As part of the Gamescom kickoff stream, Microsoft has announced the 2021 RTS Age of Empires IV is launching on Xbox consoles right now!
Developed by Relic Entertainment and released for PC in 2021, Age of Empires IV continues the long-running franchise. Considering it was published by Xbox Game Studios, it’s surprising it took this long, but real-time strategy has long been a poor fit for consoles. Microsoft touts that this version will be reworked a bit to accommodate the controller interface.
I haven’t played Age of Empires since the original 1997 release, but this one was well-received on its PC launch. So, that’s cool.
Age of Empires IV is currently available on PC, and launches on Xbox platforms right now.
