Sq. Enix’s pledge to finish all its console exclusivity nonsense is already bearing fruit. As noticed by the eagle eyes at Gematsu, beloved RPG Octopath Traveler has been rated in Taiwan for PlayStation, and Octopath Traveler II—beforehand introduced for Xbox—might seem as quickly as this month.
As that means, Octopath Traveler has had one thing of a peculiar time. The primary recreation, launched in 2018, started life as a Change unique, earlier than regularly discovering its method to PC in 2019, then Xbox One in 2021. However a PlayStation model by no means appeared. Come 2023, Octopath Traveler II was concurrently launched on Change, PC and…PlayStation. Huh?
Each Sony and Microsoft love a great unique. Typically every firm will get publishers and builders to conform to a minimum of a timed interval the place a recreation can solely be performed on their very own console. The idea being, in case you’re making an attempt to decide on between an Xbox or a PlayStation, you’ll decide the one which performs probably the most video games you’re curious about. However whereas this theoretically advantages the consoles, it’s solely a short-term win for the builders, who should be positive the monetary incentives will match the potential lack of half of all doable console gross sales.
However the actual losers are us, the gamers, the individuals who personal the “improper” console. And that has been particularly the case in relation to those that personal both am Xbox or a PS4/5 who need to benefit from the Octopath franchise. It appears that evidently this silliness might properly be coming to an finish, provided that Taiwan’s rankings board has listings for each video games on their beforehand lacking platform.
The unique Octopath Traveler has listings for each PS4 and PS5, though with no launch date but connected. And we’ve recognized for some time that Octopath Traveler 2 is due an Xbox launch, given Sq.’s trailer launched throughout Tokyo Recreation Present final September, though solely that it ought to arrive “Early 2024.”
That’s clearly been missed, given we’re now halfway by means of the yr, however based on Exputer (additionally noticed by Gematsu), a leaker has advised it might be showing on Recreation Move this June. Rumored to be a day-one Recreation Move launch, that’ll be a pleasing shock for many who have been ready three years for the follow-up.
With Squeenix’s promise to keep away from all this tiresomeness sooner or later, you’d hope it’d clear a path for a possible Octopath Traveler 3, though sadly the simultaneous promise to focus extra on “high quality” video games (learn “AAA”) does recommend this might be unlikely to exist in any respect.
We’ve reached out to Sq. to ask for affirmation relating to these rumors, and to investigate in regards to the possibilities of an Octopath Traveler 3.
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