More Xbox Exclusive Franchises May Be Coming to PlayStation and Nintendo Consoles

Following the release of Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded, and Pentiment on other consoles last year, Microsoft may be getting ready to launch more Xbox-exclusive games on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms in the near future. And that may include no less than Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the anthology that brings together the original Halo trilogy from Bungie, the prequel Halo: Reach, and Halo 4, the first episode developed by 343 Industries.

Nate the Hate, a video games enthusiast with a pretty good track record when it comes to upcoming video game releases mentioned in an Xbox 2025 Predictions video that Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 are both coming to the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2. The YouTuber also said that he expected the PlayStation console exclusive Final Fantasy VII Remake to be released on Xbox consoles this year.

Xbox 2025 Predictions: Gears E-Day in 2025, FF7 Remake, BIG Switch 2 & PS5 Games, Oblivion & More (ft. Rand al Thor 19)

Could 2025 be the best year the Xbox brand has ever had? With major 1st & 3rd party releases & games on Switch 2 & PS5… it may be.https://t.co/T4X3TpcQf1 pic.twitter.com/KdxWlf6HMR

— NateTheHate2 (@NateTheHate2) January 10, 2025

Following the publication of Nate the Hate’s video, Windows Central’s Jez Corden said that according to his own separate sources, it “does seem to be true” that Halo: MCC and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 are indeed coming to PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch 2. Corden also added that he heard that “Hellblade 2, Age of Mythology, and potentially Gears of War 1 Ultimate Edition are all also slated for PlayStation 5 this year, although I’m unsure if that includes the Nintendo Switch 2.”

Microsoft bringing Halo and Microsoft Flight Simulator to other consoles would be a big milestone in Microsoft’s strategy to become a third-party publisher. This would go in line with Microsoft’s recent “This is an Xbox” marketing campaign highlighting that you don’t need an Xbox to play Xbox games.

Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming also teased in an interview in November that more Xbox-exclusive games would be coming to other consoles. “I do not see sort of red lines in our portfolio that say ‘thou must not,’” Spencer said in the interview. However, the exec said at the time that Microsoft had yet to decide if the next Halo game, which is being developed with the Unreal Engine 5, would go multi-platform.

Microsoft will probably make a lot of money by bringing Halo: The Master Chief Collection to PlayStation and Nintendo gamers. However, Halo has been part of the Xbox brand since the launch of the original Xbox back in 2001, and the move is likely going to alienate diehard Xbox fans. And unfortunately for Xbox gamers, it doesn’t seem that PlayStation and Nintendo are going to start porting their games to Xbox consoles anytime soon.