An Xbox version of Age Of Empires 4 has reportedly been spotted

An Xbox port of the 2020 PC strategy game Age Of Empires IV is currently being tested, according to a code name that has been discovered

According to @ALumia_Italia, a Twitter user who keeps an eye on Microsoft code names which can be viewed in the Insider Hub of various Microsoft products, XIP_CAR_JANUARY_2022 is now viewable on the Xbox version of the platform.

“CAR” in this case is short for “CARDINAL” the internal code name at Microsoft for Age Of Empires IV.

XIP_CAR_JANUARY_2022 (aka CARDINAL_JANUARY_2022) now available for internal testing in the Xbox insider Hub

— Aggiornamenti Lumia (@ALumia_Italia) January 8, 2022

An Xbox port of the game has not been confirmed, but following the success of Microsoft Flight Simulator‘s migration to console, it would be likely that Age Of Empires IV will be next to follow it.

Sega, the parent company of Age Of Empires IV developer Relic, has clarified recently its own ‘alliance’ with Microsoft following some confusion that its upcoming “Super Game” would lead to Xbox exclusives.

“We already have a very close business relationship with Microsoft. We outsourced the development of their large-scale titles and as a third party, we are supplying a variety of titles,” the company said, referring to its studios’ work on Halo Wars 2 and Age of Empires 4.