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@DonkeyFantasy They definitely did not, timed exclusives existed long before Xbox did. Just look at the early Tomb Raider titles.

@Naughtyottsel92 Double standard? Did you even read my comment or do you just like saying things?

Bringing up former Xbox third-party exclusives, in an era where Microsoft has completely abandoned exclusivity, is just petty behavior at this point. But I still see a lot of PlayStation fans say stuff like this.

@DennisReynolds Let's be real, Stalker 2 being exclusive to Xbox for a year was nothing compared to the many major third-party exclusives that PlayStation has (like Nioh 3, Phantom Blade Zero, Silent Hill 2, Final Fantasy 7 Remake/Rebirth, Ghostwire Tokyo, Deathloop, Final Fantasy 16, Honkai Star Rail, Where Winds Meet, etc.) When it comes to these sorts of deals, Xbox players have always suffered the most. Even back when Microsoft cared about exclusives during the Xbox One and early Xbox Series era, the games that they kept away from PlayStation players weren't much to write home about compared to the games Sony kept away from Xbox players.

Also, at least timed Xbox exclusives almost always come to PlayStation. With timed PlayStation exclusives, there isn't even a guarantee that they will come to Xbox. But that's just how it is, being a third-place platform holder and all.

Rev.Noir could be coming to Xbox at launch, but it seems Sony has a marketing deal for the game, which is preventing them from mentioning other platforms at the moment.

@FraserG Xbox just reposted the Dead or Alive New Project announcement on Twitter, so you can add that to the list

@awp69 It's a paid game, I think you can pre-order it now in fact

@FraserG Yeah sadly I just saw the Silent Hill showcase and it seems the game isn't coming to Xbox. What a shame, and it's really disappointing, since I thought Konami would support Xbox more. Guess we'll have to wait until 2027 for this one, they'll probably just shadowdrop it on Xbox at 50% off with no marketing like they did with Silent Hill 2.

Aside from Silent Hill Townfall tho, the only other third-party games not getting Xbox ports are Big Walk, Yakoh Shadow Ops, and Kena: Scars of Kosmora. Still good to see that almost all of the games at this State of Play are coming to Xbox (aside from the Sony games ofc).

Dead or Alive New Project, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Rev:Noir are probably coming to Xbox as well. You can count Legacy of Kain: Ascendance, too.

@RedFlash475 You basically said that there aren't "a lot of racists judging the game only based on the plot etc." Which isn't true.

I never said it's a good game. Just that the overwhelming majority of hate for it comes from racist nutjobs. Like, just look at the comment section for the game's latest trailer on the Xbox YouTube channel.

If this game was not about black people and instead featured a Japanese cast or something, I can assure you most people wouldn't care at all about this game.

@RedFlash475 Here's an excerpt from some of the most liked reviews for Relooted on Steam:

"Ugh, what a game. It stinks. I cant breathe, I caaant breathe!" https://steamcommunity.com/id/Multiwave/recommended/3255890/

"...Hate-Fueled Suspects, Fiends, Women Who Miss Flights, Baby-Faced Terrors, Serial Thieves, Rogue Daycare Workers, Mobs of 15 Attackers, Florida Rappers, Las Vegas Teens, Civilians, Pregnant Women, Younger Peers, Chicago Cops, Decorated US Navy Veterans, Refs, Fare Beaters, Marvel Actors, Grinches, Famous Richards, Deranged Grand Central Attackers, Food Network Stars, Night Marchers, Demons..." (Don't know wtf this guy is listing or referring to) https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198117956069/recommended/3255890/

"Despite only making up 13 percent of the population, black men commit nearly 52% of all the murders in the United States, which is astounding when you take into consideration the fact that they make up 12-13% of the population." https://steamcommunity.com/id/Korig/recommended/3255890/

"sheeee iiiittt we b stilin from wypipo n sheeeeeeeeee iiiiiiiiitttttttt" https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198843874908/recommended/3255890/

But sure, there's aren't a lot of racists judging this game based on its premise.

And, if you needed any more proof, just look at some of the replies to these Steam reviews. It's almost like I stumbled across a 4chan board.

The "one more" they're referring to is definitely PlayStation, this is the same dev that never released The End is Nigh on Xbox, but they did on PlayStation 4, Switch, Linux, macOS (lol), and PC. Surely that game would have sold more copies on Xbox One than on Mac, but I digress.

@xboxjapanfan Who are you quoting? Yourself?

And do you think Microsoft made this game or something?

@FraserG The publishers behind Constance have actually just announced that the game will be releasing on Xbox the same day as on Switch! So might wanna add them to the article now.

https://www.gematsu.com/2026/02/constance-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-switch-launches-may-1

@Savex Tsubasa on Xbox is a pleasant surprise, considering the first game never came to Xbox. Only PS4, Switch, and PC

@FraserG No problem! Constance was shown during the sizzle reel section of the Japanese Direct, so that's probably why it doesn't have a trailer yet

Culdcept The First is also getting an Xbox port, but not Culdcept Begins. I think this game was announced during the Japanese Direct.

Adventures of Elliot The Millennium Tales also got a release date here

There's also an indie Metroidvania game called Constance, which didn't get a release date for Xbox here, but the devs have just confirmed on Twitter that they plan to bring it to Xbox and PlayStation soon after the Switch 2 release (which was announced during the Japanese Direct)

Honestly I really wouldn't mind a 2028 release, I don't really have any interest in buying a new console right now

@Fiendish-Beaver The first game had you play as a real-life British samurai guy named William Adams, while the sequel took a create-your-own-character approach instead. They were barely related story-wise, and I imagine this third game won't be dependent on the first two games either.

That said, if Nioh 3 does come to Xbox, I think it's likely that they'll announce Xbox ports of Nioh 1 and 2 during like Tokyo Game Show or something

@Millionski The difference between the next Xbox and a standard PC is that it will supposedly be able to play Xbox console games natively. No PC can actually do this at the moment.

That's why you can't call the next Xbox a "Ubisoft box" or "PlayStation box" because, for the former, there's no such thing as a Ubisoft exclusive game, and for the latter, your PlayStation 5 library isn't gonna carry over to it.

Sure, you could argue that it's not good enough of a selling point, but to me, if you can play Xbox console games natively on it, then it is an Xbox. I would only change my opinion on this matter if Microsoft publicly releases an Xbox emulator for all Windows PCs, thus making the next Xbox pointless. But I don't think that will happen.

@Weebleman To be fair, all modern Sony games do indeed come to PC eventually. The amount of first-party Sony titles that are permanently exclusive to PS5 is very small. There are, of course, many games exclusive to PS4, but with the advent of PS4 emulation, it may soon be possible to play most PS4 exclusives on PC. Bloodborne can already be emulated on PC, for instance.

@wishmylove Wasn't "console generations matter" something that Jim Ryan said? Phil Spencer actually had the opposite take, to justify why Microsoft was still supporting Xbox One after the Series X/S's launch.

I thought the character in the article's thumbnail was Bloodborne's protagonist for a sec

@Shinato2024 It was just in jest lol, I'm not that angry about it anymore. Though I will counter your claim that Microsoft couldn't release so many games if they were exclusive. All of the games that Microsoft has released so far were in development when they still cared about exclusives. There's no way that Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Halo: CE Remake, Towerborne, Kiln, Ninja Gaiden 4, The Outer Worlds 2, etc. were greenlit with the intent of them being released on PlayStation.

@Fiendish-Beaver Awesome, and congrats with your new console! Hope you enjoy the games. Haven't played Rebirth yet, but I really liked the first game when I played it a few years ago.

At least someone is still releasing Xbox exclusives, unlike Microsoft

@Fiendish-Beaver That includes doing everything, including all the side quests. However, I did forget to mention the Episode Intermission Yuffie story DLC, which can take an additional 6-7 hours to fully complete.

Since Rebirth is open-world and has an ungodly amount of minigames, that is the only game so far that has around 100 hours of content in it. If you're okay with skipping the side content, though, you can finish its main campaign in 50 hours.

@Fiendish-Beaver The first FF7 Remake game is more like 40 hours rather than 100. It's Rebirth that is the longer of the two.

Probably FF7 Remake Intergrade, now that it's finally on Xbox, as well as some Unbeatable

@Sindayl Yes, if the game sucks, it will remain an Xbox exclusive. Currently I think Redfall will be the only Xbox Series X/S exclusive from Microsoft this gen

There's stuff like Halo Infinite too but those are cross-gen

@FatGuyInLilCoat There sure is

@Jenkinss Microsoft is so unpredictable that I wouldn't even blame anyone for still holding out hope that not every game would be day one on PlayStation. Remember, this is the same company that did a 180 on the Xbox Live Gold and $80 game price increases, never put most of Activision's back catalog on sale despite promising to do so, shut down Tango after saying Hi-Fi Rush was a big success, and so on. You really can't take them at their word.

It wouldn't be that surprising if Microsoft decided, despite their multiplatform push, to keep some timed exclusives, but it's clear now that won't be the case.

@seinfeldfanatic They must have made a mistake on GameFAQs then. Because I'm pretty sure it doesn't say the game is available for Xbox One on the Xbox store

@seinfeldfanatic Well, the next one will be. And also, like I said before, the Xbox version of FF7 Remake includes a PC version as well. So saying "uh actually it's so dumb that Jez said the Xbox version is the best" is kinda pointless.

Also, no one ever said FF7 Remake is coming to Xbox One. Don't know where you heard that one. It's available on Xbox Series X/S right now, though, I'm playing it.

@Weebleman He admitted he was wrong in another comment, and that he thinks this isn't a good move for Xbox. Which I agree with

@Nic-Noc20th-C This is the first developer direct to only have four games, all the other ones had five games. Even last year, there was Ninja Gaiden 2 Black. It wasn't given it's own full section, like the other games, but it was at least shadow dropped.

@fatpunkslim I agree, I think even a few months of exclusivity would have been better for the game. When Microsoft announces a game for PlayStation day-one, everyone talks about it being a PlayStation game and not an Xbox game.

But at least the game looks better than I expected. I'll probably sub to Ultimate for a month when it does come out.

Also appreciate that you were willing to admit that you were wrong about this. So many people on the Internet refuse to admit that they were wrong about predictions or claims they make, and they just pretend like they never said anything instead.

Fable being on PS5 day one proves once and for all that Microsoft is never gonna make exclusive games ever again, not even timed exclusives. This isn't a remake of an old game, nor is it a niche game like Kiln. It's a tentpole fully brand new AAA title, and it's releasing on PS5 day-ane-date. A bit of a shame that the one game that might've convinced people to buy an Xbox is multiplatform, but it is what it is. Microsoft made their bed, and they can't not sit in it now.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner Not a good comparison. There are only 2 Forza games on PS, no GT games on Xbox. There's, like, 18 mainline Final Fantasy games, and all of them are either available on Xbox or confirmed for Xbox. So, yes, it is true that Xbox has all the mainline titles in the series.

The one thing XboxEra left out, however, is that there are a few obscure Final Fantasy spin-offs that aren't available on Xbox, but are on Switch and/or PlayStation.

@Naughtyottsel92 Xbox is PC buddy

Eh... These sales are pretty much useless most of the time. Only time I managed to get a good deal recently was when Monument Valley 1 and 2 were included in a Buy One Get One Free promotion.

Stuff like this can really only work with brand-new games. Problem is, Microsoft almost never puts brand-new games in these sales.

@Naughtyottsel92 Fun fact: You can play the Xbox version of the game on a PC, since it's Play Anywhere. And Jez spent a lot of his time reviewing the game on a ROG Xbox Ally, which is a PC.

@Balaam_ Did you even read the review, or do you just like saying snarky stuff just because? Pretty sure Jez explains that the Xbox version is the "best" because you can play it across multiple devices, like PC and the ROG Xbox Ally. Basically due to its Play Anywhere support.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner I mean, they're not that wrong, tho. Rebirth is already confirmed for Xbox, so it doesn't really matter that much

This us definitely one of the best lineups of Game Pass in recent memory, if you're judging it solely by the quality of non-day one third-party games. Of course, there have been other months with more notable games, including anticipated day one titles, but this is the first time in a while that I feel like Microsoft has added older, in-demand third-party AAA titles to the service, at least to this extent.

Microsoft used to add old AAA titles to Game Pass all the time, but it stopped in recent years. Good to see that they're seemingly back.

This is on par with Plumbers Don't Wear Ties, which in case you didn't know, is also available on Xbox.

@Balaam_ Not sure if I fully agree on Fable 2 being watered down. I think Fable 2 is generally considered to be the best Fable game.

I know some people are frustrated that Sega isn't making any classics collections, but I think this is awesome. One of the reasons why I love the Yakuza series is that it has so much diversity in gameplay, and these games-inside-of-a-game are a great example of that.

@oopsiezz You do realize you're saying this to a PS fan extraordinaire, right? You should have locked at andrewsqual's comment history on this site, they haven't made a single positive comment about Xbox. They also got really mad at Sony for putting games on PC, and especially Helldivers 2 on Xbox.

@andrewsqual Says who? Alinea Analytics?

@cburg Nah I'm not gonna leave Xbox lol, just a tad disappointed with the current strategy Microsoft is using for the brand.

I'm not happy with some of Microsoft's decisions, but not so much to the point that I'll stop buying games on the platform entirely. It's still my primary console.