Summary
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 are reportedly in development for the PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2.
- Both titles are expected to launch on these new platforms in 2025.
- Industry insiders suggest that many more first-party Xbox games will go multi-platform in the coming year.
According to recent reports from well-known industry insider NateTheHate, Halo: The Master Chief Collection is set to expand its reach to the PS5 and the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. This information was shared during the January 10 episode of his podcast, where he mentioned hearing that the six-game bundle would be ported to these new platforms. The anticipated release for these versions is sometime in 2025.
Microsoft's strategy to bring its first-party titles to third-party consoles began in February 2024, with the initial wave including Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded, and Sea of Thieves. As Dusk Falls, originally published by Xbox Game Studios and exclusive to Xbox for 20 months, is also considered part of this initiative. Following these, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 became available on non-Xbox platforms in October 2024, with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle slated for a PS5 release in spring 2025.
In addition to Halo, NateTheHate also reported that Microsoft Flight Simulator is likely to be ported to the PS5 and Switch 2. Although he did not specify which version, it is assumed he was referring to the latest installment, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, released on November 19. Like Halo, this game is expected to launch on these new platforms in 2025.
These developments align with comments from another Microsoft insider, Jez Corden, who recently tweeted that "way more" Xbox games will be coming to the PS5 and Switch 2. Corden has been vocal about his belief that the era of Xbox console exclusives is coming to an end.
Another franchise poised for multi-platform expansion is Call of Duty. As part of Microsoft's efforts to secure the Activision Blizzard acquisition, a deal was signed to bring Call of Duty games to Nintendo consoles for ten years, announced in late 2022. While no Switch versions have been released yet, this could be due to Microsoft waiting for the more powerful Switch 2, expected to better handle modern military shooters with realistic graphics.
