The ongoing will-they-won't-they story surrounding Xbox and its plans to release some of its games on rival platforms continues apace. After some dubious online scuttlebutt, Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, appears to have inadvertently nullified rumours that this strategy is slowing down.
A leaker who goes by eXtas1s recently claimed that Project Latitude — Xbox's plan to release first-party titles on Nintendo and Sony platforms — is "paused" or "slowed down". They claim the reason for this is the sour response to the news that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PS5 shortly after the Xbox release.
However, Nadella, in a wider report about Microsoft's fiscal year 2024, seems to suggest the company's approach hasn't changed. "Finally, we brought four of our fan-favorite titles to Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation for the first time, as we continue to extend our content to new platforms," he writes, not before stating Microsoft's intention to bring "great games to more people on more devices".
The rumour did state Project Latitude hasn't been outright cancelled, but the pace of releases will allegedly be slower, and that Gears of War and Halo are "red lines" — seemingly saying these series will remain exclusive.
Whatever the case, it looks as though there's no "pause" on Project Latitude, although it's unknown when more Xbox titles will migrate to PS5, or which ones. If the strategy is unchanged, as Nadella implies here, we will likely know more in the new year following the arrival of Indiana Jones.
[source linkedin.com, via purexbox.com]
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Get the Master Chief Collection on PS5 with trophies and pause for as long as you like.
But good to know its still an ongoing process.
Microsoft are free styling it. Nadella himself couldn't tell you what's going to come to PS5 in three years time, because by then he might have changed his mind again
@ThomasHL Basically. Microsoft are straddling a difficult line between making their platform/brand relevant as a place to go to, but also making money to earn back all those billions spent on acquisitions . They can barely focus on a personal vision, never mind the finer details of that on a seemingly monthly basis.
Forza Horizon 5 would be mint! 🙏🏼🤞🏼
Bring Starfield and Avowed to PlayStation!
I'd be interested in Flight Simulator. Possibly Forza. Beyond that, nothing really. If I was interested in their whole catalogue, I'd have bought an Xbox.
@LowDefAl @ThomasHL If they genuinely don't know what they're doing, like you imply, that's staggering for a company as large as Microsoft.
Personally I think they're just trying to have their cake and eat it.
The response for indy coming to ps5 was sour?
Technically it might not be anymore games for ps5.
Could just be talking about switch(2) and various other tvs etc following fire stick.
But yeah the whole messaging is just messy.
All I want is that if they (aka Bethesda) ever make The Evil Within 3, it’s available on PlayStation…
@Danloaded I thought this, not heard anything negative really, I presume it was the Xboxers that were sour with it not being exclusive, I think in general PS users are happy it's coming and I am sure if it is half decent it will sell pretty well.
@get2sammyb Obviously
They are betting that they can get additional revenue from releasing games on other platforms while keeping their console audience at least intact. That's why ports are coming slowly. Because they need to observe and learn.
That's why you will never hear definitive "all games will sooner or later come to PlayStation," because even Microsoft doesn't know. I would not be surprised if they didn't currently know if they will release The Elder Scrolls VI on PlayStation 5 day one.
And for this exact reason I'm baffled by people who thinks that it's given that all Xbox games will come to PlayStation, like it's a sure thing.
That's an awful weird, knee-jerk reaction to a simple rumor. The CEO of Microsoft makes the announcement? Xbox software sales numbers must REALLY be down. I would still love to see AoE2, Forza and Starfield on PS5. Even if Starfield is a borefest.
@get2sammyb I dunno, Xbox have been operating in "headless chicken" mode longer than they haven't. They had their own identity up until they decided to go after a piece of the Wii Pie with Kinect on the 360 and alienated the core audience that made the platform a success in the process.
They've been as unsure about themselves and their brand identity as the punters have ever since.
@Danloaded From the Xbox devoted, yes.
Fable is all I’m interested in. Also, kinda crazy for them to spend so much for ActiBlizz only to have all the games be on PlayStation anyway. But I guess now they get paid on all the sales so…
Will be interesting to see if COD BO6 and others get Pro optimisation.
I can’t see why Xbox wouldn’t because if they are going to try and sell games they need to be at there best over on PS5 and Pro
Bad news, I preordered the PS5 Pro just so I could enjoy these Xbox titles since there are no alternatives on Sony's platform
@get2sammyb I'd argue it's normal for a company the size of Microsoft to not know what's it's doing, and that matches their history.
They have so many different people, so many different interests and directions and incentives, and inertia and plans that they get pulled in one direction and another constantly, and they don't have the focus to truly know what they're doing at any one moment.
Did Google know what it was doing when it built 13 separate messaging apps, often competing with each other, and then closed most of them down? Not really.
They had three or four different divisions within Google that independently made decisions to make messaging apps all based on different motives, and the overall direction was created by whichever division the exec on top had happened to be promoted from this time.
This will they won't they is daft and does nothing but sow confusion amongst their install base. They would be better off pulling the band aid off and setting out exactly what the plan is. It will be better for them in the long run
Surely they haven't run out of games to port already?!!?!
@ThomasHL I suppose you're right. Definitely see your point!
@Rob_230 How it would be better exactly?
How it would be smart for Microsoft to say "all first-party games will come to PlayStation 5 12 months after Xbox release?" What if they then decide that it won't happen? People will then bitch that they cancelled their plans.
By keeping things internal, they are allowing themselves flexibility. They can adapt to numbers and situation on the market. If you will say something definitive, people will hold you to that promise. I would argue it's dumbest thing they can do.
And if you are Xbox user (PC or console), why do you even need to know that? You are 100% getting all first-party games and into Game Pass. Xbox has no obligation towards PlayStation users. They will get games Microsoft will decide they are going to get in time Microsoft will decide is appropriate. If you are "switching platforms" you can burn yourself. But it's your problem at the end of the day.
It's same thing with Sony and PC ports. PC players expect that all games will come, but there is no 100% guarantee (like Demon's Souls for example). So they just need to wait. Sometimes it's 1 year, sometimes it's day one, sometimes it's never. Because Sony has no obligations toward PC players.
Sometimes I have a feeling that "all Xbox games will come to PlayStation" is statement that PlayStation fans are wishing into existence and projecting onto Xbox. Because Xbox have never said that. They just said "more games will come." Which is kinda huge difference.
@Xbox_Dashboard I don't believe he was actually responding to the rumor. The rumor started but he probably had this report written for some time and it just so happened to reveal information that contradicts the rumor. At least that's how I understand it.
Just give me Avowed you cowards, finished the Pillars of Eternity games and itching to get back in that world. 😃
I wonder if these ‘insiders’ actually have real life activities to do instead of spread false info whenever the time is right for them? One day it’s being mentioned everything is on hold and then the next, the main man at Microsoft is out inadvertently refuting rumours. I guess it does do one thing though, Satyas statement helps to dispel rumours as quickly as they appear and helps to reduce info that encroaches on their obvious move over to being a 3rd party developer. Personally there isn’t too much over at Microsoft that I would be desperate to play on PlayStation. I’m not really a Halo fan, I played enough of Gears of War back in the day, but I certainly do like the Forza Horizon games (especially 4). Apart from that and the already released Sea of Thieves, everything that is genuinely exclusive to Xbox or always has been is not really my kind of gaming anymore.
The Xbox fanboys are still in denial. Xbox is going third party, the Activision purchase put a massive spot light on the division, they have to start generating massive profits and they're not going to do it with gamepass alone.
Personally all I'd be interested in from the is a hypothetical Oblivion re-release and Rare Replay
"Finally, we brought four of our fan-favorite titles to Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation for the first time, as we continue to extend our content to new platforms," he writes, not before stating Microsoft's intention to bring "great games to more people on more devices".
There is nothing he said there (repeating the same thing twice dosen't make it more believable either) that says any other games will be going to Sony or Nintendo, just they will be going to more devices with Gamepass as they have recently been doing)
Most here always says Microsoft is all about Gamepass but suddenly they do a complete turn every time Microsoft mention anything about games on other devices!.
@get2sammyb Isn't that pretty much the same thing?
The is the same company who previously said "why would I buy a company to put their games on other platforms" and has gradually relaxed those self imposed rules because it would mean cutting off their nose to spite their face. The reality of all that money being spent is starting to bite. Are they looking for their share of the cake or are they being force fed it to create a sustainable business?
Game Pass was supposed to be their saving grace but now that the true reach of that service has been reached and they have made multiple attempts to nerf that service as well as still hiking the price, they are basically betting the farm on Black Ops to drive numbers (a number of their changes seem almost entirely for this reason). largely because the repetitional damage to have not put it on Game pass and earned actual full price money would be even more damage than the financial hit of including it.
You can say what you want about some of Sony's choices, but at least they have a more consistent approach rather than scatter gunning everything in the hope it succeeds.
Nadella doesnt care if some "Xbox leaker" is annoyed by their strategy, he just wants his investment back as soon as possible.
@WizzNL Thats basically it.
Xbox games going to PlayStation, PlayStation games going to PC. Somehow it’s all coming full circle
@Meowmixes98 I hate to say it, but Starfield is a colossal waste of anyone's time. It's just lame in every way.
I could see a situation where the lineup could make it look like things are slowing down but they're not really. For example if for the 1st half of 2025, you had:
Fallout 3 and Oblivion are PS3 games, Indiana Jones and DOOM The Dark Ages were announced for PS5 this year which would leave Flight Sim 2024 as the only Xbox exclusive to be announced for release in that time window.
But I absolutely don't believe that the backlash from the Xbox community over the Indiana Jones PS5 reveal would have any effect.
Hope Forza (4 not 5) Killer Instinct and Sunset Overdrive come to ps5
@ThomasHL Somehow I doubt Nadella will change his mind. Xbox's leadership have been winging it for so long that he said "enough is enough, this is how it will be from now on."
Forza Horizon 5 and Halo MCC is all I need
@Jrs1 Forza Horizon 4 makes sense if it is for the singleplayer, but Forza Horizon 5 is their current live service game, which makes more sense. I really doubt they will bring FH4 so soon for Playstation, but FH5 is a more realistic possibility.
@Vault_Mcfly Forza 5 is crap compared to 4
I really hope Hexic HD comes to PlayStation
Didn't bother me games going across but saw lots of negativity n get it makes sense as if all Xbox games go guesss some will jump to ps. Just need to get all exclusives as timed exclusives form both sides then No1 would jump ship n both sides would just make more money and we all could play all games 😎 one day maybe fingers crossed 🤞🤣
@Decimateh-xblz Good diplomacy there i like it 😀👍
Nadella never refutes the leakers point that they are slowing down. Just because he says more are coming doesn’t mean that a ton are suddenly going to pop up. Both can be true, as the leaker himself has been explaining since. Neither pause or slow down means stop. This isn’t a story.
This the same leaker who always gets PS Plus games right. He’s one of the more reliable leakers.
That Indiana Jones game had better hit. Us PlayStation-only folks are going to have a good few months to get reviews, let's plays, streams, etc, and decide whether its worth our time.
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