While it may have gone without saying, there is now official art confirming current PlayStation 5 console exclusive gameGhostwire: Tokyofor Xbox Series X. Prior to Microsoft’s acquisition of the company, Bethesda signed a number of timed exclusivity deals with Sony to bring some of its games to PlayStation 5 as console exclusive releases. This included thecritically-acclaimed 2021 first-person shooterDeathloop, as well as Tango Gameworks’Ghostwire: Tokyo, which launched as a PS5 console exclusive earlier this year.
Ghostwire: Tokyoreviewsweren’t quite as positive asDeathloop, but it was still mostly well-received and is notable for being one of the few next-gen only games on the market, even two years after the PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles launched. Since Microsoft acquired Bethesda, it’s long been assumed thatGhostwire: Tokyowould eventually make its way to Xbox consoles, though all the marketing has continued to push it as a PS5-only game. That has changed with official artwork spotted at Bethesda’s publishing headquarters in London.
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Noted Xbox insider Klobrille has posted an image on Twitter of Bethesda’s publishing headquarters in London, which has walls decorated with key art from the company’s various games. This art includes small blurbs that reveal additional information about each title, like their developer, release year, and platforms. TheGhostwire: Tokyowall not only mentions PC and PS5, but it also notes Xbox Series X as one of the game’s supported platforms.
While some Xbox fans may take this as meaningGhostwire: Tokyowill hit Xbox Series X in 2022, they shouldn’t hold their breath. It was previously confirmed thatGhostwire: Tokyo’s PS5 exclusivitywill last for about one year, meaning it can’t come to Xbox Series X until after July 28, 2025. AssumingGhostwire: Tokyo’s Xbox debut is handled the same asDeathloop, it’s likely it will launch for Series X with little advanced notice from Microsoft.
WheneverGhostwire: Tokyodoes come to Xbox Series X, it will almost certainly debut as aday one Xbox Game Pass game. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has said that part of the reason Microsoft acquired Bethesda was to secure more content for the Game Pass subscription service, and so it wouldn’t make sense forGhostwire: Tokyoto be an exception. After all,Deathloophit Game Pass on the day that it finally released for Xbox consoles, and there’s no reason to assumeGhostwire: Tokyowill be any different.
Ghostwire: Tokyo’s Xbox debutwill mark the end of Bethesda’s timed-exclusivity deals with PlayStation. Future Bethesda games, like the highly-anticipated open world RPGStarfieldand the co-op shooterRedfall, will both hit Game Pass on day one as Xbox Series X console exclusive games.
Ghostwire: Tokyois available now for PC and PS5 with an Xbox Series X version also in development.
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