Square Enix seemingly kickstarts its multiplatform approach by freeing some of its best JRPGs to cross the console divide
The Octopath Traveler games have an odd history with exclusivity
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Square Enix recently announced a restored multiplatform strategythat would see its games release on all platforms, rather than arbitrarily locking them behind certain consoles. The publisher now seems to be unleashing some of their best RPGs to all.
The Octopath Traveler series has an odd history with platform exclusivity. The first game came out as a Nintendo Switch exclusive in 2018 before migrating to PC in 2019 and Xbox consoles in 2021. Octopath Traveler 2 instead released on Switch, PC, PS4, and PS5 simultaneously. So, Xbox players never received the sequel and PlayStation owners couldn’t catch up on the first game before dipping into the second.
Square Enixhad previously confirmedan Xbox Series port for Octopath Traveler 2, butExputerreports the sequel could debut on Game Pass as early as this month, and should that happen, we’d likely …
