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Xbox Wire - New Platforms, New Players: Four Fan-Favorite Xbox Games Coming to Nintendo Switch and Sony Platforms







At Xbox, we strive to create games that inspire, entertain, and connect players from around the world. As a publisher and platform we are committed to meeting players where they are, by bringing more games, to more people, and on more devices. And at the heart of all we do are our players, and the vibrant communities that they build around the games they love.

Today we are announcing that four fan-favorite Xbox games will be coming to Nintendo Switch and Sony platforms this spring. The studios that built these celebrated games have drawn on their multi-platform experience to open the worlds they created to even more players and communities.

  • Pentiment from Obsidian Entertainment, a truly unique, critically acclaimed, and award-winning narrative adventure game with a striking visual style inspired by history itself will be coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch on February 22.
  • Hi-Fi RUSH, the award-winning and beloved rhythm-based action game where the world syncs to the music from Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks will be coming to PlayStation 5 on March 19 at midnight UTC, with pre-purchase available on PlayStation 5 digital storefronts on February 21.
  • Grounded – also from Obsidian Entertainment – a co-op survival adventure phenomenon that has welcomed 20 million players into the backyard, will be coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch on April 16. Cross play will be supported across Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC.
  • Sea of Thieves, the shared world adventure game from Rare, will be coming to PlayStation 5 on April 30 – and will be available to wishlist by PlayStation 5 players starting tomorrow, February 22. Having built a passionate community of more than 35 million players from around the world, the support of cross play for Xbox, PlayStation and PC will allow players to experience epic pirate adventures with friends on more platforms.
These titles join franchises like Minecraft, Call of Duty, Overwatch and Diablo – which already reach players and fans on multiple platforms – and we’re excited for more players to experience these worlds and stories on more platforms.

Whether it’s Nintendo Switch and PlayStation players surviving in the backyard together in Grounded, or PlayStation players getting to live a pirate’s life in Sea of Thieves, with cross-play, these multiplayer titles available will bring more people together and continue to grow their communities of players.

Last week on The Official Xbox Podcast, we also discussed how our Xbox consoles will continue to provide a flagship experience for players. This is what it means to be a part of Xbox:

  • The biggest games in the world will be on Xbox.   
  • Our first party games will come to Game Pass day one. 
  • A robust and innovative multi-year hardware roadmap.
  • Compatibility with your library is a priority, inclusive of cross-play, cross-save, and robust cloud features.  
  • Xbox will continue to help game creators find the biggest audience possible.
And as we shared at Developer_Direct, earlier this year, players can look forward to Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Avowed, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and more on Xbox Series X|S, PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Xbox Game Pass this year.

There’s never been a better time to play, and we can’t wait for more players to experience these great games.
 
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- Pentiment February 22 (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch)
- Hi-Fi RUSH March 19 (Playstation 5)
- Grounded April 16 (Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch)
- Sea of Thieves April 30 (Playstation 5)



 
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adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
  • The biggest games in the world will be on Xbox.   
  • Our first party games will come to Game Pass day one. 
  • A robust and innovative multi-year hardware roadmap.
  • Compatibility with your library is a priority, inclusive of cross-play, cross-save, and robust cloud features.  
  • Xbox will continue to help game creators find the biggest audience possible..

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Quasicat

Member
I thought they were multi-platform when they started porting their games to PC. The same goes for Sony.
I’m really excited to have my Playstation only friends to be able to play Hi Fi Rush, which they would have originally ignored.
 

xHunter

Member
From Xbox Mascot:


To PS5 icon:

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Life comes at you fast.
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Man, it might be time visit some old threads.
 

CamHostage

Member
Wow, missing Switch with HiFi Rush and Sea of Thieves, that's a drag. The ports would have been harder (and Sea could have been a pain to maintain online over a portable's connection, ) but this was a good markets for these games. Still, landmark moment for Xbox.
 
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TransTrender

Gold Member
I didn't see anything in the OP or Tweets about the "how" part of this. Obviously it's straight forward from a technical perspective, but why even say "Learn how..." when that didn't seem to be addressed.
 

skit_data

Member
You gotta wonder if this was how they were supposed to be announced if it wasn't for the leaks? Now everyone pretty much knew they were coming and got a bit eased into it but imagine how some people would have reacted if this was the first time these news broke. They'd have a heart attack or something.
 
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