Microsoft’s Plans to Expand Xbox Strategy to Other Platforms and Screens

For a few months now, there have been several hints that Microsoft is about to really shake up its Xbox strategy going forward. This includes insiders claiming that Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of ​​Thieves would arrive on PlayStation 5 and/or Switch, but also Xbox CFO Tim Stuart, who said in November that we should expect games from Microsoft in “all screens that can play”

Well, it looks like they mean business. Several insiders now claim that we can expect Microsoft really make an effort with its multi-format releases, and user Idle Sloth says (in a now-revoked X post) that we can expect the Xbox team to communicate the strategy in late February/early March. Some of the titles expected to be part of this are Starfield, which launched in September, but also upcoming Bethesda games such as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and id Software’s upcoming title, widely believed to be a new Doom.

Whether this means all games will be multi-format from now on, or whether it’s a selection or some other kind of plan remains to be seen, but there’s generally no smoke without fire – and there’s been a lot of smoke lately. We’re also interested to see how Xbox consoles and Game Pass fit into all of this (as Game Pass likely won’t be allowed on either the PlayStation 5 or Switch).