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Over the weekend, Nate Drake said that he had heard an Xbox game that was in the GOTY conversation the year it was released would be ported to a competitor platform in 2024. It was then quickly speculated to be Hi-Fi Rush which then sparked more discussion on what it even means to have this game ported at all. Was it because of Tango wanting more Japanese players to interact with their work, was Hi-Fi Rush just the right fit for Switch, or was it indicative of a broader change in Microsoft's exclusive strategy. Since then, more insiders have come out and claimed even more titles would be ported from Xbox's back catalog, including Sea of Thieves to PS5 and Switch, one of Microsoft's few recent successes as both a new IP and GAAS. Windows Central claims it's heard some games are being ported this year.
Over the weekend, Nate Drake said that he had heard an Xbox game that was in the GOTY conversation the year it was released would be ported to a competitor platform in 2024. It was then quickly speculated to be Hi-Fi Rush which then sparked more discussion on what it even means to have this game ported at all. Was it because of Tango wanting more Japanese players to interact with their work, was Hi-Fi Rush just the right fit for Switch, or was it indicative of a broader change in Microsoft's exclusive strategy. Since then, more insiders have come out and claimed even more titles would be ported from Xbox's back catalog, including Sea of Thieves to PS5 and Switch, one of Microsoft's few recent successes as both a new IP and GAAS. Windows Central claims it's heard some games are being ported this year.