Ever since the rumour mill started churning late in 2023, with whispers of precious Xbox exclusives going to rival platforms, the core Xbox fan base has been in disarray. I know, I know. I certainly didn’t help matters, reporting that Microsoft were looking at what plans would be needed for the release of Bethesda’s newest space-faring RPG, Starfield, for PlayStation 5 at some point in the future. This was swiftly followed with reporting from Tom Warren, Senior Editor at The Verge, that Indiana Jones from Machine Games was also under consideration for a future multi-platform release.The Xbox fan base were not happy.Microsoft and the Xbox team responded to the building uproar, hosting a Special Edition of the Official Xbox Podcast, where they laid it out in black and white. Initially, four 1st Party games would be going to traditionally rival platforms with the “long-term health of Xbox in mind”. It’s led to a lot of confusion and guesswork from many – why those four games in particular...
