Draugoth
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A Microsoft document on the purchase of Activision Blizzard provided a wealth of information surrounding these exclusives. In summary, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy XVI and Silent Hill 2 Remake can only be released on Xbox if Sony allows it:
"Sony has made agreements with third-party publishers that require Xbox to be 'excluded' from the pool of platforms that those publishers can distribute their games on. Some prominent examples of these agreements include Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix), Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix) and Silent Hill 2 Remake (Bloober team)."
As you can see, Sony has made agreements with third-party publishers demanding the "exclusion" of the Xbox as a launch platform for the aforementioned games. The details are not clear. We can then assume that now there is little chance of these games arriving on Xbox, perhaps in the future when Sony wants it or when this contract with third parties ends.
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