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Ara: History Untold for Xbox won't be talked about before it has launched for PC

"Plans for Xbox consoles will be revealed post-launch!"
Jonas Mäki Editor Sweden 28 March 2024

One of the more interesting upcoming strategy games this year is Oxide Games' Ara: History Untold. We already know that it will be released for PC and Xbox Series S/X this fall, and that it is a Game Pass title starting day one. But recently, the team has mainly talked about the PC version, and there is a perfectly good reason for this.

Ara: History Untold will be a PC exclusive game when it is released, and the developer's won't talk about the Xbox edition before the game has been launched. This is confirmed in a Steam post that reads:

"Oxide Games is laser-focused on delivering a top-notch PC-first experience, with Ara slated for Windows, Steam, and PC Gamepass later this year. Plans for Xbox consoles will be revealed post-launch!"

The reason for this should be obvious, but the developers explains in an accompanying video that "the history of the player base and genre" is the basis for this decision.

Editor Sweden Jonas Mäki has written for Gamereactor since 2002, becoming an editor in 2007. He covers the video game industry across news, releases and the business side, with a particular interest in sales figures and where the industry is heading.
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