US EditionFormer Xbox-exclusive South of Midnight Is Coming to PlayStation and Switch 2
- On December 12, 2025, Variety and a Tom Warren tweet revealed Compulsion Games' South of Midnight will launch on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 next spring.
- Microsoft's Xbox is expanding availability by bringing exclusives like Flight Simulator 2024 and Halo to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 to reach more players.
- Initially released April 8, 2025, South of Midnight earned a reviewer score 8/10 and was called underrated by some critics.
- A sizeable chunk of announcements will appear at January's Dev Direct, and Xbox Game Studios said Microsoft's 2026 slate will include Halo's first PlayStation availability.
- This move sits alongside other Xbox titles moving to rivals, such as Pentiment and Sea of Thieves, while Electronic Arts' $55 billion go-private deal and the Activision Blizzard acquisition highlight gaming IP value.
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Former Xbox-exclusive South of Midnight Is Coming to PlayStation and Switch 2
The Game Awards don't start for another half hour, but video game announcements are still finding a way to sneak in anyway. Compulsion Games just revealed that South of Midnight is coming to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 in spring of 2026.
Xbox Game Studios Boss on Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Call of Duty’ Movie, Launching ‘South of Midnight’ for PS5 and Switch 2, and Big Plans for Dev Direct in January
Microsoft's Matt Booty discusses Taylor Sheridan's 'Call of Duty' movie, launching 'South of Midnight' for PS5 and Switch 2, and new Dev Direct plans.
Current Xbox console exclusive South of Midnight to release on PS5 and Switch 2 in Spring 2026
Compulsion Games has revealed that its current Xbox console exclusive, South of Midnight, will be coming to other consoles in Spring 2026. The game, which is set in a fictionalised American Deep South and makes use of a stop-motion inspired art style, is now confirmed to be releasing on PS5 and Switch 2.
NewsGaming.net South of Midnight, the superb adventure game of Compulsion Games, will land in the spring of 2026 on PS5 and Switch 2 Among the games that Microsoft still affords a temporary exclusivity, South of Midnight represented the first game of Compulsion Games concretized under the Xbox Game Studios banner. And as today no license seems to remain solely on the side of the American box, the action-adventure game released last April plans t…
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