Former Xbox-exclusive game Pentiment announced for Nintendo Switch, launches tomorrow
Grounded is also set to arrive in April
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Obsidian Entertainment’s former Xbox-exclusive titlesPentimentandGroundedare coming toNintendo Switch.
During the February 21 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase presentation, it was announced that the adventure role-playing gamePentimentwill arrive on the Switch tomorrow, February 22, whileGrounded -a survival multiplayer game - is scheduled for an April 16 launch.
Both games originally launched as Xbox console exclusives -Pentimentin 2022 andGroundedin 2020 - but will be making their way to Nintendo’s handheld console asMicrosoftbegins to push its multiplatform plan which was unveiled byMicrosoftGaming CEO Phil Spencer last week.
Spencer revealed thatfour Xbox games are on the way to other platformsfollowing a series ofrumors, and it appears thatPentimentandGroundedare the first two.
“So, we made the decision that we’re gonna take four games to the other consoles - just four games, not a change to our kind of fundamental exclusive strategy,” Spencer said on theOfficial Xbox Podcast.
“We’re making these decisions for some specific reasons. We make every decision, really, with the long-term health of Xbox in mind. And the long-term health of Xbox means a growing platform, our games performing, building the best platform for creators, reaching as many players as we can.”
Pentimentis considered one of the best games of 2022 and features a novel concept set in 16th-century Bavaria where the player is caught up in a murder mystery. The game is also available onXbox Series X|S,Xbox One, and PC viaXbox Game PassandSteam.
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Meanwhile,Grounded- which is also accessible on the previously mentioned platforms, takes the concept of the movieHoney, I Shrunk the Kidsand creates an engaging open-world (backyard?) survival game that challenges the player to avoid hordes of giant insects.
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