could just have talked about it in a board meeting and it may never come to fruition. CONSIDERING. So saying Xbox “will be bringing a lot of its titles to PS5” is factually incorrect at this time. It’s sad how this is being distorted and reported the way it is. Go read Warren’s actual article and you’ll see the reality. Jez Corden also has a good article on Windows Central and mentioned how some outlets (apparently like Push Square) are reporting this incorrectly. You can’t tell readers that lots of Xbox games are coming when nothing has been reported to say they are confirmed as coming.
@K1LLEGAL I agree it is frustrating - especially when people give "If you want to play Sony games, buy a PlayStation" as a response to Sony games being ported to other platforms.
I think the reason PlayStation 4 had such a huge lead (and now PS5) is because a lot of Xbox fans jump shipped due to the X1 disaster and just stuck around.
I think there is still a lot of love for Xbox IP, but bad decisions within Xbox just keep people away from taking the plunge and buying the console.
😂😂😂 Everyone on here who have slated Xbox for having no games, now making their wishlists.
Gosh, this is great news! I mean, I have an XBOX ONE, but for some reason... I enjoy my PS5 a bit more. In this way, I can support the devs of those games too.
@Mustoe Obviously not in this thread. This is the wishlist thread.
Really hope to the post showcase interview with Phil bares some more fruit and clarity on this front. Hoping he'll layout what games are gonna be ported this fall.
@StylesT Yeah, that's what happens when you swoop in and purchase two of the largest publishers in the industry. Presto - instant games!
@K1LLEGAL ...."permission from the wife" 🤣🤣🤣...you know my Mrs ?
@get2sammyb ..I've been playing AoE 2 and 4 on XBX and they play great on console
I cannot say I agree with the sentiment that exclusives don't matter, @Mustoe. I've seen it said many times on the Xbox forums and have argued against it often. Exclusives, are for many (certainly me!) the reason to buy into a particular platform.
I buy a PlayStation for TLoU, Horizon and God of War (among others) and an Xbox for Gears of War, Halo and Forza. Exclusives do matter, and when a particular platform does not have them, then in many ways, they cease to be relevant...
@OldGamer999.....they don't make games just to appease gamers. They do it to make money ie. profit for their shareholders. That's their sole raisond'etre. Nothing else
Absolutely agree that it may not be the same people, @GeeEssEff, but I was just laughing at the irony of the juxtaposition... 😉
If Flight Sim jumps to PS5 that means it could end up a PSVR2 title. It would be nightmarish irony if the biggest system seller title on PSVR2 is from Xbox lol.
And for the love of Phil, just bring us a PSVR2 port of Skyrim VR and Fallout 4 VR.
@Fiendish-Beaver yeh fair enough. We all do it. I couldn’t help but laugh at the “PS games are all walking simulators” comments followed by “Hellblade 2 deserves GOTY” comments on PX but I have to stop myself tarnishing everyone with the same brush. I think some people would just be excited by Xbox games on PS for the sheer novelty of it. Regardless of where you stand Halo/Gears on PS is a truly wild thing to comprehend given the passionate fanbases
@Mustoe i agree. I think it’s funny on this site that they think Xbox is leaving the hardware game cause they are putting games on more screens, umm no they are going to be the richest publisher in all of gaming and use that money to continue to buy and build tomorrows future. They know the console space no matter how many units are sold isn’t enough to combat cost. Sony is showing that now with PC focus and they will continue to go towards PC and others in the future if they can’t get their 4% profit margins up. Console alone simply isn’t enough in today’s software world.
Jesus Christ I am so sick of seeing these articles! If these games come to PlayStation then that's great more games available to more gamers is a good thing but until it's confirmed it's just another rumour to go with the million other
@KingPev
I know, but they all seemed to make more big games and better big games in the past.
Cost cutting me thinks.
@OldGamer999 ...yeah. AAA game budgets are ridiculously high I suppose
@rusty82 or that being the biggest 3rd party publisher is more profitable then focusing on any kind of exclusive. Microsoft is a software company so they want their stuff everywhere
Yay another comment section with people thirsty for the downfall of Xbox and it's dead platform and no ones intreasted in the games. Yay for Sony having a monopoly on consoles because they care about the gamers 😂😂.
Anywho 🤷 Xbox is still my main console and any first party game or anything that launches day one of gamepass Xbox all the way everyday.
Ps5 for the odd exclusive if Sony puts something more out.
PC for everything else and now I've got GFN PC has basically become my main platform. Can't wait to build myself a master race PC because more and more what the point in playing on consoles that struggle to get 30fps 4kish or 60fps at any resolution that. Along with all Sony games will be coming to PC
@Nilexson Especially with VR support
@get2sammyb It controls quite well with the controller plus there is mouse and keyboard support
I'd love a Fable Collection and would also go for Forza Horizon.
@BusyOlf Yes, my point stands that MS make significantly more money my tapping into the Sony and Nintendo player base regardless gamers like MS going multiplat or not. Selling MS games to the huge PS install base is just straight up smart economics for a software specialist company.
Microsofts grasping for profit at all costs is detestable. It's evident in their PC OS also. I'll pirate these games before i buy them. ***** them.
@OldGamer999 I'm a lifetime Playstation player & it's because of 2 reasons - the exclusives like Uncharted & God of War - AND the controller! I've never hated xbox games but I do hate its controller - the thumb knobs aren't symmetrical 🤷
@Toot1st Ironically - by you commenting here - you encourage more articles like this. more clicks. more comments = editor yay this type of story works.
@__jamiie No I don't have a huge Xbox wishlist. I have over 400 PlayStation games on my PS5/ 8TB external hard drive for it. The only "xbox" games I want are Bethesda games aka Starfield & future Edler scrolls and Fallout.
Telling you one more console to come from them and they pull out and become a bigger Sega. They want games to be on everything and what better way to let the hardware manufacturers like Samsung, LG, Sony build it for them in TVs, Mobiles Consoles, Tablets etc and they provide Gamepass and games
MSFS is all I'm interested in....as a PC sim gamer from way back in the day, I'm always looking for decent PS5 sims these days, and from what I've seen from the XB version, it looks like they achieved the brief of taking what essentially is a bread and a butter standard on PC hardware, to work with a controller on XB hardware. And if we're being honest, should be even better on PS5 hardware in comparison, especially if they add enhanced features to the controls as the Dualsense has many more features that would benefit a flight sim. (I'm thinking using the motion controls as a way to use "head look" around the cockpit instead of using the standard right stick)
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