Summary
Xbox’s ongoing strategy of releasing its games onPlayStation 5appears to be paying off. In April, the top three best sellers on PS5 were all owned byMicrosoft, withOblivion Remasteredtaking the number one spot.
Underneath that, there’sMinecraft, which is often a best seller, but alsoForza Horizon 5andIndiana Jones and the Great Circle. This comes after both were ported to PS5 in April, with the latter only being an Xbox console exclusive for a few months.
Xbox’s Games Are Best Sellers On PS5
We can expect Xbox’s multiplatform strategy to continue after this success
Sony posted the PS5 best sellers for April in ablog post, revealing that Oblivion Remastered took the top spot in the US and Canada, and was in second place over in Europe. Over in Europe, it was only beaten by Forza Horizon 5, another Microsoft-published game.
In previous years, it’s possible that Oblivion Remastered would have been exclusive to Xbox and PC. Right now,The Elder Scrolls 6is only confirmed for Xbox and PC, soBethesdawas very much part of Xbox’s efforts to boost its library of exclusives. However, withOblivion Remastered doing this wellon a rival platform, we might see The Elder Scrolls 6 come to PlayStation after all.
There havelong been rumoursofStarfieldcoming to PS5. These haven’t materialised just yet, but Xbox has made it clear thatno game is off the table when it comes to these ports, and given the stats we’re seeing here, it definitely appears to be in Xbox’s best interest to share its games.
