It has been more than a year since Microsoft began with its strategy to publish exclusive video games on Nintendo and Sony; Already despite the fact that initially his viability was not entirely clear, time has proved Microsoft right: In April 2025 the three best -selling video games of PlayStation are owned by Xbox, And Microsoft’s strategy seems to be on the right track.
Xbox’s strategy pays off: PlayStation’s best -selling games are from Microsoft
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By April 2024, a batch of Microsoft games led by Grounded He made his debut on the consoles of the competition (PS5, PS4 and Nintendo Switch) marking the beginning of the end for Microsoft’s exclusivities in Xbox consoles, which From there, it would almost focus on increasing the number of Xbox Game Pass subscribers.
A year after a measure that – much – enraged Xbox fans, Microsoft shows that he was right, and Publishing their exclusive in PlayStation and Nintendo Switch was one of the best strategies they could have devised. Now, while Xbox fans enjoy dozens of exclusive in exchange for a small monthly payment, the rest of the platforms have the Xbox Game Studios titles as the best selling of the month.
According to the last Information provided by Sonyboth for Europe and North America, The best -selling games of April 2025 in the PS5 PS5 belong to Xbox Game Studiosmarking a before and after in the “console war”.
Best -selling playstation games in North America
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Xbox Game Studios)
- Minecraft (Xbox Game Studios)
- Forza Horizon 5 (Xbox Game Studios)
- MLB The Show 25
- NBA 2K25
Best -selling playstation games in Europe
- Forza Horizon 5 (Xbox Game Studios)
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Xbox Game Studios)
- Minecraft (Xbox Game Studios)
- Clear obscure: Expedition 33
- Grand Theft Auto V
These titles are added within the Top 10, in addition, other Microsoft works such as Call of Duty Black Ops 6 o Indiana Jones and the big circle; All games available at Xbox Game Pass and that have swept the PlayStation.
The end of the exclusive in Xbox?
Obviously, with these results already in mind, Microsoft has decided to redouble the bet recently: one of its flagships, Gears of Warwill also reach PS5, marking a point and apart in this multiplatform plan. Microsoft’s strategy is clear: it doesn’t matter where you play, but you play their video games, and will do everything possible to bring this fight to the end.
At the moment, the end of the exclusive in Microsoft does not seem to be close, but it is a much more real future than ever before, with Xbox trying to twist the famous “War of Consoles” of a fight for hardware units sold to a fight for subscribers and video game sales. Only time will say if they were right, but for the moment, the results are more than enviable.