In mid-November, I started sending out feelers to contacts and sources within Microsoft to inquire about a tip I'd received, that Sea of Thieves was potentially exploring a PlayStation or Nintendo Switch version. I was unable to confirm, nor refute, those rumors. But it wouldn't be the last time I'd hear similar.
A few weeks later, Microsoft Gaming and Xbox Chief Financial Officer Tim Stuart caused controversy by saying it wants to bring its "first-party games" to "every screen possible," including Nintendo and PlayStation devices. Later, rumors began to emerge that indeed, games like Hi-Fi Rush and Sea of Thieves may be slated to lose their console exclusivity status, heading to PlayStation or Nintendo Switch, or both. Naturally, all of this caused uproar within the Xbox community faithful, for a variety of reasons.
