All articles tagged with #multiplatform
Valheim 1.0’s launch on Steam pulls around 160,000 concurrent players, a five-year high, but still below the game’s early-access peak of 502,387. The update also marks broader platform availability (PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S) and introduces extensive patch notes: a new Deep North biome, 40+ weapons, improved draw distances, and more.
Next Week on Xbox previews Aug 31–Sept 4 with a mix of major releases and indie titles across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Game Pass. Highlights include The Blood of Dawnwalker, Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, NBA 2K27, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, NHL 27 Deluxe Edition, Halloween (Digital Deluxe Early Access), along with Game Pass entries like Young Suns and Moonlighter 2, plus a broad slate of other titles launching or available for pre-order during the period.
Trailmark Games announces Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest, a new turn-based RPG based on Erin Hunter's Warrior Cats, arriving this fall on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, and PC (Steam) with four clan campaigns, deep customization, den-building, and strategic clan-based combat, plus a physical console release.
Atlus revealed more Persona 6 details after its Xbox Games Showcase appearance, confirming the game will follow the series’ familiar mix of high‑school life and supernatural mysteries with a new cast in a standalone story. Players can expect the classic social sim, dungeon exploration, and turn‑based combat, with a multi‑platform launch on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam), and Xbox Cloud Gaming, plus day‑one Game Pass availability; a concrete release date has not yet been announced.
Xbox has clarified its exclusivity approach after the showcase, confirming Clockwork Revolution and Gears of War: E-Day are Xbox console exclusives while other first‑party titles may still come to PlayStation; exclusivity will be decided case by case and launch platforms will be announced with release dates. CEO Asha Sharma and Chief Content Officer Matt Booty are guiding branding and strategy, including sunsetting Copilot and focusing on a next-gen hardware timeline, with live-service games remaining multiplatform. The report also notes a boycott call related to Microsoft’s perceived role in Middle East conflicts.
Microsoft says future big multiplayer and live-service games will be multiplatform, but platform decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis; Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are Xbox console exclusives, and the company stresses it will honor commitments while evaluating exclusivity with each release.
After the Fable delay, Xbox’s Matt Booty said future Xbox Showcases would clearly indicate what platforms games are coming to, but Asha Sharma later called the current multiplatform logo approach a 'miss' and said the team is exploring changes, sparking mixed reactions about whether PS5 and Switch logos should appear at Xbox events.
Microsoft’s June Xbox Showcase will still display PS5 logos and clearly indicate platform availability, despite uncertainties around exclusivity. Halo: Campaign Evolved and Fable are confirmed for PS5 with day‑and‑date releases, and the event will not address broader strategic decisions; removing logos could signal a direction, but no change has been announced.
Netflix's Stranger Things led Nielsen's multiplatform rankings for the 2025-26 TV season, averaging 32.9 million viewers over 35 days and becoming the year’s most-watched series in Nielsen's data (note: sports are excluded from the chart).
Square Enix says Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 reveal is actively being prepared, with development on schedule as the team ports Rebirth to Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2; the third game’s name is reportedly decided internally, and a formal unveiling is expected at upcoming events, fueling fan anticipation for the trilogy’s finale.
Dosa Divas presents a visually striking, emotionally sharp turn-based RPG about cooking and family, but its central cooking system is underdeveloped and the game’s multiple story threads feel rushed within its ~10-hour runtime, leaving its ambitions undercooked despite strong writing and presentation.
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam marks the series’ first non‑Nintendo release, coming to PC (Steam) and PlayStation 5 in 2026 (alongside Switch) with a new 3D‑animated art style and mouse support on Switch 2. The move follows Level‑5’s recent multiplatform success, signaling broader accessibility for the beloved puzzle franchise.
Level-5 confirms Professor Layton’s PS5 debut in 2026 with Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, a simultaneous worldwide release also headed to Switch 2, Switch, and PC, featuring PS5 mouse support, 3D cutscenes, improved movement, and new companions.
Microsoft announces 43 new games arriving next week across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, including two Game Pass drops—Absolum and Nova Roma—along with a lineup of standalone releases such as RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, ICARUS: Console Edition, Life is Strange: Reunion, Project Songbird, MARVEL MaXimum Collection, Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, Neopets - Mega Mini Games Collection, and more, with releases running from March 24–27.
Minecraft Dungeons 2 was unveiled at Minecraft Live as a new action RPG sequel coming Fall 2026 to Xbox, PC, Switch and PS5, with Game Pass support, featuring new locations, higher stakes, and co-op play for players across platforms.