Xbox has reportedly considered releasing Flight Simulator and the next Doom on rival consoles

Xbox has reportedly weighed up the idea of releasing Microsoft Flight Simulator and the next Doom game for rival consoles.

That’s according to The Verge, which also corroborated previous claims that Gears of War has been considered for release on non-Xbox platforms too.

It reports that final decisions haven’t been made on these games, but that they could one day follow in the footsteps of other first-party Xbox titles headed to Sony and/or Nintendo consoles.

Following weeks of speculation, Microsoft delivered an Xbox business update on Thursday, which addressed claims that the company has been exploring the possibility of bringing its games to PlayStation and Switch.

It confirmed plans to release four unnamed Xbox exclusives on other console platforms, which are believed to be Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and Grounded.

While Xbox boss Phil Spencer said that Starfield and Indiana Jones – titles previously reported to be under consideration for PS5 – would not be going multiplatform at this time, he also told The Verge: “I don’t think we should as an industry ever rule out a game going to any other platform.”

“To ensure long-term success for both Xbox and the industry as a whole, we must continue to evolve,” Xbox said in a statement. “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.

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“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.”

It continued: “By bringing these games to more players, we not only expand the reach and impact of those titles, but this will allow us to invest in either future versions of these games, or elsewhere in our first-party portfolio. There is no fundamental change to our approach on exclusivity.”