Pentiment News

The game, a lovingly-made narrative experience from Obsidian Entertainment, went down a treat on PC and Xbox where it first found a home thanks to publihser Xbox Game Studios. This comes following an official Xbox Podcast last week, in which head of Xbox Phil Spencer declared four Xbox-exclusive games would be headed to other consoles in due time. It looks like we finally have confirmation that Pentiment is one such game, even if it only had a short appearance in the Direct's highlight reel of upcoming titles.

There were reports and rumours ciculating around a Pentiment console port, which we stated in a prior article would be exciting news for everyone if true . Pentiment may not be one of Xbox's biggest hitters popularity-wise, but it's still one of its best exclusives in recent years.

Pentiment, in case you didn't know, is mint! Pentimnet was one of our Game of the Year picks back when it released in 2022, thanks in large part to its illustrated art style and fantastic writing. Obsidian Entertainment is known for its way with words, having been behind some of the best RPGs in its time. Shout out to Tyranny - one you may not have played but well worth the time.

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As confirmed at today's Nintendo Direct, Grounded is making the leap from Xbox to Nintendo Switch on April 16, 2024.

Yup, this particular Direct was in the rumour mill a lot prior to the announcement of it earlier this week due to the fact the Nintendo Switch was being brought up in dicussions about Xbox taking some of its games multiplatform, and here one is.

If fact, Grounded was first up on the docket in today's Direct, which you can watch here, with a nice trailer ending with the reveal that it's launching on Switch on April 16, 2024.

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Nintendo is putting on its first Nintendo Direct of the year today, February 21, and you can can watch it with us!

This particular Direct was in the rumour mill a lot prior to the announcement of it earlier this week, with the fact the Nintendo Switch was being brought up in dicussions about Xbox taking some of its games multiplatform having arguably generated even more hype than usual aroung what Nintendo's got cooking.

You can watch today's Nintendo Direct via Nintendo's official YouTube channel when it airs at 2PM GMT/9AM ET/6AM PT. We'll add the exact video to this article as soon as Nintendo puts it live.

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Hello there. It’s now been announced that we’re set for a Nintendo Direct tomorrow, February 21, so naturally a lot of people have reacted to that by turning expectant gazes towards Microsoft. Well, aside from fans of Hollow Knight: Silksong, who’re just contemplating what Vaas said in Far Cry 3.

Yep, after Xbox’s update on its multi-platform plans via a snappy little podcast last week, we’re now getting the Nintendo showcase that’d been rumoured to be happening around the same time as Phil Spencer’s chat. What will we see? Well, naturally, a lot of the speculation surrounds the games people reckon are part of that mysterious group of four Xbox games headed to different consoles.

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Update: In a official Xbox podcast featuring Phil Spencer, Matt Booty, and Sarah Bond, the trio stood by the companies' hardware, while stating that games built for Xbox will "also be able to be accessed any screen because of all the other investments we make."

This follows prior statements made by Xbox staff last week in an internal meeting, in which they reportedly stated that "Every screen is an Xbox". While these words weren't said verbatim in today's podcast, the messaging lines up.

When promoted to speak on Xbox's approach to hardware, Sarah Bond (president of xbox) stated the following, "When we look at our hardware, it's where you get the most flagship seminal experience of Xbox. It also represents a developer target. Our developers can build to the specs of our hardware, and we invest to make sure when they do that, that the games will run great on our hardware, but they'll also be able to be accessed any screen because of all the other investments we make. We're giving them an easy way to access as many players as possible.

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