Grounded and Pentiment are Microsoft’s first Xbox-exclusive games for Nintendo Switch

The Verge writes: "Grounded and Pentiment are the first previously Xbox-exclusive games to arrive on Nintendo Switch. Obsidian’s 2D narrative adventure roleplaying game Pentiment will launch on Switch tomorrow, followed by Grounded, the survival co-op that’s a combination of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and A Bug’s Life, on April 16th."

[Jin_Sakai]

Awesome. Next up, PS5.

[Cacabunga]

Still not reason enough for me to play them.. these games tell me nothing they look uninteresting..

[Jin_Sakai]

I played Grounded in Series X when I had one and love it. I’d definitely play it again should it release in PS5.

[darthv72]

...and this is why game pass is a thing. Games that look 'uninteresting' can turn out to be rather good. Especially since you dont have to pay anything extra to play them. I played Pentiment and it surprised me with how good it is. You need to try and broaden yourself, even if you think you might not like something... it just might surprise you.

[StormSnooper]

@darth
That’s literally how I use PSPlus.

[Aloymetal]

Lol but on a more serious note, Phil and Co. could bring their whole catalog of games to PS5 and Switch tomorrow and most wouldn't bat an eye, that won't make any difference since anyone interested in all those meh MS games could've easily gotten a cheap series S and played them long ago. It's not about having them on all platforms but the quality of those games is what matters.

[Obscure_Observer]

"Lol but on a more serious note, Phil and Co. could bring their whole catalog of games to PS5 and Switch tomorrow and most wouldn't bat an eye"

You mean, like Minecraft and COD?

[Andrew336]

Shocking stance by someone with the username Aloy.

[Skuletor]

@Obscure_Observer

Minecaft and COD aren't the brags you think they are, both were already established IP's long before Microsoft acquired them.

[Jin_Sakai]

“It's not about having them on all platforms but the quality of those games is what matters.“

Steam:
Hi-Fi Rush - Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 19,994) ALL TIME
Grounded - Very Positive (89% of 53,144) ALL TIME
Pentiment - Very Positive (94% of 4,985) ALL TIME

Metacritic:
Hi-Fi Rush - 87 Metascore
Grounded - 82 Metascore
Pentiment - 86 Metascore

These are great games. Grounded has had over 20 million players.

[Neonridr]

Hi-Fi Rush would be a perfect game to release on the Switch too.

[RaidenBlack]

And Sunset Overdrive would be perfect for PS4/PS5 too

[darthv72]

...only if they could up it to 60fps. I recently downloaded it to my steam deck and play it at 60 and that makes it sooooo much better.

[FPSRUSSIA]

are this games coming to the PS5 as well ?
Looking forward to Hi fi rush Hopefully that games comes to the PS5.

[Neonridr]

it's possible, though no official announcements yet.

[RaidenBlack]

PS4 as well

[BehindTheRows]

Yes, Spencer confirmed four games for PS5 and Switch.

[ThinkThink]

He confirmed 4 games to "other platforms". We all just assumed he meant both ps and switch.

[Neonridr]

he never confirmed which games would be coming to which platforms though.

[Einhander1972]

Anyone who believes Microsoft is setting themselves up for disappointment.

[BehindTheRows]

Thank you to the Captain Obvious'(s). I never clarified which games. I said 4 games to PlayStation AND Switch. Not four games to each.

I responded to "Looking forward to Hi fi rush Hopefully that games comes to the PS5". HiFi Rush was just confirmed for March 18 on PS5, for example. Reading comprehension is obviously a learned skill.

[Neonridr]

@Behind - your reply to the original question (are these games coming to PS5) made it seem like you were answering his question by saying yes. You have to understand that your reply could be taken so many different ways here, citing reading comprehension when you yourself weren't clear is hilarious.

[BehindTheRows]

@Neonridr

A simple inquiry would have netted you the correct answer, but because you chased a gotcha and failed, I'm hilarious. That .....makes no sense.

In any case, you misinterpreted. Fair enough, but don't put it on me when you could have asked or ignored the post.

[Obscure_Observer]

"are this games coming to the PS5 as well ?"

Phil Spencer said "consoles", so yes, I believe those are definitely coming to PS5 too maybe even the PS4, since Grounded is also available on Xbox One.

It will be interesting to see how those games will perform on Sony´s consoles.

[BehindTheRows]

Crazy that we agree on this, while others rushed to: "He nEvEr sAiD wHiCh pLaTfOrMs" XD

In any event, agreed. Will be interesting to see how these things perform!

[SonyStyled]

It will definitely be interesting with only 4 games. Strange they would only port these 4 games as a one time thing. Nothing else coming to Nintendo and PlayStation after this. That’s what Phil said

[Einhander1972]

It's unfortunate that Nintendo is allowing this, the only way the pressure campaign could work is if Nintendo would stand up against Microsoft and see them as the rivals they are. Letting themselves be used as pawns, Microsoft will turn on them in time.

[Nyxus]

It's just more games for their platform. Nintendo loses nothing from this.

[Einhander1972]

That's a very short term view.

[fr0sty]

Microsoft has everything to lose here, gamers have fewer reasons to buy an Xbox now... whereas PS5 and Switch still have their exclusives and have no reason to give them up to competing platforms, so both are in a position of power over Microsoft. Microsoft are the pawns here in their own game of chess, not the other way around.

[slate91]

You watch a lot of movies

[Obscure_Observer]

@Einhander1972

Most Playstation gamers don´t care about your crusade, dude.

If that was the case, Minecraft and COD wouldn´t be among Playstation´s most popular games.

I got the feeling that you´re setting yourself up to disappointment (again) if you´re expecting those games to flop on Playstation.

Time will tell though.

[BehindTheRows]

Yeah, they shouldn't flop. I think HiFi in particular will be a seller on the platform.

[Einhander1972]

Actually, my track record on long term predictions is incredibly good.

Let me explain the basic principal here.

Microsoft is not doing this to benefit Nintendo, they are doing it to benefit themselves.

[Obscure_Observer]

"Microsoft is not doing this to benefit Nintendo, they are doing it to benefit themselves."

Of course they´re. They´re a business after all.

[Lightning77]

Yall need to get some sun and touch some grass everyone once in awhile holy crap.

It's not that serious nor is it ever that serious.

[Andrew336]

Agreed. Some of the shit these people say/believe is insane.

[Andrew336]

This is very dramatic.

[lellkay]

@Einhander1972 What a strange strange take.

[ModsDoBetter]

Highly regarded games but the only game I miss from when I had my Xbox was Sea of Thieves. Really looking forward to that coming to PS.

[BehindTheRows]

Sea of Thieves is a lot of fun! One of those get a bunch of friends together games!

[ModsDoBetter]

100%!

Got it at launch and was a bit disappointed BUT came back towards the end of year one and absolutely loved it.

[BehindTheRows]

Yeah, I was one who initially skipped it, but a weekend with some friends changed all of that!

[Asplundh]

The first? No Ori and the Blind Forrest was the first Xbox exclusive on the Switch.

[Jin_Sakai]

Not from an Xbox first party studio. These two games are.

[Asplundh]

Sure, but that makes no difference as Microsoft still owns the Ip.

[Ristul]

I pretty modest showing from Microsoft. I wanted Hi-Fi Rush. The Rare games at the end were a nice touch.

[anast]

MS Xbox is going to be a decent service provider.

[InUrFoxHole]

Well done. Consumer friendly is what I like to see.

[GamesAsAService]

Enjoy!

This is my favourite survival game as of late.

Great exploration, combat, and story.

[PhillyDonJawn]

Ori?

[hduce]

The title says that Grounded and Pentiment are the first Xbox exclusive games for the Switch but didn't Microsoft port over Ori and Ori2?

[Barlos]

Got Pentiment on Steam for my Steam Deck. Great little game. Should be a perfect fit for Switch tbh.

[redrum06]

Some just can't win, right? Xbox releasing some pretty good games on other platforms, and they're still being talked down. Fanboyism at its best.