PS5 Reveal: How Many Of Those Games Are ACTUALLY Exclusives

Last Friday, June 12, Sony held a Livestream event to showcase the upcoming PlayStation 5. In many ways, the event was the kind of show that gamers have wanted from E3 press conferences for years. There were no weird theatrics, just game trailer after game trailer broken up by short iꦇntroductory presentations by Sony executives and Game Developers. Twenty-one titles - some completely new and some previously announced - were showcased at the presentation and the actual color and shape of the new console was revealed.

However, only five of the games shown on the virtu🍰al stage will be totally exclusive to the PS5. Eight Games will be available on PS5 and PC. Six of the games shown will be on PS5, XBOX Series X, and PC. The exclusivity status of one game is also still unclear. Let’s take a look at which games will be available where and why.

Games That Will Only Be On PS5

Unsurprisingly, all of the games that will be exclusive to the PS5 are either being published by Sony, developed by studios that Sony own😼s outright or is in the process of acquiring, or both. In some cases, Sony also owns the intellectual property rights to the subject of the game.

The biggest splash of the show was Insomniac’sSpider-Man: Miles Morales,which is scheduled for release sometime in 2020. Contrary to rumors, the game is a standalone title, not a DLC to Marvel's Spider-Man. Sony b𝓰oth owns the video game rights to Spider-Man and all Spider-Man related characters and is in the process of acquiring the ga🦂me’s developer, Insomniac Games.

The next game in the long-runningRatchet & Clankseries, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, will also be exclusive to PS5 for much the same reasoಞn asSpider-Man: Miles Morales.The game ꦛis being developed by Insomniac Games, and Sony has published everyRatchet & Clankgame to date.Ratchet & Clank: Rift Aparthas no release window at this time.

Gran Turismo 7, like all numberedGran Turismogames, is being made by Polyphony Digital. As Polypho🌠ne is a Sony first-party studio, the 🤡game will be available only on the PS5. In trueGran Turismofashion, there is no time table for its release.

Possibly the best looking trailer of th🦋e showcase was 🌼for another PS5 exclusive game,Horizon 2: Forbidden West. Sony owns the game’s developer, Guerilla Games.Horizon 2: Forbidden Westdoes not have a release date at this time.

Unlike the other PS5 exclusive games,Sackboy: A Big Adventureis not dev🌄eloped by a Sony-owned studio. Sumo Digital is makingSackboy: A Big Adventureand has made several console agnostic games as an independent studio. Sony does own the intellectual property rights to Sackboy because thꦅey published the games that the character previously appeared in and will be publishing this game as🌄 well. Sackboy: A Big Adventureis scheduled to be released in 2020.

Games That Will Be On PS5 And PC

The vast majority of games shown at this press conference will be developed by indep𒊎endent studios, have pages on Steam or The Epic Games Store, or have announced that they will be available on PC. Many of these titles are early enough in development that exclusivity deals are still in the works so it’s possible that these may make the jump to Xbox Series X sometime after their initial release. It is also unclear whether all these games will be launched simultaneously on PS5 and PC or if there will be some delay between versions.

The website for Square-Enix’s enigmaticProject Athiaclearly displays a PC logo. While the publisher has a close rela💮tionship with Sony, often releasing ga༒mes first on PlayStation platforms, they also release games simultaneously across all platforms. SinceProject Athiais probably not even a final title, it is very 💞uncertain which ty𒈔pe of release it will be.Project Athiahas no release date.

Stray♛, the indie game with the cute cat and sad robots show at the PS5 reveal, already has a page on Steam. The game will be published by Annapurna Interactive, which is best known for putting out smaller Indie Games on various platforms.Strayis scheduled for a 2021 release.

Kena: Bridge of Spiritshas a page on The Epic Games Store and so will be available on PC. The game is the first major game p🃏roject from Ember Lab and will be released in 2020.

GhostWire Tokyo,the game who’s Creative Director Ikumi Nakamura made a big splash at E3 2019, is being pu𝄹blished by Bethesda. That company has a history of being fairly independent and theGhostWire Tokyowebsite contains a PC logo so it will def꧅inite🃏ly not be completely exclusive to PS5.GhostWire Tokyois set to be released in 2021.

Godfall,the ‘Slasher-looter’ under development by Counterplay Games and published by Gearbox Publishing, was shown as part of the PC Gamer showcase just one day after it was shown ⛦at the PS5 reveal. While this makes it clear thatGodfallwill be oౠn PC, no announcement about the Microsoft platform has been made𝕴.Godfallis scheduled for𒈔 a 2020 release date making it one of the few possible PS5 launch titles.

Heart Machine Game’s follow up toHyperlight Drifter, the game titledSolar Ash Kingdomcurreꩲntly has ൩a page on The Epic Games Store. The initial E3 2019 trailer forSolar Ash Kingdomshowed an Epic Games Store logo. The game’s appearℱance on the PS5 reveal most likely points to a general console release and not an exclu🅘sivity deal, but the lack of official announcements makes everything unclear for now.Solar Ash Kingdomis due for release in 2021.

Bugsnax, the adorably silly follow-up toOctodad: Dadliest Catchfrom Young Horses appears on The Epic Games Store as well 🥃as the PS5 Reveal lineup.Octodadappeared on all platforms eventually, so 💎it’s likely thatBugsnaxwill be a timed console exclusive for PS5 at m𝓀ost.Bugsnaxis anoth🎃er possible launch title for PS5♍ with a 2020 release date.

DeathLoopis a game 𒁃from Arkane studios that seems like a version ofDishonoredthat doesn’t punish players for using the powers given to them in the ga♌me. The website forDeathLoopc༺learly states that the game will be available on PS5 and PC.DeathLoopis scheduled for a 2020 release so possibly one more launch title for the P🍒S5.

Games Already On PS4, PC and XBOX

Nothing that Rockstar games can say aboutGrand Theft Auto 5 Enhancedchanges the fact ♛that a version of the game is already available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The enhancements are scheduled to be finished in 2021.

Too Soon To Tell

WhileReturnalhad a short trailer mostly focu✱sed on its aesthetics at the PS5 reveal, it is unclear what that implies for the exclusivity of its release. The trailer showcased a middle-aged woman in 🥀a spacesuit exploring, avoiding dangers, and briefly fighting enemies.Returnalis being made by Housemarque, a studio that has produced console exclusives for Sony and multi-platform games. Since the stud🦩io is independent and there is no release date for the tit🍰le it is not safe to assume anything about the exclusivity of the game’s release.