Following the recent Inside Xbox broadcast, which introduced us to several third party next-gen games, we reached out to some of the teams about the status of any PlayStation 5 versions. There was some ambiguity as to which of the titles shown will be exclusive to Xbox and which are coming to Sony's console too. One game we were curious about was Call of the Sea, the mysterious and colourful adventure game from publisher Raw Fury.
Fortunately, we recently had a response about this one. So, is Call of the Sea coming to PS5? As you might expect, the answer isn't clear cut. Our contact told us the publisher has "no further information regarding releases on other consoles", stating the game is to be released on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Steam.
So, at least for the time being, there is no PS5 version of this particular title. It's possible Raw Fury is unable to confirm anything because of restrictions from Sony, given we've yet to see the console or any games. We'll have to wait and see, then, but official word for now is that the game isn't PS5-bound.
Are you interested in Call of the Sea? Would you pick this one up on PS5 if it makes the jump? Sail into the comments section below.
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I'm not sure which is worse. That a decent looking game like this could be Xbox exclusive, or Sony are playing games by preventing generating legitimate excitement about their new console. As a floating voter for the two consoles at the moment, the actual exclusives for next gen ironically enough seem to be on Xbox at the moment...
I’d be interested in this for sure!
Basically "MS have paid us a hefty sum to keep it away from the competition for a small amount of time"
no further information = one year of exclusivity probably.
@pip_muzz Switch games only got revealed 2 months before release, chill out.
This is why Sony's silence is a bit aggravating, until we get a proper reveal for PS5 no third party devs/publishers can confirm if their games are coming to the console.
On the other hand all Sony has to do is have a massive blowout - 90min presentation with the lions share of that time going to the games both first and third party in early June.
The game looks boring, who cares.
It isn’t a NextGen exclusive so if it was coming to PlayStation they could confirm PlayStation four. It certainly looks like it could run on a switch.
Not a must have game even if it came to PS5 I would not pay over $19.99 for it.
@Mintie Not true. Other games from the Xbox event have been confirmed for PS5. So this has nothing to do with Sony not having revealed the system yet. MS just bought exclusivity. That's all.
@viciousarcanum probably
@thefirst yes I’ve also not bought any of the tomb raiders after that debacle.
@Octane then why be vague about it? Big third party titles are obviously multiplat, but the smaller devs are (as you said) console exclusive or they are part of the PS5 event and cannot confirm or deny.
A few of the titles at the XSX event have come straight out and said that they are console exclusives, which means that there is possibly more to be read from the vague response from Raw Fury
@Mintie Because maybe this isn't an exclusive? Maybe Microsoft only paid them for 12 months of exclusivity; and they're never going to admit that. ''Hey, MS moneyhatted us, and we'll be exclusive for 12 months on Xbox, but then we'll release it on PS5.''
Their contract probably prevents them from explicitly stating how long the exclusivity will last; and they're not going to say they are a full exclusive, when they aren't, or at least, won't be 12 months from now.
@Mintie Likelihood is that this is some kind of timed exclusive. Wording implies it'll probably come to PS5 down the line, but they can't say right now because of contractual reasons.
@pip_muzz Well, let's hope Sony has some event for games soon.
Some sort of "Console and Gameplay Reveal" if you will
I'll give it a year and it'll hit PS5.
@thefirst No. People really do this?!
I understand brand preference/loyalty, but that's taking things a little too extreme. Business is business and if Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo want to improve the appeal of their consoles through timed exclusivity deals, than so be it.
I know the recent Tomb Raider games aren't essential purchases or anything, but why deprive yourself of fun games simply because the developer took a timed exclusivity deal for the "other team"? Do you consider the Final Fantasy VII Remake a "shady deal Square Enix made with [Sony]" for making that game a timed exclusive?
On topic: I am thinking this game will be on PS5, but the announcement is being saved until Sony decides to show off something.
Unfortunately, I think that's the same with a lot of games coming to next-gen. As I said on another thread, Sony really needs to fully unveil PS5 to open the floodgates and let developers talk freely.
Microsoft has already started it, but since Sony has been more...conservative...with next-gen updates, developers are probably staying tight-lipped because they don't want to get overwhelmed with PS5 questions that they may not even be allowed to discuss or aren't comfortably discussing out of professional courtesy until Sony has finally lifted the lid on PS5.
MS is so shady with this stuff. If it was on Playstation the back of the box would proudly display "Timed Exclusive until" whatever date like FF7 Remake does. All the CoD content on PS makes sure everyone knows how long its exclusive for.
Personally, I wasn't overly interested in this in the first place - whether it ends up as an exclusive for MS, a timed exclusive or if they can't speak about releasing on Sony's console yet because Sony haven't revealed their console yet.
I do think that if it was coming to Sony's platform at the same time, then the devs would be able to say something - it hasn't stopped other games confirming they will be on Playstation and the fact that this is coming to XB1, therefore 'could' come to PS4, then at best, its a timed exclusive.
I really don't think MS can be 'blamed' for paying for timed or otherwise exclusivity - its not like Sony won't be doing the same and have had (and still has) numerous timed exclusivity deals too. Blaming MS for doing the same as Sony, just because you prefer Sony consoles is somewhat hypocritical in my opinion.
As I have said many times, I really do not agree with exclusives on principal. I do include 1st party too - but I can at least see why these exist. I think its wrong though to pay for 3rd party exclusivity - timed or otherwise. If exclusives must exist, then they should be made by 1st party studio's. I know that can get complicated when some devs need a publisher and Sony/MS maybe the only company willing to back and/or publish those games - although they could still publish those games on other platforms too and recoup their investment...
Anyway, Exclusives, timed or otherwise, don't affect me as I will get to play any I want on either platforms.
@3Above
You mean like on the Horizon Zero Dawn Box? ;-P
@thefirst No problem buying the game. I just wait untill the GOTY releases if everything is on disc ofcourse.
@GamingFan4Lyf Kudos for a refreshing pragmatic post there! I really don't get fanboyism, you're only shooting yourself in the foot with it.
@GamingFan4Lyf If i have to wait for a long time them ill make sure i will pay the lowest price so a GOTY edition with all content. I wont reward a company that keeps me waiting the full price thats for sure.
Some of these comments scream entitled hypocritical fanboys. If sony has third party exclusives, even timed, then it's fine and you boast about it. If Microsoft does it then it's shady and they 'threw 'em a load of money to keep it off playstation'. I own both current gens so I ain't bothered.
pfft - just NDA's at play here. Nothing to derive from this either way.
@Murray To be fair that game's 3yrs old at this point.
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