AvowedObsidianXbox has said outright many, many times at this point it has reached a place where there is absolutely no game off the table in terms of when it might head to a competitors console, be it PlayStation or Nintendo. Theyre already all going to PC, more or less.Now, with the launch of what may be the biggest pure exclusive of the year for Xbox (I do not buy that Fable is out in 2025), we may ask that question about Avowed, the new RPG from Obsidian, famed developer of Fallout: New Vegas and The Outer Worlds.There are three main ways that Microsoft releases its would-be exclusives on other consoles, namely PlayStation. Or doesnt, as the case may be:Same-day launch for something like DOOM: The Dark Ages, with the selling point being Day One access on Game Pass. The same is true for older, recently absorbed hits like Call of Duty.Time delay. Thats happening with a game like Indiana Jones most recently, but also we are seeing much older games head to PS5 and Switch now that this idea is in place like Grounded and Sea of Thieves.Unclear timeline, maybe never. There are obviously a number of games that remain only on Xbox, and this generation, that means some high profile ones like Halo Infinite or Starfield. While not off the table entirely, as Xbox has said, its possible they simply never come to PlayStation.StarfieldBethesdaAvowed does seem to be in the category of an argument Microsoft made when it was trying to convince courts that it was not going to take Call of Duty exclusive if they bought Activision Blizzard. They made a chart with existing big franchises like COD on one end where they would not become exclusive, and new first party IPs like Starfield that would be the type of game to remain exclusive.Even though Microsoft has changed its tune about exclusivity, it is at least the case that those types of games, namely Starfield and Avowed, have not been named as coming to PlayStation. If that hasnt even been announced yet, if Avowed does make it over, it feels like it would not be for at least a year. For Starfield, released in September 2023, its already been longer than that and theres still no announcement.MORE FOR YOUIts just not clear what Microsofts internal decision making process is right now. There may indeed be some at least internal line about these new IPs, as they are A) not former multi-platform games, B) not an existing cross-media IP or C) not a multiplayer game that needs a boosted player population. So while you can see this standard being used to say, probably release Elder Scrolls 6 on PS5, that is different than Avowed (even based in Pillars of Eternity) and Starfield. Yes, maybe someday Avowed will leap over, but given Starfields trajectory, I do not think that is happening remotely soon.Follow me , and .Pick up my sci-fi novels the and