Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Will Bring Its Nazi-Punching to PS5 Very Soon

I’ve been waiting to punch Nazis for what feels like forever and today, I found out I’ll get to do it very, very soon. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was released exclusively for PC and Xbox late last year but, as a PlayStation and Apple owner, I was left hanging from a rope bridge. I wanted to solve puzzles. I wanted to travel the world. I wanted to punch Nazis. But I couldn’t do any of that just yet.

My day is coming though. Bethesda just announced Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PlayStation 5 on April 17, which is way, way sooner than I expected. That means in just a few short weeks, I’m going to jump under the fedora of Indiana Jones and go on a brand new adventure. There are three different versions, each with different goodies, and you can get all the specifics here.

This news is extra special to me though because, of course, I’m a huge Indiana Jones fan and I’d been excited about this game for years. Bethesda first announced it was doing an Indy game way back in 2021 so by the time 2024 came around, I was ready. I was even considering buying an Xbox because I wanted to play it so badly. But then, the io9 review came out and James was incredibly disappointed by it. He basically said he liked the story but the game itself made him “miserable.” “Miserable” is not the word you want to hear about a game you’ve been waiting years for. Plus, he and I had a similar reaction to Star Wars Outlaws, which came out a few months prior. I just didn’t love how it played.

However, I was encouraged that his was one of few negative reviews. Lots of people disagreed. So, I had two reactions. One, I’m not buying an Xbox to play this game. Two, I still want to play but I’ll wait for the PS5 release.

And now, that PS5 release is here. I’ll be at Star Wars Celebration Japan when the game is released—but soon after, I will certainly have my own take. I hope I like it more than James did. And if I don’t, at least it only cost me $70, not $700. And in the absolute worst-case scenario, at least I get to punch some Nazis.

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