Today is a somewhat unusual day for game releases, as two high-profile games that originated as console exclusives are now leaping to competing platforms. Sony's Helldivers 2 launched today on Xbox, with Microsoft's Gears of War: Reloaded debuting on PlayStation 5.Sony announced that it was bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox back in July, while Microsoft's announcement of Gears of War: Reloaded in May confirmed a PS5 release.The launches are notable in part because of what they say about the evolving landscape for games. Microsoft has been embracing a multiplatform release strategy for some time now, and Gears is just the latest effort for Microsoft to put its games on the biggest console platform in a bid to make more money.Microsoft previously released games like Sea of Thieves, Grounded, and Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation. In fact, Xbox games are dominating the PlayStation sales charts. There is a physical edition of Gears of War: Reloaded for PS5, but it's not available on Xbox.Sony's sample size is smaller, as Helldivers 2 is one of PlayStation's first releases on Xbox. The MLB The Show series is now on Xbox, but it's co-published with Major League Baseball. According to a report, it was MLB's decision to put the series on Xbox (and Switch). Whether or not Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox signals any kind of significant publishing policy shift from PlayStation is unknown. The company previously avoided putting its games on PC, but changed that stance--and made a lot of money from it.Xbox senior social marketing manager Josh Stein shared a meme on social media regarding the launches of Helldivers 2 on Xbox and Gears on PlayStation.It's a great week in gaming pic.twitter.com/WACe9J7kfI — Stein (@steinekin) August 25, 2025Nintendo, for its part, does not release its own games on any rival console platforms. The Japanese gaming giant did, however, hold out on releasing mobile games for a long time before eventually kicking off a mobile-game endeavor with games like Mario Kart Tour, Super Mario Run, and Fire Emblem Heroes.Helldivers 2 on Xbox is more than just a straight port of the game for Microsoft's console, as the game launched today, August 26, with a Halo crossover--and this content is available on PS5 and PC as well.As for Gears of War Reloaded, the remaster of the 2006 original game doesn't have any special content with history connected to PlayStation. The franchise was among the best-known for Xbox in the Xbox 360 days, but is only just now making the leap to PlayStation after some 19 years.Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has said he is thrilled to see Gears come to PlayStation. The next entry in the series, 2026's Gears of War: E-Day, is so far only confirmed for release on Xbox for its console release.