Michael Mann, head of World’s Edge, made the announcement on the Age of Empires website Tuesday and confirmed the 2 video games would arrive on PS5 alongside new expansions for each.
“I’m delighted to share that we’re giving followers extra option to play the place they need by bringing Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Age of Mythology: Retold to PlayStation 5,” Mann stated. “This is not nearly comfort—it is about rising and strengthening the Age group,” he added. Both video games will assist cross-play throughout PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms.
Age of Mythology: Retold Coming to PS5 in March
Mann introduced that Age of Mythology: Retold would launch on PS5 on March 4, together with a brand new Immortal Pillars enlargement, which might be out there on all platforms. “We will welcome PlayStation 5 gamers to journey with Arkantos, select their pantheon, and battle for divine blessings with all the identical content material out there within the Xbox and PC variations,” he stated.
PS5 gamers who pre-purchase the Premium Edition will obtain five-day early entry to the sport beginning February 27, entry to the Immortal Pillars enlargement, and extra. World’s Edge confirmed that beginning March 4, all recreation updates might be rolled out on all platforms — Steam, Windows Store, Xbox and PlayStation 5, concurrently.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Coming to PS5 in Spring 2025
While World’s Edge didn’t specify a launch date, the studio stated Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition would launch on PS5 this spring. The developer stated the sport could be launched on the platform alongside “some of the thrilling DLC expansions for Age II: DE but,” which might characteristic new content material and new civilizations for Ranked, all playable throughout PC, Xbox, and PS5.
World’s Edge additionally introduced it could launch two new DLCs for Age of Empires IV in 2025. The first of those two DLCs, Knights of Cross and Rose, will launch in spring, as effectively.
The two real-time technique video games will be a part of Xbox first-party title Forza Horizon 5 on the PS5. Developer Playground Games introduced final week that the acclaimed racing title would arrive on PS5 this spring.
Microsoft has dedicated to launching extra Xbox video games on rival platforms from Sony and Nintendo this 12 months for the reason that firm shifted to a multi-platform launch technique in 2024. Xbox chief Phil Spencer stated final month that no Xbox unique title was off-limits on the query of launching on rival platforms.
“What we discover is we’re capable of drive a greater enterprise that enables us to put money into nice recreation lineup such as you noticed (at Xbox Developer Direct). And that is our technique. Our technique is to permit our video games to be out there,” Spencer stated in an interview in January.
