Microsoft now offers its formerly exclusive games on other consoles as well. The current major success comes surprisingly from the strong competitor PS5.
What kind of strategy is this? Traditionally, exclusive games were a main reason for choosing a console. However, these strict boundaries are increasingly blurring. While Sony makes more and more PlayStation titles accessible on PC, Microsoft goes even further and brings its own games directly to Sony’s competing consoles.
This strategic change by Microsoft is really paying off now, as the latest statistics from PlayStation show.
The popular racing game Forza Horizon 5 is also succeeding on the PS5:
No turning back
How does the new strategy work? April 2025 will likely be marked as a great success for Xbox. According to the latest data from Circana (via Bluesky), Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was the best-selling game last month. It is followed by the second Microsoft title: Forza Horizon 5.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle also jumped to 4th place due to its release on PS5. 5th place goes to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, which, since the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft, also belongs to the Xbox family. With Minecraft, another last Microsoft game is comfortably in 7th place among the top 10 best-selling PS5 games in April.
Here you can see the complete list of the 10 best-selling titles on PlayStation platforms in April 2025:
With upcoming titles like Hellblade 2 and Gears of War: Reloaded, celebrated Microsoft titles will also be released on the PS5 in the coming months. However, the releases on the competition are a double-edged sword.
Of course, Microsoft generates new revenue for its gaming division with the titles. At the same time, when choosing between Xbox and PlayStation for the next generation, gamers may think that they can play all titles from both manufacturers on the PS6, but only those from Microsoft on Xbox. Additionally, PlayStation earns a little bit with each sale. Whether the strategy ultimately pays off over the years remains uncertain.
Microsoft also plans to start with its own titles on the Nintendo Switch 2 soon and then generate revenue from Nintendo players. Which games will be available at the launch of Switch 2, you can find out here: All games that will be released for Switch 2 or receive a paid upgrade
