Firaxis Explains Why XCOM 2 is a PC Exclusive

We have "very, very ambitious goals," for XCOM 2.

XCOM 2 unlike its predecessor, will be available exclusively on PC. Developer Firaxis hasn't ruled out the possibility of it coming to Xbox One or PS4.

"When we looked at what we wanted to do with the sequel, we had all these very, very ambitious goals," creative director Jake Solomon told IGN. This includes things like improved destruction and procedurally generated levels, which would require the relatively small team at Firaxis "to use all of our studio expertise … and our expertise here is PC. That's our home, and that's where we're really comfortable."

"When we have our meetings, when we talk about stuff, we only talk about PC," Solomon explained. "We talk about 'What is the experience like on PC? What does the mouse feel like in this experience?'"

With the focus exclusively on PC, XCOM 2 will be better tailored to a keyboard-and-mouse control scheme and interface.

Firaxis says that it is possible for XCOM 2 to launch on Xbox One or PS4 some day. "We're certainly not opposed to that," Solomon said, "but I can assure that's something we're not even discussing yet."