- Xbox Game Studios boss Craig Duncan has spoken about the company’s PS5 release strategy
- He said that Xbox “will try to be more consistent” with PS5 releases
- Unlike other Xbox titles, Forza Horizon 6 is expected to launch on PS5 out of step with other platforms
Xbox has talked a bit more about its release strategy for the PlayStation 5, going so far as to admit that things could be smoother on that front.
In an interview with GamesRadar+, Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan went into detail about the success of the publisher’s efforts on Sony’s machine, highlighting Forza Horizon 5 as a particularly impressive standout.
“Forza Horizon 5which launched on PS5 last year did really, really well,” Duncan said. “It helped the community around that game grow – it gives everyone more people to play with. For me, this strategy is really about how we can make our games reach as many people as they can.”
Xbox Game Studios released a number of its titles on PS5 last year. Play as Doom: The Dark Ages and The Outer Worlds 2 arrived on the console on the same day as the Xbox and PC versions. However, some were not so lucky with e.g Indiana Jones and the Great Circle coming to PS5 at a later date.
This will also be the case Forza Horizon 6, which will come to Xbox and PC on May 19, 2026. However, a PS5 release is expected later this year, with no specific date given at the time of writing. This is also inconsistent with the launches of both Fable and oven, which is scheduled to come to PS5 on the same day as other platforms.
Explaining why this might be the case, Duncan said: “There are always development realities around when these projects start – how big a team is and what plans we have at the start of development…
“Sometimes we’re inconsistent. You see some plays in one spot, some plays in multiple spots. You just know we’re going to work on it and we’re going to try to be more consistent with what we’re doing.”
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