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So, let’s dig into the latest rumors, examine the likelihood of them being true, and see if we can’t grab a crystal ball and try to figure out what the future may look like for Xbox’s upcoming games line up.

I also confirmed with some sources separately over the holiday period that games like Hellblade 2, Avowed, and The Elder Scrolls VI are still slated to be Xbox console exclusive, after the initial rumor mill around moving towards platform agnosticity swirled.

And I want to reiterate, to be fair to Phil Spencer, these are still unconfirmed rumors for now, but given what I’ve heard, the track record of the leakers, and the comments from Xbox CFO Tim Stuart, it’s understandable why this particular one has picked up speed.

PlayStation is by far the dominant console platform, but during the big Insomniac leak, we learned just how much Sony itself is struggling to extract growth in a tough economic climate, in a world where costs are spiralling, and consumers are squeezed.

I appreciate the notion that Hi-Fi Rush ports could help bring Tango Gameworks up to profitability (assuming that’s the play), but Microsoft should be more considerate for how the outwardly arbitrary decisions can impact fans’ faith in Xbox, particularly among those who invest a lot in the platform.

Xbox fans deserve the same consistency, and I suspect most would be on board with the idea of Hi-Fi Rush or potentially other “smaller” titles like Grounded or Pentiment going to other platforms if Microsoft laid out a roadmap upfront for what games will and won’t be exclusive — and offer the exact reasons why.

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