Other games coming first to Sony platforms include Goodbye Volcano High, JETT: The Far Shore, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Little Devil Inside, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Solar Ash, and Stray, but the specific lengths of these exclusivity periods have yet to be announced. Bugsnax, which released last month, is also a timed exclusive with no info on how long that might last.

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“[T]hose exclusive arrangements range from a few months to a couple of years,” PlayStation head of global marketing Eric Lempel explained earlier this year, providing a rough idea of how long some of these third-party games might be exclusive to PlayStation consoles. The inclusion of “at least” in the marketing language also indicates the possibility of extensions.

Project Athia is the latest engagement in Sony and Microsoft’s war of exclusivity on next-gen platforms, and we’re sure to see more shots fired as time goes on.