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Why Microsoft might be considering Xbox exclusives on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch


Rumors have Xbox fans wondering what’s going on.

Stephen Totilo, a former Axios and Kotaku reporter who now runs the excellent Game File newsletter, chimed in hours later to confirm he had heard Microsoft had looked into launching Sea of Thieves on PlayStation. The rhythm-based action game is already available on PC, but it’s not even a year old, so a move to Switch or PS5 would certainly take some explaining from Microsoft to reassure Xbox fans that the platform and hardware are still worth investing in. Microsoft has made it clear in the past that it wants to target billions of players through the cloud, expanding PC Game Pass, and a new Xbox mobile store is also in the works.

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