PlayStation fans got a very welcome surprise today following the announcement that 2017's critically-acclaimed Cuphead was releasing instantly on PS4 (it was actually leaked slightly ahead of time), and developer Studio MDHR has revealed that Xbox was very supportive in bringing the game to the platform.
This was highlighted by COO Maja Moldenhauer in an interview as part of Summer Game Fest:
"It's so awesome that the Xbox team has been so supportive, and empowering us to bring this game to more players, and so we're thankful for their support."
Of course, this isn't the first time Cuphead has been released on another console platform other than Xbox. The game made its debut on Nintendo Switch back in April of last year, but today marks its first appearance on all three systems, and we're 99.9% sure it'll also be backwards compatible on Xbox Series X (and probably PS5) as well.
Furthermore, Studio MDHR announced today that the Xbox One version of Cuphead will eventually be getting a special free update to "celebrate the wonderful players who believed in us from the very beginning," featuring a digital art gallery, behind-the-scenes commentary features, and playable soundtrack."
What do you make of this? Pleased to see Cuphead arrive on the PS4? Let us know in the comments.
[source youtube.com, via studiomdhr.com, pushsquare.com]
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Now it’s available on Xbox’s main rival console, it would make sense to release Cuphead on Game Pass.
@GunValkyrie
Yeah, people have had a lot of time to play it on Xbox, Switch or PC.
No problem with it being on PS4 at all. Would be a very welcome addition to Game Pass.
Yea this needs to be on Game Pass.
For the love of God please please port sea of thieves to Nintendo Switch.
@PretendWorking nothing wrong with begging. Switch voice chat might suck but I have four switches to lan party perfect game with.
@sixrings One thing you should note is that games that get other platform ports are coming from second party studios. Neither StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc (cuphead) nor Moon Studios (Ori) belong to Microsoft.
Point being, unless the game was already in development for other platforms before being acquired by Microsoft, its unlikely there will be a port for any other consoles. Dont expect Rare games to show up on Switch or PlayStation.
Good move from phil, seeing this news and pso2 come to steam.
But maybe they will just see what they want to see.
Surely they would have made more money doing this a lot earlier. It’s hardly a console game that you would buy an Xbox for.
I hope the ps4 players have an extra controller ready
I legit thought this game was on Game Pass until a few days ago.
@IronMan30
Same here! A couple months ago, I went on Game Pass to see if it was on there & was shocked it was not.
I love the game on switch it’s as if it was made with the console in mind
@Dezzy70 true but it’s definitely a game you’d buy on Switch and PC both of which play and look perfect. The reality is most PS4 owners have had access to this game long before hand.
Now it’s just mostly double dip money for next gen.
@Hobbesyall
I completely agree. This a Switch type of game. And it’s cool that Microsoft let it happen. 👍🏻
@KelticDevil yeah, seems like a no brainer to put this on Game Pass. I may get it on Switch, at some point. Portability has been good when I can use my Switch (my kids also play my Switch because it has the bulk of the good games in my house).
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