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Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, recently showed support for the first Xbox games for PlayStation, Nintendo, and other platforms.
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Spencer wants game developers at Xbox's first studio to be able to reach as many players as possible on a variety of platforms.
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Xbox games like Indiana Jones and the Dark Circle, Doom: The Dark Ages, and The Outer Worlds 2 will come to PS5 in 2025, and rumors suggest that they may also go multiplatform. i Halo and Gears this year.
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer chimed in with his thoughts Xbox first-party games appearing on competing platforms such as PlayStation and Nintendo. Xbox's exclusivity strategy underwent a major shift last year as the platform owner began porting first-party titles to rival consoles, and the scope of this multiplatform pivot was launched in 2025.
The first series of Xbox games to receive the multiplatform treatment is available to be established, Sea of Thieves, Repentanceand Hi-Fi Rush. Of these first four titles, the Xbox has seen the greatest success Sea of Thieves on PS5 because the game reportedly sold one million copies on the Sony platform. Later in 2024, Microsoft announced it Indiana Jones and the Circle, Doom: The Dark Agesand The outside world 2 will also make its way to PS5 in 2025, with the latter two games being same-day releases.

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Rumors: One of the biggest Xbox franchises is rumored to be coming to Switch 2, PS5
A well-known leaker has said that one of the biggest Xbox franchises will soon be going multi-platform, set to PS5 and Switch 2.
In addition to what is confirmed, the rumor says that the tentpole Xbox franchises ray of light SY Gears It may also become multiplatform by 2025. Many Xbox fans are disappointed with the increase in the multiplatform activities of the brand, but the CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer believes that this is a good thing. In a recent interview with Gamertag Radio, Spencer defended the Xbox's multiplatform pushwhich noted that domain owners will not “put up walls” for players who want to engage in first-party titles on other platforms.
Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer backs first-party games on Xbox running on multiple platforms
According to Spencer, “every developer out there” wants to build games to reach as many players as possible. However, with platforms such as PlayStation and Nintendo still following the paradigm of console exclusivity, Spencer wants to break the mold of Xbox by allowing players to experience it on “different formats”, such as the cloud, PC, handheld systems, and mobile phones. He then concluded his statement by confirming that many of the original Xbox games will “undoubtedly” appear on PlayStation, Nintendo and Steam in the future.
Spencer's comments certainly lend more credence to the notion that Xbox is part of a move away from its own console. Even the recent Xbox Developer Direct 2025 show only showed an upcoming Series X/S console – South of Midnight – with all other featured games confirmed for PS5 launch. Interestingly, Developer Direct also clearly mentioned “PS5” under the available platforms Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33and Ninja Gaiden 4which wasn't really the case with previous Xbox shows. The future is shaping up to be multiplatform for Xbox, and only time will tell what that means for next-generation hardware.