These are the first Xbox exclusive games headed to Switch and PS5

In yesterday’s big Nintendo Direct presentation, we learned about two of the four Xbox titles that Microsoft said would be coming to “the other consoles.” One of them is Pentimentcoming to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PS5, well, today.

The critically acclaimed Pentiment is exclusive to Xbox, PC, and Xbox Cloud from launch in late 2022. It has an eye-catching animated historical art style — and it’s delightfully niche. The game’s director, Josh Sawyer, said that creating and launching a game like this would never have been possible without Game Pass, which, as Chris Holt notes, makes it an unusual choice to port to other platforms. Xbox boss Phil Spencer said earlier this month that all the platform-hopping titles have been on Xbox and PC for at least a year and have reached their “full potential” on those platforms.

The other game coming to other consoles is Grounded – almost Baby, I shrunk the kidsthe game — and will land on April 16. Microsoft also later confirmed this Hi-Fi Rush and A sea of ​​thieves coming to PlayStation 5.

— Matt Smith

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