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Xbox Reportedly Considers Hellblade 2 Exclusivity A "Mistake"

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:James Lucas

Published Dec 18, 2024

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According to Xbox insider Jez Corden, Microsoft considers Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga exclusivity a "mistake".
Despite the first game being a timed PS4 exclusive, the sequel only launched on Xbox and PC.
Reports surfaced earlier this year that Microsoft was considering a PS5 port, but there's been no word as of yet.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice originally launched as a timed PS4 exclusive, arriving on Xbox a year later. But bizzarely, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 didn't launch on PlayStation day one, and there's been no official word o🅠n whether it'll ever come to the platform.

That's because Xbox acquired developer Ninja Theory in 2018, folding Hellblade into its exclu🍸sives cat๊alogue. However, this appears to have backfired, as insider claims he "heard [Microsoft] consider Hellblade exclusivity a mistake" (as reported by ).

It's a throwaway tweet, so take it with a grain of salt. But it's worth noting that reported in May —♓ prior to it even releasin𒐪g — that Microsoft was considering a PS5 port amidst worries over its performance.

Corden also said earlier this month that "the era of Xbox having permanent console exclusives is ⛎oꦜver".

Hellblade 2 ultimately didn't sell well, likely due to a mix of exclusivity and launching day one on Game Pass. But even on the subscription service, it only ranked 12th, putting it behind 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Fallout 76 (as reported by ). Sales-wise, it ranked 37th in its release month, making i🥀t the 21st most-played game on Xbox Ser🐓ies consoles.

Xbox's Exclusive Strategy Is Clearly Changing

Last month, Xbox head Phil Spencer said that there🦩 are no "red lines" around exclusives anymore. Anything could launch on PS5 going forward. We're already seeing this with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Indiana Jones and the Great Circle which will 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:launch on Sony's platform next year.

It was also revealed during The Game Awards that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Outer Worlds 2, from developer Obsidian Entertainment, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:will also be launching on PS5 ne༺xt year. It truly looks like, as Corden said, the age of Xbox exclusives is coming to a clos🌃e.