![]() ![]() Xbox, however, has its own RPG exclusives - including Starfield, which will release next year on Xbox and PC, but not on PlayStation. Xbox's argument in this submission is that while Sony isn't reaching to acquire one of gaming's biggest publishing houses as it is with Activision, PlayStation still engages in practices that exclude content from other platforms. Some prominent examples of these agreements include Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix), Bloodborne (From Software), the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix) and the recently announced Silent Hill 2 remastered (Bloober team). Nintendo’s exclusive content includes well-established globally famous and iconic franchises such as Super Mario, Zelda, Xenoblade, Pokémon, and Animal Crossing." In addition to having outright exclusive content, Sony has also entered into arrangements with third-party publishers which require the “exclusion” of Xbox from the set of platforms these publishers can distribute their games on. Current Sony exclusive content includes prominent first-party titles such as The Last of Us, Ghosts of Tsushima, God of War, and Spiderman. Both Sony’s and Nintendo’s exclusive first-party games rank among the best-selling in Europe and worldwide. "Exclusivity strategies are not uncommon in the games industry and other market participants have access to their own content. The suggestion in Microsoft's claim, which was first spotted by an Xbox fan news account on twitter and then picked up by Eurogamer, is that the agreement between Sony and Square Enix for FF16 and FF7 Remake aren't just about timed exclusivity - but also demands that Xbox be 'excluded' from releases - which might explain why FF7 Remake came to PC, but remains off Xbox long after the advertised exclusivity windows have ended, while Square goes ahead and releases an FF7 prequel, Crisis Core, on Xbox.īloodborne was published by Sony, of course, but the suggestion here is that FromSoftware could theoretically release it elsewhere with the help of another publisher, presuming the developer owns the game and its IP. We're now over a year from FF7 Remake Intergrade's first PC release, but there's been nary a whiff of an Xbox release. ![]() ![]() This enjoyed six months of PS5 exclusivity before heading to the PC's Epic Game Store, where another six months passed before it landed on Steam. After one year of PS4 exclusivity, Square Enix released the Intergrade version of the game on PS5. But in recent years, that commitment appears to have waned.įinal Fantasy VII Remake was announced with a flourish of "play it first on PlayStation", but this later appeared to blossom into full exclusivity. Even many initial PlayStation exclusives like Nier Automata eventually made their way to Xbox. In the previous generation, Square Enix made a strong commitment to Xbox, releasing both Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy XV on the platform, as well as a range of smaller games. The statement goes on to reference the games listed above specifically as "prominent examples" of such arrangements, noting that the agreements have taken place between Sony and Square Enix, FromSoftware, and Konami/Bloober Team.įor Final Fantasy fans and the role-playing hardcore, this is an interesting reveal - and it finally sheds light on what is likely going on with Final Fantasy VII Remake beyond PC and PlayStation. "Exclusivity strategies are not uncommon in the games industry," the section of the response (section 3.67 in the full document) in question begins, before impressing that Sony has "entered into arrangements with third-party publishers which require the "exclusion" of Xbox from the set of platforms these publishers can distribute their games on." Microsoft's strike back at Sony filed with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) makes reference to Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII Remake, alongside Bloodborne and the recently announced Silent Hill 2 Remake.
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