{"id":2023445,"date":"2026-07-02T13:55:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2023445"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:55:44","slug":"2025s-warhammer-40000-space-marine-remaster-that-was-inexplicably-exclusive-to-pc-and-xbox-seemingly-on-its-way-to-ps5-and-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2023445","title":{"rendered":"2025&#8217;s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine remaster that was inexplicably exclusive to PC and Xbox seemingly on its way to PS5 and Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/space-marine-master-crafted-edition\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine &#8211; 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Master Crafted Edition<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/warhammer-40000-space-marine\">Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine<\/a> &#8211; Master Crafted Edition, the remaster of the classic Relic action game, was released in June last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-and-space-marine-1-spruce-ups-are-coming-this-year\">less than one month after its initial unveiling<\/a>. Curiously, however, the remaster was only announced, and released, for PC and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<p>The Xbox console exclusivity didn&#8217;t make much sense then, even though the game launched into Game Pass. Plenty of games launch on the subscription service on day one, but that doesn&#8217;t prevent them from being released on other platforms.<\/p>\n<p>This may soon change, however, as the game appears to be on its way to more platforms. The US&#8217; rating board, ESRB, has rated the Master Crafted Edition for PS5 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Warhammer 40k Space Marine Master Crafted Edition [Announce]\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MpYyzhLwfrY?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MpYyzhLwfrY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Warhammer 40k Space Marine Master Crafted Edition [Announce]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MpYyzhLwfrY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Since the added platforms were spotted on the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esrb.org\/ratings\/41146\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-master-crafted-edition\/\">ESRB rating page<\/a>, the page has been curiously updated to remove references to PS5 and Switch 2. However, using <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260630232855\/https:\/\/www.esrb.org\/ratings\/41146\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-master-crafted-edition\/\">Internet Archive<\/a>, you can see that the page was updated in the last several days, likely to remove mention of the two other platforms.<\/p>\n<p>This is not likely to be an error. What&#8217;s more likely is that the ESRB simply leaked the announcement ahead of time, and the platforms will be re-added to the page once the new ports have been officially announced.<\/p>\n<p>The only really disappointing news here is that The Master Crafted Edition doesn&#8217;t appear to have been received well. On Steam, it&#8217;s currently sitting at a <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3169520\/Warhammer_40000_Space_Marine__Master_Crafted_Edition\/#app_reviews_hash\">Mixed user review rating<\/a>, which is an improvement over its <a href=\"https:\/\/me.ign.com\/en\/warhammer-40000-space-marine\/231027\/news\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-master-crafted-edition-has-a-mostly-negative-steam-user-review-rating-w\">Mostly Negative launch rating<\/a>. Hopefully the PS5 and Switch 2 ports won&#8217;t suffer a similar fate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/warhammer-40000-space-marine\">Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine<\/a> &#8211; Master Crafted Edition, the remaster of the classic Relic action game, was released in June last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/warhammer-40k-dawn-of-war-and-space-marine-1-spruce-ups-are-coming-this-year\">less than one month after its initial unveiling<\/a>. Curiously, however, the remaster was only announced, and released, for PC and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<p>The Xbox console exclusivity didn&#8217;t make much sense then, even though the game launched into Game Pass. Plenty of games launch on the subscription service on day one, but that doesn&#8217;t prevent them from being released on other platforms.<\/p>\n<p>This may soon change, however, as the game appears to be on its way to more platforms. The US&#8217; rating board, ESRB, has rated the Master Crafted Edition for PS5 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Warhammer 40k Space Marine Master Crafted Edition [Announce]\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MpYyzhLwfrY?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MpYyzhLwfrY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Warhammer 40k Space Marine Master Crafted Edition [Announce]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MpYyzhLwfrY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Since the added platforms were spotted on the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esrb.org\/ratings\/41146\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-master-crafted-edition\/\">ESRB rating page<\/a>, the page has been curiously updated to remove references to PS5 and Switch 2. However, using <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260630232855\/https:\/\/www.esrb.org\/ratings\/41146\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-master-crafted-edition\/\">Internet Archive<\/a>, you can see that the page was updated in the last several days, likely to remove mention of the two other platforms.<\/p>\n<p>This is not likely to be an error. What&#8217;s more likely is that the ESRB simply leaked the announcement ahead of time, and the platforms will be re-added to the page once the new ports have been officially announced.<\/p>\n<p>The only really disappointing news here is that The Master Crafted Edition doesn&#8217;t appear to have been received well. On Steam, it&#8217;s currently sitting at a <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3169520\/Warhammer_40000_Space_Marine__Master_Crafted_Edition\/#app_reviews_hash\">Mixed user review rating<\/a>, which is an improvement over its <a href=\"https:\/\/me.ign.com\/en\/warhammer-40000-space-marine\/231027\/news\/warhammer-40000-space-marine-master-crafted-edition-has-a-mostly-negative-steam-user-review-rating-w\">Mostly Negative launch rating<\/a>. Hopefully the PS5 and Switch 2 ports won&#8217;t suffer a similar fate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine &#8211; Master Crafted Edition 2025&#8217;s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine remaster that was inexplicably exclusive to PC and Xbox seemingly on its way to PS5 and Switch 2 Glory to the Omnissiah. 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