Microsoft will be bringing Xbox-exclusive games to the PC - including Halo 5

May 30th, 2015, 23:24 Posted By: wraggster

Microsoft will launch its biggest Xbox One exclusive games on the PC.
While the company has already confirmed that users will be able to stream Xbox One games to a Windows 10 computer when the new OS launches this summer, PCR understands that games currently listed as exclusive to Xbox will eventually launch on PC as full standalone titles.
Several industry sources have confirmed the news to PCR.
"It's a rumour which I know to be true," said one senior PC gaming industry executive.
"Microsoft are going to be focusing a lot more on the PC gaming side than previously, and they’re also going to be bringing a lot of Xbox platform exclusives to Windows as well.
"So this includes some of the biggest franchises in the Microsoft stable like Fable, Forza Motorsport and Halo. They're all forecasted to start coming out on PC in the future."
The latest games in those series - Fable Legends, Forza Motorsport and Halo 5: Guardians (pictured) - are all due for release this year, with Halo 5 set to launch on October 27th. Microsoft has previously confirmed that Fable Legends will arrive on PC, too.
If true, this news will also mean that Rise of the Tomb Raider - currently listed as an Xbox exclusive - will also be coming out on PC.
However, it's not clear when exactly these games may arrive on PC.
Last year, Microsoft showcased a Forza 5 demo running on the PC as opposed to Xbox One. It did tell Eurogamer in March 2014 that the demo "was simply a rendering tech demo to showcase the power and ease of development for DX12. We have no plans to release Forza Motorsport 5, or any other Microsoft Studios Xbox One title on PC."
However, Microsoft is now heavily pushing the gaming side of Windows 10, which is set to arrive this summer, with users of Windows 7 and 8 receiving a free upgrade to Windows 10 within its first year of launch.

Windows 10 hands-on

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