Bloober Team’s high-profile horror The Medium, which launched as an Xbox Series X|S exclusive earlier this year, has been rated for release on the PlayStation 5 by United States classification board ESRB. This suggests that some kind of port is imminent, as it’s rare for software to be rated like this and not actually launch on the associated system.
It was, to be fair, expected for the title to deploy on Sony’s next-gen device eventually. The Polish developer was coy about PS5 plans prior to the game’s Xbox Series X|S release in January, which is typically the tell-tale sign of a timed exclusive. Many had expected it to remain restricted to Microsoft’s machine for well over a year, however, but the timing of this rating suggests we may be looking at closer to six months.
Distributor Koch Media did previously announce plans for a physical release of the psychological escapade, but it wouldn’t commit to platforms – it’s probably safe to assume that those disc copies will be pressed alongside the PS5 version now. Are you interested in trying this out, or did the middling reviews douse your enthusiasm? Alter reality in the comments section below.
[source esrb.org, via gematsu.com]
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One of us, one of us.
So xbox just lost their only "series" exclusive so far? Tbh though we all knew this was coming as the same happened with their Blair witch game.
Nearly completed it on my S and it's a good game but nothing special, a 7/10 from me
Played it and finished it on XSX a few months back. Really liked it, and I'm not a fan of Bloober Team's previous output (haven't played Observer yet, though).
PS5 games coming to PS4 and PC, Xbox games coming to PS5, Switch games releasing on other platforms. It's all great news.
Just put game pass on PlayStation and Nintendo
That is where Microsoft are heading just like PC software.
They will be rubbing their hands at the thought of 115 million PS4 and 85 Million switch owners, and new generation owners.
They will wait until they have some new top end game pass exclusives, a few years yet but I can see it coming.
Cool it's coming to PS5, but the game is rather boring and bad. Oh well...
Played this but didn't finish, good concept but mediocre "gameplay". Overall I'd give it a 5 if I'm being generous. At the start it feels like the beginning of Silent Hill 2 but sadly never really progresses beyond that
Good for them I guess. Always looked like a Silent Hill wannabe that took a wrong turn on boring street so I won't be trying it out.
The game is amazing for it's kind. Truly amazing atmosphere, a very strong story, good and clever puzzles, and an amazing story ending. It's not a difficult game overall....this and outridrers for me are the surprises till now in the generation. I was starting to play them with very low expectations and I get stacked with them till the end.
The only issues I have encountered was minor popin textures on the item's at the inventory. For maximum game experience you should play the game at night with headset, the atmosphere is amazing.
@AchievingGamer it’s 7/10 on Metacritic which makes it good. If you don’t believe the reviews it’s either bad or amazing, I guess.
It's not a very good game. The atmosphere is decent, but nothing special exactly. The puzzles are extremely basic, the stealth sections are lame, and the story is okay at best. Without actual combat, and puzzles a toddler could solve by accident, you may as well just watch a playthrough on YouTube if you're interested in the presentation - then again, you'd be better off just watching Stranger Things again.. My recommendation is to just play something better - The Medium just isn't really worth your time.
Those comments of "Ahh, s**k it, it's only on Xbox!" didn't she well then.
Well surely they'll be fine with this as whenever there's a PlayStation exclusive they proclaim how exclusives are anti-consumer and bad for the industry.
@HeeHo
Hey, love the name and profile pic there.
The medium is more of “Mediocre “…PASS!
I played this on my series s and enjoyed it. Im old enough were it felt a bit of a throwback to the horror games i played growing up. Saying that though, it didnt cost me anything to play it thanks to gamepass. Not so sure i would recommend stumping up for it outside of a decent sale.
Greeeeat The Medium's gonna be on PlayStation.......which changes nothing it still looks awful and I still don't wanna play it
a critical and commercial failure is high profile now?
its like saying bethesda games like prey, dishonored 2, rage 2, wolfenstein 2, evil within 2 are a million selling games 😅
Finished it the first day it released on Game Pass, don't do that with many games anymore, Needless to say I loved my time with it. Went back a second time and got the 1000GS.
I liked it quite a bit...until the absolutely abysmal third act that concludes with one of the worst endings I've ever seen. Plus it ran like ass on PC regardless of whether or not you had the RTX enabled.
High on profile, low on quality😉.
The devs should note that timed exclusives can go against you if your product it bang average when it gets released 1st time around. The cat is out of the bag at that point and any hype will have died down long ago once you try and launch it again on another platform.
This is about as surprising as the news that Oddworld: Soulstorm is releasing on Xbox soon.
So many timed exclusives this gen that this is going to be a constant back and forth between the two companies.
Those with patience win in the end, as they'll all end up on both consoles anyway (true 1st party exclusives excluded of course)
Not so interested in this game after all the bad feedback I’ve heard. Am interested to see how it compares to the Series X performance wise though. A lot of fan bois were praising the performance on series X saying there was no way the PS5 could run it better.
I remember people got hyped for this because Akira Yamaoka wrote some music for this game.
The love for Silent Hill is strong. We wait patiently for a new game.
I really hope the rumors aren't true that this team is now working on the Silent Hill reboot that has been in development hell for a while now. Nothing they've done so far has shown they can do Silent Hill justice. Plus I'd rather have a Japanese team work on SH. Aside from Capcom I can't even think of another Japanese horror developer.
@mucc Well there is Tecmo who make my beloved Project Zero/Fatal Frame franchise but unfortunately Nintendo are currently holding my baby hostage and rights squatting 😭😭🤬
I'm so glad about this. This is the Game that I wanted to play but it was only for Series X.
That didn't take long.
Can't believe they squandered the great premise and Yamaoka score on mediocre overall game design, though. For some reason, Western devs just don't 'get' classic survival horror.
I played it on Gamepass and quite enjoyed it. Nice looking game in a lot of areas. It’s absolutely nothing special in its gameplay but it kept me interested enough to finish it.
I would not pay full price for the game, definitely wait for a sale if you’re interested in this.
Really enjoyed this on Series X. Gameplay isn’t exactly challenging, but the story is interesting and the graphics are great (rendering two different, equally beautiful worlds at the same time is the only thing that’s really made me think “wow next gen” so far).
It was absolutely worth a playthough on Gamepass, not sure I’d be as likely to pay €49,99 though.
This was the only title that Xbox had that I was interested in, I am happy to see it come to the PS5. I might have to dig through some reviews and see if the critiques line up with what I like/dislike in games.
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Played it through Game Pass, went in with no expectations whatsoever and had a decent time with it. That said I'm a fan of walking sims, Rapture, Ethan Carter etc so the slow nature of the game is something I enjoy anyway. Not the greatest thing I ever played but it certainly wasn't the worst. It's a solid 7.
Played it on PC, good game!
All I can say is I'm glad it was 'free'... amazed I finished it.
I guess I'll check it out when it's on PS+ I think said that even before it released haha
No surprise it was long rumoured.
I will be picking this up for sure, I got a PS5 today and almost got a series x instead and this was one of the games that was swaying me a bit, I know the scores were mixed but I'm a massive horror fan and MUST play them all and thought this was an XSX exclusive bit lucky for me I will be playing this soon
I played it a bit on PC.... and it was not for me. Good for those interested in it though.
@Xenomorph_79 That's why I don't want them making a Silent Hill game.
I was interested in trying this, have to see what else I’m playing at the time I guess
Not at all interested in this. The reviews completely turned me off. Outside of BC through game pass, third party timed exclusivity deals are all Microsoft has right now. Halo Infinite is out there, but 2022 sounds optimistic. Same for the ZeniMax studios. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Series became Microsoft’s last console, with Game Pass becoming its main focus being offered on PC and PlaySatation.
I'll save you the trouble since I have an Xbox. The game is mediocre at best. Super janky despite having some interesting concepts. There are some fine jumpscares though!
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@GADG3Tx87 Thanks dude!
Horror games are awesome, but I’d need a pretty steep discount to pull the trigger on The Medium. Everything I’ve read has pegged it as mediocre.
It will be interesting to see the technical comparison between platforms though and how the PS5 runs it. If I remember Digital Foundry’s analysis correctly, The Medium had dips as low as 900p and 20fps on the Series X.
@HeeHo lol
General rule: if it's not published by the console owner's company, you can assume it will eventually come to other platforms. Doesn't apply to everything, but it applies to enough games.
@arra1213 all of those games you mentioned are fantastic games ( except rage 2 but it's decent) Don't get the point you are trying to make
The Medium is decent but not scary at all. The story is intriguing enough to keep you playing it. However, It is pretty much a puzzle solving game with horror elements than the other way around.
@Envy the article stated the medium as high profile
i wont be surprised if the next article will say big ip like (insert the games i mentioned) are not coming to ps
cuz we all know the medium isnt high profile ang games i mentioned are not big ip
@arra1213 Bro how is dishonored not a high ip. That franchise has sold millions and loved by many. The same with Wolfenstein, it started the FPS genre.
Really great game. Enjoy! Usually not the type of games I play but I got enveloped in the story and the game play.
@Envy nah u wont find any statement that dishonored sold millions, in north america its biggest market first game sold 500k the 2nd game sales down by 38% compared to the first game, in comparison prey sales is down 60% compared to dishonored 2, death of the outsider sales is nearly non existent
so to say bethesda games are big ip is an overstatement
heck even doom eternal probably bethesda biggest selling game last gen (outside of fallout 4) beaten by new ip like ghost of tsushima
Too bad it's super boring. Atmospheric walking simulator that's not even scary.
@UltimateOtaku91 Yeah but Microsoft will be showing off loads of exclusives at E3 thanks to the recent Bethesda group buy out which had many games in development to pad out their lack of exclusives.
Is it better than Murdered: soul suspect? I got the plat for that and enjoyed it as well.
This game isn't gonna blow minds away, but it's a solid game for Bloober team. I had fun with it
Turn out the lights and play this one around midnight, I enjoyed it.
Everybody wins when all games come to all platforms (or all platforms that can run the game without downgrading it)
@ArcticSin Virtually any big-budget game that has also has a PC release is downgraded in certain respects on home consoles.
A game so bad it should never have been released arriving on ps5 🤔 i think ps5 fanboys are the lucky ones because most of them don't have a ps5 and won't have to play this turd. For the one's who buy it and hate it remember the xbsx owners did'nt have to pay anything to hate it 🤣
Played it on PC. Decent game, lots of good voice acting and interesting mechanics. If wanting something a bit different this is a good choice.
Hopefully it has RayTracing on PS5.
@arra1213 Bethesda games are big IPs for the genres and type of games they offer. I think Doom even have comic books and a movie based on it.
@Ralizah that depends on the PC
Lots of PCs are a downgrade from a PS5 at this point. Anyone on a 1060, 1050ti or 1660 (or even a 1080ti) are playing a downgraded version of the game on PC.
@BrainHacker yeah but no, the film is a massive flop, eternal sold well the best sellling in the series but beaten by new ip like tsushima
@arra1213 Well, the Ratchet and Clank movie flop as well, and it is even a direct adaptation of the game. The Elder Scrolls Series have sold 58M copies and the Fallout series have sold more than 30M copies. Bethesda owns multiple of the best IPs when it comes to FPS and Western RPG games. Even Sony paid Bethesda for the time exclusivity of Death Loop and Ghostwire Tokyo, and they were trying to negotiate for Starfield before MS bought ZeniMax. I mean, we're talking about the publisher who created Skyrim (ES5) here.
Edit: I did a quick Google search, and Doom Eternal sold 7.5M copies while Tsushima sold 6.5M copies
@BrainHacker lol its funny that a game sold 7.5 million copies didnt even enter the top 10 best selling games last year unlike tlou2 and got, since the got sales figures are official not some article found in google xd
besides fallout series selling 30+ million and doom selling 20+ million not really a big deal since games like uncharted, god of war, gran turismo sold more
i mean even tlou series alone outsold combined sales of dishonored, prey, rage, wolfenstein, evil within 😅
with only fallout 4 being the biggest selling game of bethesda last gen and that game pretty sure outsold by spiderman right now 😅
Great news, one less reason for me to buy an Xbox Series X .
In all seriousness, I will wait for this to hit PlayStation Plus.
@arra1213 That's just funny because TLOU2 and GoT wasn't even in the top ten highest-earning games of 2020 in the total digital revenue sales according to Nielsen.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gamesindustry.biz/amp/2021-01-06-digital-games-spending-reached-USD127-billion-in-2020
See, I can also choose which article and top ten list I should used to suit my narrative.
If you're going by sales on which video games is considered as a big IP, then all the Sony exclusives that you mentioned couldn't be considered as a big IP, if we compare those games to the likes of Minecraft, GTA V, Mario, CoD, PUBG, Animal Crossing and Pokémon. That's how dumb you're argument is.
Sony's only PS4 FPS game which is Killzone Shadow Fall only sold 2.1M copies and you're out here downplaying Doom Eternal LMAO
@BrainHacker yes and no,
yes sony ip compared to minecraft, mario, cod, gta, pokemon
no compared to doom, dishonored, fallout, evil within, wolfenstein, prey, rage 😂
and no not all ip since gt series still solf more than animal crossing series
and nobody said here that killzone is a big ip 😂
@arra1213 it's plainly obvious that you're cherry picking titles. By comparison Fallout 3 and 4 outsold HZD, GoW, GoT, TLOU 1 and 2, while Skyrim outsold every PS exclusives
Animal Crossing New Horizon is only one game and you're comparing it to a game series which sales figure started from 1997 LMAO! How laughable is that?
And I mentioned Killzone because it is just funny how much you downplay Doom Eternal, when Sony cannot even compete on the FPS genre.
@BrainHacker actually no 7 years after released fallout 3 sold 12.5m copies, uc4 and tlou outsold multiplat fo3 lmao
gt series still outsold multiplat tes and fo series
@BrainHacker lmao so its not ok to compare ac to a series since 1997 but its ok to compare an exclusive like uc and tlou to a series that exist since the 90s
and clearly im not nitpicking since the article said high profile horror then i name drop them here u are arguing even though what i stated is true
dishonored 2 sales is 2.5 million copies majority of its sales during the huge price drop, new ip like got outsold dishonored 2 in just 3 days same goes for doom 2016
everybody knows games like prey, rage 2, wolfenstein 2, death of the outsider, young blood, fallout 76 are all commercial flops
and the only game on bethesda that sold over 10 million this gen is fallout 4 😅
@arra1213 Let's talk about multiplat when HZD only sold 1M copies on PC, and TLOU was available on two generations while Fallout 3 was only avaliable on one.
The GT series has like what 13 games while the Elder Scrolls only have 5 and Fallout only 8. I get it, you don't like Bethesda games but saying that their IPs is not "big", when MS bought them for $7.5B is just batsh*t crazy.
@arra1213 "lmao so its not ok to compare ac to a series since 1997 but its ok to compare an exclusive like uc and tlou to a series that exist since the 90s"
What is AC? Is it Assassin's Creed? Skyrim is only one game that spans generations, while the Gran Turismo series is different individual games since 1997. You're basically comparing one game to a series.
I think I made it clear that I'm not talking about The Medium, but rather on your claim that Bethesda doesn't have big IPs.
Edit: AC for Animal Crossing? Again, Animal Crossing New Horizon is only one game. as well as Skyrim, which is the Elder Scrolls V.
Played it on Game Pass, an interesting setup that doesn't deliver either narratively or with gameplay... but not terrible either.
It's a 5/10 for me. 6-7/10 if you really like the genre.
I like Bloober Team, so no offense intended when I say this but I sincerely hope the rumors of them being involved with a Silent Hill franchise revival are wrong.
I like almost all their games well enough, but their output straddles the mediocre line a little too often. Just don't think they are ready as a studio to handle Silent Hill, but then again probably just a rumour in any case.
@BrainHacker u mean
tlou = 20 million copies sold/ 2 platforms/190 million users
fallout = 12.5+ million sold probably/ 3 platforms/nearly 300 million users
skyrim = 30+ million sold/ 7 or 8 platforms/500 million users? 😅
doesnt matter though, i still stand by the facts that bethesda last gen games like
prey
rage 2
wolfenstein 2
evil within 2
doom 2016
fallout 76
death of the outsider
young blood
are massive flops
@BrainHacker
"its like saying bethesda games like prey, dishonored 2, rage 2, wolfenstein 2, evil within 2"
the games i mentioned on my very first comment 😅
i even mentioned fallout 4 is their biggest game last gen
dont put words in my mouth that i said bethesda doesnt have big ip 😅
@Kidfried it's good to be a gamer
This and Scorn have been the only Xbox games I've been interested in since the 360 days, was excited to hear this was coming to PS5 but judging by the comments in here it doesn't seem to be very good. Bit disappointing.
@BrainHacker no point in arguing with this guy. He's just being a hardcore fanboy thinking sales make up a game
I loved Layers of Fear, and The Medium was my only regret in regards to deciding to stick with PlayStation when I buy my next console. Glad to have that regret removed now!
@arra1213 Why don't you track back your old comment #61 and find this? "bethesda games are big ip is an overstatement"
If all those games you mentioned were massive flops then, there would be no sequels for Doom and Wolfenstein. You're cherry picking titles, I can brought up the sales figures for Order 1886, UC Lost Legacy, Killzone Shadow Fall, Until Dawn, Detroit Become Human and RC 2016 and call those games as massive flops, but you wouldn't add them to the big IPs of Sony, even though you're using any Bethesda games that sold below 5M copies to suit your narrative.
@Envy Pretty much. He's using the sales of PS exclusives as a measuring stick to determine, whether a Bethesda game can be considered a "big" IP or not. Then, he keep pushing his narrative, even though I already gave him an example on why his argument is stupid. Like comparing Sony exclusives to the best selling games of all time.
This guy is probably salty that MS bought Bethesda. I mean, there were several PS gamers who was excited for ES6 and Starfield. But when MS bought Zenimax, they immediately flip 360° and started to downplay every Bethesda games.
Tbh, Sony lost several FPS and Western RPG games because of the MS acquisition. Hopefully, MS will still release Bethesda games on PS, even if it's on case by case basis. Imagine ES6 and the new Fallout releasing only to Xbox and PC. It will suck to drop $500 just to play these previously multiplat games and I'm sure not everyone can afford to buy another console.
@BrainHacker lmao u quoted but only half the comments when i clearly mentioned dishonored and prey on thar comment nice try 😂
yeah thats right i dont mention the likes of until dawn, the order, games u mentioned because unlike u i dont think those games are big ip
its better than being on self denial that prey, rage 2, wolfenstein 2, dishonored are all massive flops
im just stating facts here gamesi mentioned are flop no matter how hard u try, they flopped 😅
@arra1213 You're the one who's in denial. So, you mean I can't mention any Sony game that sold below 5M copies but you can because "reasons".
Edit: Where is Prey, Wolfenstein and Dishonored on this "Bethesda games are big ip is overstatement"? You pretty much generalize all Bethesda games and you're telling me that you are only talking about certain games?
@BrainHacker nah the order, until dawn, knack, games u mentioned flop its true 😅
now your turn 😅
one more thing detroit sold 5 million copies outselling prey, rage 2, wolfenstein 2, dishonored 2, doom 2016 but according to u its still flop ok then 😅
@arra1213 Skyrim > all PS exclusive games and Fallout 4 > Detroit become Human. Aren't you the one setting up standards here by comparing the sales figures of games? I mean by comparison Detroit flop compared to GoT, if we use your expert opinion about this.
You're not proving anything. Sony and Bethesda have games that flop and you're point is what?
skyrim on 7-8 platforms > games on 1-2 platform is like saying gt series with 10+ games > tes with 6 games 😂
"Sony and Bethesda have games that flop and you're point is what?"
nothing serious, same as my first comment 😅
not really interested in this at all
@BrainHacker yeah I still don't what this guy was trying to prove tbh. When I think of Bethesda I think of all there games under the belt. So those are big ips no matter how hard he tried to downplay them. Definitely agree with hoping the ES6 and starField comes to PS. Multiplat games should always stay multiplat no matter what
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