Microsoft Considers Releasing Flight Simulator and Doom Game for Rival Consoles, Confirms Plans for Xbox Exclusives on Other Platforms

Xbox is considering releasing Microsoft Flight Simulator and the next Doom game for rival consoles, according to reports from The Verge. Gears of War may also be headed for release on non-Xbox platforms. While final decisions haven’t been made, it’s possible that these games could follow other first-party Xbox titles to Sony and/or Nintendo consoles.

In a recent Xbox business update, Microsoft confirmed plans to release four unnamed Xbox exclusives on other console platforms. These are believed to be Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and Grounded. Xbox boss Phil Spencer stated that while titles like Starfield and Indiana Jones won’t be going multiplatform at this time, the company isn’t ruling out the possibility of games being released on any other platform in the future.

In a statement, Xbox said, “To ensure long-term success for both Xbox and the industry as a whole, we must continue to evolve. Today we announced that we will expand the communities we reach: we are currently in the process of bringing four Xbox games to other platforms. These are titles which have been available to Xbox players for at least a year, including hidden gems that deserve to be experienced more widely, and live service games whose communities will benefit from welcoming even more players. We will share more details on these titles soon.”

The statement also emphasized that bringing these games to more players will not fundamentally change Xbox’s approach to exclusivity. Instead, it will allow the company to invest in future versions of these games and elsewhere in their first-party portfolio.