Xbox has had a tumultuous year of ups and downs, but it's closing out 2024 on quite a high note, giving it some potent momentum into 2025.
This time last year, rumors began to coalesce that Xbox was exploring placing its console exclusives onto arch-rival PlayStation. The rumors set the internet ablaze, my initial reaction was to not believe it — Xbox has often been the target of false rumors. However, this one turned out to be true. Microsoft later formally announced Sea of Thieves, Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, and Grounded would be making their way across to PlayStation and in some cases Nintendo Switch too. More are almost certainly on the way as well, which has fed continuing doubts about whether or not this was a healthy strategy for the Xbox ecosystem.
