Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, the action-adventure title that launched on Xbox and PC final yr, is lastly coming to PlayStation 5 this summer season, developer Ninja Concept introduced Wednesday. The sequel to 2017’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will launch on PS5 in an “enhanced” package deal that features new options. Hellblade 2 joins an ever-growing queue of Xbox exclusives introduced for the PS5. This yr has already seen first-party Microsoft titles like Forza Horizon 5 and Age of Mythology: Retold, amongst others, launch on PlayStation.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Introduced for PS5
Ninja Theory introduced the improved model of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 for PS5 on the one-year anniversary of the sport’s launch on Xbox Sequence S/X and PC.
“We launched the subsequent chapter of Senua’s story a yr in the past at present, and we all know there are lots of of you who have not had the chance to expertise that subsequent chapter for yourselves. At present we’re excited to announce that we’ll be releasing Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II on PlayStation 5 this summer season,” the studio mentioned in an replace on the Hellblade 2 website.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 will likely be optimised for PS5 and PS5 Professional and can include new options that will likely be detailed later. The extra options may even be rolled out to the Xbox Series S/X and PC variations of the sport at identical time as a free replace.
Ninja Concept has not specified a launch date for the PS5 model of the sport but however confirmed that it’s going to launch on the platform this summer season. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is now additionally obtainable to wishlist on the PlayStation Retailer.
In February, Home windows Central’s Jez Corden had claimed that Hellblade 2 would arrive on PS5 quickly and it was a query of “when” and “not if”.
This yr Microsoft has doubled down on its multiplatform technique, releasing each new and previous first celebration video games on Sony’s console. Acclaimed open-world racing title Forza Horizon 5, which launched on Xbox and PC in 2021, launched on PS5 in April. Technique titles Age of Mythology: Retold and Age of Empires 2: Definitive Version additionally made their option to PS5 in 2025, years after their authentic launch. Bethesda’s Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle, too, arrived on PS5 4 months after its Xbox and PC launch.
New first-party video games have additionally been concurrently launched on PS5 alongside PC and Xbox Sequence S/X. Bethesda shadow dropped The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered on PC, PlayStation and Xbox in April. Final week, Doom: The Dark Ages additionally launched on PS5 the identical day as PC and Xbox Sequence S/X.
Earlier this month, Microsoft additionally announced Gears of War: Reloaded, a remaster of the primary Gears of Conflict, for PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence S/X. The third-person shooter is about for launch on August 26.
The Xbox guardian’s multiplatform technique, nonetheless, has been paying off. Xbox games had been the highest three best-selling titles on PlayStation Retailer within the US/ Canada and EU areas in April. The highest sellers included The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, the PS5 port of Forza Horizon 5 and Minecraft.