During Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, we learned about two of the Xbox Game Studios titles that are going multiplatform. The games in question are Obsidian Entertainment’sGroundedandPentiment, and the latter will launch tomorrow on Nintendo Switch.
Earlier this year, various leaks and rumors suggested that first-party Xbox exclusives likeHi-Fi RushandPentimentcould make their way over to competing platforms. Microsoft finally addressed the rumors on February 15, confirming that it planned tobring four of its first-party gamesto non-Xbox platforms over the course of 2024. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer wouldn’t say what any of the specific games were at the time, though, stating that “the teams that are building those games have announced plans that are not too far away.” It’s now clear that Spencer was partially referring tothis Nintendo Direct, as two of the games showed up here.
If you aren’t familiar with these titles, here’s the rundown:Groundedis a 2022 survival crafting game where players control kids who were shrunk down in size and are trying to survive in a backyard. It launches for Nintendo Switch on April 16, and was the first announcement of the show. During a sizzle reelat the end of the show, we learned thatPentimentis launching on Nintendo’s hybrid console tomorrow. First released for PC and Xbox Series X/S in 2022,Pentimentis a historical narrative adventure title and yet another solid Xbox-published title, withDigital Trends’ four-star reviewcalling it “a wonderful game that tells a thematically poignant story that anyone who likes to create will empathize with.”
Pentimentlaunches for Nintendo Switch tomorrow, February 22.Groundedcomes to the system on April 16.
