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shikamaru317 said:

G2ThaUNiT said:

I don't personally think a Sony hat is to blame. MS can only make that kind of a statement because they aren't told on whether or not a contract was signed. All they know is that Game Science is openly advertising that the game is coming to Xbox and that it's supposedly an optimization issue.

Which, if a hat was signed, I don't think Game Science would be allowed to talk about a potential Xbox version. Especially within the exclusivity window. Sony would want them to be marketing just the PS5 version of the game this close to launch. 

Yeah, it's possible that Jez in his message to Xbox asked if there was any kind of Sony deal in place, leading to a canned Xbox response about not being able to comment on deals made by other platforms. 

That’s what I’m figuring. Because I immediately thought it was odd that Jez was supposedly asking if the Series S was to blame only to have MS say they don’t comment on deals partners make with other platforms. I was like….what kind of a response is that? lol. I guess it’s possible MS is intentionally wanting people to think a hat deal was signed.

Because I immediately thought of the Baldur’s Gate 3 situation compared to something like Stalker 2. With BG3, Larian immediately came out saying an Xbox version was in the works and no contract was signed. Meanwhile with Stalker 2, we know the exclusivity deal is only for a measly 3 months, yet GSC Game World hasn’t once ever talked about working on a PS5 version. They’ve only mentioned the platforms they’re currently making the game on.

So as unfortunate as the situation is, again, I think this is another BG3 situation.