PlayStation remained 'lead platform' for High on Life, says Squanch

Despite the original High on Life having a seven-month console exclusivity deal with Microsoft, sequel High on Life 2 launched last week across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S simultaneously. It's available at no extra cost on Game Pass. Squanch Games CEO Mike Fridley says Sony hardware remained the "lead platform" for the studio even after the delay on the first game's PlayStation launch, so the studio wanted to put the PS5 release out right away this time.

"Shockingly, even after a delay on the Sony launch—because of an exclusivity clause with the first game that Microsoft had—[PlayStation is] still our lead platform." Fridley also cited the recent Game Pass price hike as a factor, suggesting subscriber numbers may have dipped and those players "have to play it somewhere." "That somewhere is right here on PC—and PlayStation, I guess," he added.

There is a practical benefit to the wider launch as well, Fridley said: it costs less to promote.

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