According to a 343 Industries "Chief Game System Designer" job advertisement discovered by Zuby_Tech, the next main work in the "Hao" series is likely to be available to Sony PS5 platform.The ad mentioned in the "Responsibilities" description that designers need to create a high-quality and coherent gaming experience for "all players, all platforms".Despite the vague wording, the “all-platform” clearly implies multi-platform support, including PlayStation.
At the same time, Microsoft and Xbox suddenly announced today that their first-party core IP "Gears of War: Reinstalled" will be launched on the PS5 platform.Previously, although "Raiders of the Lost Ark: Ancient Circle" has been launched on PS5, as a Disney authorized IP, its cross-platform significance is relatively limited.As Xbox’s iconic exclusive IP, Gears of War has a landmark symbolic significance for the PS5 this time, officially breaking the so-called “platform red line.”This also echoes the previous statement of Xbox President Phil Spencer - Xbox does not have any cross-platform restrictions on games, and any work may be available to PlayStation.
Microsoft's first-party game's full-platform strategic transformation began in 2024.In February 2024, Microsoft took the lead in launching four small and medium-sized first-party games - Pentiment (February 22), Perfect Sound Wave (March 19), Grounded (April 16) and Sea of Thieves (April 30) - to PS5 and Nintendo Switch to test market reactions.
Among them, "Sea of Thieves" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark: Ancient Circle" performed particularly well on the PS5 platform.Data shows that in April 2025, among the top 20 games on the PS5 digital store list, 5 were from the first party of Xbox.Xbox has obviously already learned about this data and has tasted the sweetness of the full-platform strategy.Looking back at Spencer's previous statement, Microsoft's strategic transformation has begun to show results, and more Xbox first-party masterpieces may be launched on other platforms in the future to bring players a wider gaming experience.
Netizen: After "Sea of Thieves", "Forza Horizon 5" and "Gears of War", will "Haven" still be far away?
When the new work of "Hao" turned to Unreal 5, the editor-in-chief of the Shumao Club asserted that this was to prepare for logging in to PS5:
