Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition rated for PS5 and Switch 2 after previous PC and Xbox exclusivity

The ESRB has rated Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition for PlayStation 5 and Switch 2, indicating Sega and Relic’s 2025 remaster may soon arrive on Sony and Nintendo’s newest consoles after launching exclusively on PC and Xbox Series X/S in June last year. Evidence of this platform expansion emerged and was partially removed, suggesting an imminent official announcement.

After launching exclusively on PC and Xbox Series X/S in June 2025, the remastered Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition is now poised for release on PlayStation 5 and the next-generation Switch 2. The news comes straight from an official source: the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) listing, which, as of July 2026, briefly displayed the PS5 and Switch 2 as new platforms for the game before being updated to remove mention of them. According to the Internet Archive, the ESRB page was revised only in the past few days, strongly hinting that the board’s update was pre-emptive rather than incorrect.

Rating Board Leak and What It Means

The ESRB had rated Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition for both PlayStation 5 and Switch 2, as confirmed by third-party archival data, before those references were quickly scrubbed from its public rating page. This temporary appearance is typically understood in the industry to precede an official platform announcement and aligns with past leaks of this nature. While it’s possible for rating boards to make clerical errors, the timing and context suggest Sega or Relic requested the removal until a coordinated reveal could occur.

Since its announcement and subsequent launch in June 2025, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition has remained a peculiar example of limited platform exclusivity. Unveiled less than one month prior to launch, it was “only announced, and released, for PC and Xbox Series X/S,” according to original news reports from Sherif Saed. This exclusivity was notable—especially as the game also came to Xbox Game Pass—because “plenty of games launch on the subscription service on day one, but that doesn’t prevent them from being released on other platforms.”

Now, with this ESRB leak, the remaster’s eventual PlayStation and Nintendo debut looks inevitable. As noted in the original coverage, “the platforms will be re-added to the page once the new ports have been officially announced.”

User Reception and Ongoing Criticism

The remaster’s extended rollout might not be universally welcomed by fans. The PC version’s critical reception remains mixed. Specifically, “On Steam, it’s currently sitting at a Mixed user review rating, which is an improvement over its Mostly Negative launch rating.” This underscores community concern about the quality and fidelity of the Master Crafted Edition, and there’s apprehension that “the PS5 and Switch 2 ports won’t suffer a similar fate.”

After its June 2025 arrival, feedback focused on the remaster’s technical and artistic execution rather than core gameplay, which the original Relic Entertainment release in 2011 had been praised for. As of July 2026, there is no indication that content or technical upgrades will distinguish the new console versions. No details have surfaced regarding enhanced features for PlayStation 5 or how the Switch 2 port will handle performance or visual improvements.

Key timeline and product facts:

• Title: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition
• Original Remaster Launch: June 2025 (PC and Xbox Series X/S only)
• Developers: SneakyBox, Relic Entertainment
• Publisher: Sega
• Latest Leak: ESRB ratings for PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 (spotted, then redacted, July 2026)
• Steam User Rating: Mixed (previously Mostly Negative)

While Sega and Relic Entertainment haven’t provided comment or confirmation, all reliable data points—from the ESRB posting to rapid removal—substantiate an upcoming announcement for both new platforms. This would mark the first Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine appearance on Sony and Nintendo’s latest flagship hardware.

For strategy and shooting fans, the remaster’s broader release may bring the classic Relic action game to a much larger audience, provided subsequent ports avoid the issues that marred its PC debut. Ratings board leaks such as this have a strong track record of accuracy; in the absence of contradictory official statements, analysts expect a formal reveal within weeks.