All articles tagged with #multiplatform release
At the Xbox Games Showcase, Sega unveiled Crazy Taxi World Tour, a reboot due in 2027 launching on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X, featuring the original driver and a new fishing mini‑game. Sega also disclosed it used generative AI as a development support tool (not for performers), reflecting ongoing industry debates about AI in game creation.
Director Naoki Hamaguchi reassures that Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 will keep top-tier visuals across multiplatform releases. The team designs assets with PC performance in mind, prioritizing high-end quality over the lowest baseline, and says the shift to multiple platforms won’t compromise graphics, reflecting a PC-first philosophy as the series expands.
Cozy mining adventure game, Core Keeper, is set to launch in summer 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam. The game, currently in Early Access, offers players the opportunity to explore a procedurally generated underground world, mine resources, craft items, defeat monsters, farm crops, and play with up to eight players.
Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty says Microsoft hasn't made a decision on a PlayStation release for The Outer Worlds 2, but tends to commit to communities on other platforms where franchises already exist. The sequel was first announced at E3 2021 for Xbox Series X|S and PC, and there's been no word of a PlayStation release to this point. Booty's statement could mean timed console exclusivity for Xbox, a multiplatform release day and date, or no PlayStation version at all.
Joseph Staten, former Halo scribe and senior creative director at Xbox Game Studios, has joined Netflix Games as creative director for a new AAA multiplatform game and original IP. The game will be a multiplatform release, marking a significant shift in Netflix's gaming strategy, which has primarily focused on obtaining mobile publishing rights to indie titles.
Blizzard's new unannounced survival game is reportedly called "Odyssey" and is set to be a multiplatform release. The game features survival game mechanics and looks similar to Rare's Everwild. It is based in a fairy tale setting, with base building as well as mercantile mechanics. The game is played from the first-person perspective, and the main character carries a bow and arrow. The machines appeared to be working under the influence of alchemy.