Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is set to be an Xbox console and Game Pass exclusive this fall, but new reports say it’s also coming soon to PlayStation 5. The port has been rumored for months, making it the latest Xbox game to lose exclusivity amid Microsoft’s new multi-platform push.
Indiana Jones is being made by Machine Games, the studio best known for 2014’s Wolfenstein: The New Order and its sequel, and while it doesn’t have an official release date yet, it’s expected to come to Xbox and PC by the end of 2024. According to podcaster and industry insider Nate the Hate:the game will have a short console exclusivity period before arriving on PS5 in early 2025. Insider Gaming Report The news has already been shared with several media outlets under NDA.
Microsoft surprised fans earlier this year when it announced that four of its previously exclusive games, including Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush, would be coming to the PS5. At the time, Microsoft Games CEO Phil Spencer said there were no plans yet to bring other games, such as Starfield and Indiana Jones, to multiplatform releases.
but, The Verge Others have reported It’s been months since then, and so far nothing has changed in terms of which Xbox Studios games may lose their exclusivity. While this is good news for players who wouldn’t otherwise have access to those games, it’s leaving Xbox players feeling betrayed and anxious about the platform’s future amid increasing pressure to increase profit margins following the acquisition of Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard.
Indiana Jones is based on a Disney license. FTC lawsuit over merger last yearRegulators pointed to the exclusivity as evidence of the dangers of industry consolidation, and Pete Hines, then head of publishing at Bethesda, argued that exclusivity would improve the quality of games by giving studios more time and resources to optimize their projects for one platform rather than multiple.
Hines was also one of the Bethesda executives who was most vocal about the company’s frustrations with its games becoming exclusive after the company was acquired by Microsoft, while franchises such as Call of Duty remained multiplatform. He left the company late last year. Another licensed game currently being made by a Bethesda-owned studio, Arcane’s Blade, is He also showed a cautious attitude. While no mention was made of the unannounced exclusivity, Doom: The Dark Ages was announced as a multiplatform game during the Xbox Showcase earlier this summer.
As a new approach, Microsoft is reportedly considering porting the blockbuster sci-fi RPG Starfield to the PS5, with its DLC expansion pack Shattered Space also due for release this fall. Announcements this week at GamescomWe’ll see if there are any more PS5 ports among them in the future.
Update: August 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM ET: We now know that the next Doom will also be coming to PS5.
