Microsoft reportedly plans to bring even more key franchises to PlayStation 5 this year.
On Friday, a well-known tipster claimed that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Halo: The Master Chief Collection are planned to launch on Sony’s console, as part of Microsoft’s new strategy to release more games on rival platforms.
Now, a new report from Windows Central corroborates those claims with its own sources and reports that Xbox is also planning more franchises for PS5 in 2025.
According to the publication, Ninja Theory’s Hellblade 2, strategy title Age of Mythology, and “potentially” Gears of War 1 Ultimate Edition are all scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 this year.
Microsoft’s gaming CEO recently reiterated that Xbox won’t rule out any first-party Xbox games potentially coming to rival platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo in the future, following a first wave of ports that included Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded. and more.
Speaking to Bloomberg in November, Phil Spencer reportedly said he was pleased with the results of the first wave of cross-platform releases and that Microsoft would bring more titles to other platforms.
“I don’t see any red lines in our portfolio that say ‘you shouldn’t,'” he said, adding that it was too early to make a decision on the next version of Halo.
While no numbers have been released for Xbox cross-platform gaming, there are signs of success. Rare’s Sea of Thieves was the most downloaded PS5 game in May, both in the United States and Europe.
Microsoft has announced that Doom: The Dark Ages is also planned for release on PS5, as well as an adaptation of its Indiana Jones game. The Outer Worlds 2 is also planned for PS5.
