Updated Feb. 21: Xbox has confirmed the four games coming to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch are “High-Fi Rush,” “Pentiment,” “Grounded” and “Sea of Thieves.”
Xbox revealed plans to bring some of its exclusive titles to competitor consoles during a Thursday podcast interview with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, president Sarah Bond and games studio chief Matt Booty.
In making the announcement, Spencer did not reveal which four titles will be available on “other consoles,” but confirmed that “Starfield” and “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” are not among those that will be offered.
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He also did not explicitly state which “other consoles” these Xbox exclusives are headed to, but Variety has confirmed the platforms include Sony‘s PS5 and Nintendo’s Switch.
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Per an Xbox blog post that went up soon after the podcast dropped on YouTube, “These are titles which have been available to Xbox players for at least a year, including hidden gems that deserve to be experienced more widely, and live service games whose communities will benefit from welcoming even more players. We will share more details on these titles soon.”
The video game company added: “By bringing these games to more players, we not only expand the reach and impact of those titles, but this will allow us to invest in either future versions of these games, or elsewhere in our first-party portfolio. There is no fundamental change to our approach on exclusivity.”
The Xbox execs also revealed that Activision and Blizzard games, both new releases and catalog games, will be offered through Xbox’s Game Pass. The first big title coming to the service is “Diablo IV,” which will be available on PC and Xbox March 28.
Xbox confirms that GamePass “will continue to be only available on Xbox platforms” and is not part of its plans to collaborate with outside consoles.
The business update announcements comes on the heels of several leaks about Xbox’s future titles and partnership deals following layoffs at Microsoft Gaming. Among the rumors were that “Hi-Fi Rush” (pictured above) will be among the games heading to competitor consoles.
“We’re listening and we hear you,” Spencer said in a post on X Feb. 5. “We’ve been planning a business update event for next week, where we look forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox. Stay tuned.”