New rumors claim that both the Nintendo Switch and PS5 will be getting new games that have been exclusive to Xbox until now, news that came as a complete surprise but made a lot of sense. Even Sony itself had to backtrack on its policy of PlayStation exclusive games due to rising development costs and necessity maximize profitabilityso we can’t be surprised that Microsoft wants to do the same.

I’m sure many of our readers will recall that in fact Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella himself said in an interview that the only reason they continue to invest in exclusive game development is because their competitors do. This means that Nadella is not in favor of exclusive games, and that if his rivals Sony and Nintendo did not bet on this strategy, neither would they.

I have to say that in the end, exclusive games have always been a crucial strategy in the console wars, and we shouldn’t expect that to change. Choosing a console depends on the hardware, but After all, they are exclusive games to each those that force users to opt for one system or another.

I can give you many examples on a personal basis, but I will give two related to Xbox exclusive games. When the original Xbox came out I decided to buy it because it had it in its catalog gems of the caliber of Halo, Ninja Gaiden, Otogi, Panzer Dragoon Orta and Project Gotham Racing, among others. The same thing happened to me with the Xbox 360, the console I fell in love with with the Gears of War saga.

It’s not yet confirmed which Xbox exclusive games will be coming to Nintendo Switch and PS5, but so far it looks like they will Hi-Fi Rush would be the first to hit both consoles. I know what you’re thinking, does this mean Starfield could ever come to PS5? Frankly, I see it as unlikely, but I don’t even dare to completely rule it out, since releasing said game on PS5 when all its “sales potential” on Xbox is already exhausted can make Microsoft a lot of money.

It will be a smart move by the Redmond giant. Xbox Series X, Series S and PC players will enjoy a long temporary exclusivity and port to PS5 It would give the game a second life and make money for Microsoft again. We will be watching closely to see what happens in the coming months.