Will putting Indiana Jones exclusively on Xbox pay off for Disney?

"Xbox still being one of the bigger marketplaces for games, we didn't feel like we were going to be overly exclusionary", Shoptaw explained. "We felt like it's still going to reach a broad set of folks, and we felt, financially and strategically for the game, that made sense at the time."

Disney may be rolling the dice with its agreement with Microsoft. Given that Xbox exclusives hit Xbox Game Pass on day one, The House of Mouse may be banking on the reach of the game subscription platform with Indiana Jones. The Xbox Game Pass has had recent successes with its day-one exclusives such as Starfield and Forza Motorsport. However, Redfall did flop even though it was available on the subscription service on day one due to the game being released in a terrible state.

Being on Xbox Game Pass does guarantee that millions of players will have access to Indiana Jones on launch day. Starfield recently reached 12 million players, with many of them on the subscription service. This highlights the reach of the gaming subscription platform but its lasting effect on the individual games remains to be seen.

The issue of exclusivity has recently come up again with Arkane's announcement at The Game Awards. The Microsoft first-party studio unveiled the first trailer for Blade at the annual event, sparking debate on whether it will be exclusive to Microsoft platforms. Arkane hasn't revealed which platforms the game is launching on, but we are betting it will be another Microsoft exclusive.