During a recent interview with Variety, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer spoke on the success of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle while seemingly suggesting the possibility of a sequel. He also stated that he’d prefer the Microsoft-owned studios to make games based on their own IP’s which Indiana Jones is not, as it’s currently owned by Disney.
“I will say, we’re really happy with “Indy” and the players and the reception. We do think there’s life in that franchise, and I’m just gonna leave it at that. We’re launching on PlayStation here pretty soon. I think that’ll be a cool moment. I was really inspired by Machine Games taking someone else’s IP and doing something so unique, and I’m inspired about what that team can do next. Certain people were kind of pushing them on the first person versus third person. And I think once you play it, you realize you are Indy. But going forward, I also want to give the teams the ability to do our own games and our own franchises. We have a lot of room to tell new stories, as well. And I want to make sure that’s an option for us”, Spencer stated.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has also just launched on the PS5, after four months of it’s release on Xbox Series X|S and the PC platform. A graphics comparison video on the console versions of the game has also recently surfaced, demonstrating the difference in visual fidelity between both Sony and Microsoft’s platform which is surprisingly minimal and the gap between the Xbox Series X and the PS5 Pro is actually much smaller than one would generally expect. Of course, the PC version of the game with Path Tracing is vastly superior to all console versions.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is one of the most highly acclaimed titles from last year, reaching well over 4 million players so far along with multiple accolades including 3 from the DICE awards 2025. The action adventure title is developed by MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks. A story DLC titled The Order of Giants is also slated to be released later this year.
