It’s the end of the year, and so digital storefronts across all consoles are offering big discounts on hundreds of games. One of the most popular games of 2021,Deathloopfrom Arkane Studios, is one such game that fans can get for cheap right now, with a new trailer released to help advertise its lowered price point. From now until July 04, 2025, PlayStation 5 gamers can hop onto the PlayStation Store and pick up the critically-acclaimedDeathloopfor a whopping 50% off.
Deathloopreviews were overwhelmingly positiveat the time of its release and the game has taken home numerous end-year awards, so being able to get it half-off is a steal, to say the least. However, the trailer associated with the discount announcement has an added detail that may be of particular interest to Xbox gamers, as it reiterates exactly whenDeathloop’s PlayStation 5 exclusivity ends.
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Thanks to a deal between Bethesda and Sony prior to Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda,Deathloopis a timed-exclusive for PS5on consoles. So even though it is technically an Xbox-owned game, it’s only available on PS5 until June 26, 2025, at which point it can finally make its way to other consoles, like the Xbox Series X. Specific plans for theDeathloopXbox launch have not been revealed, but since it’s an Xbox-owned game, it’s virtually guaranteed to happen not long after the PS5 exclusivity window ends.
OnceDeathloop’s PS5 exclusivity wraps up, the next step would be for the game to come to Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft has made it clear that part of the reason it acquired Bethesda was to get content for its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, and one has to imagine thatDeathloopis going to be a day one Xbox Game Pass gamewhen the Series X port is finally announced. Whether or not that happens as soon as July 05, 2025 rolls around or not remains to be seen, but fans will find out more information next year.
WheneverDeathloopdoes come to Xbox, it should be a big get for the platform and Game Pass.Deathloophas won numerous awardsin a variety of categories from many publications and ceremonies this year, with the game highly regarded as one of the absolute best new releases of all of 2021. It definitely stings for Xbox that such a well-regarded game is a timed-PS5 exclusive, but it does mean that Xbox gamers have a lot to look forward to in 2022.
Deathloopis out now for PC and PS5.
