"Nolan North Welcomes Troy Baker to Adventure Game 'Club' in Indiana Jones PS5 Trailer"

Bethesda has exciting news for PlayStation 5 enthusiasts: MachineGames’ eagerly awaited title, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, will hit the PS5 on April 15 for early access, ahead of its worldwide release on April 17. Fans who pre-order the game can enjoy this exclusive early access period.

The PS5 release comes four months after Indiana Jones and The Great Circle launched on Xbox and PC. Alongside the announcement, Bethesda unveiled a playful promotional trailer featuring two of the gaming world's most iconic actors, Troy Baker and Nolan North.

There's an intriguing twist here: Bethesda, owned by Microsoft, has enlisted Nolan North, the face of Sony's Uncharted franchise, for this promotional video. While North cleverly avoids mentioning "Nathan Drake" or "Uncharted" directly, his delivery is unmistakably knowing.

In the video, North humorously suggests he might have broken into the opulent setting of their chat and might not have much time before "goons" interrupt, a classic Uncharted scenario. North playfully questions Baker on how he plans to handle Private Military Forces with just a whip. Baker responds by gesturing to his head, saying, "use the old—", only for North to interject with "headbutt. I like it. Aggressive." North then describes himself as "more of a sidearms kinda guy... jeans... henley," to which Baker quips, "somehow always half-tucked."

The banter continues as both actors express their enthusiasm for ancient artifacts, albeit with different motives: Baker aims to donate them to museums, while North plans to sell them to the highest bidder. This playful exchange signifies Nathan Drake welcoming Indiana Jones into an exclusive club of adventurers, with North declaring, "Welcome to the club." This marks a symbolic moment as Xbox's Indiana Jones joins PlayStation's Uncharted on Sony's console, uniting treasure-hunters across platforms. The only missing element might be Lara Croft crashing through a window, jokingly claiming not to let the boys have all the fun.

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14 ImagesThis release is part of Microsoft's broader strategy to launch its games on multiple platforms, following titles like Forza Horizon 5 and Doom: The Dark Ages. Indiana Jones and The Great Circle has already garnered a significant following, reaching 4 million players on its launch day on Game Pass, a number expected to surge with the PS5 release.

Harrison Ford, the iconic actor behind Indiana Jones, has praised Troy Baker's performance in Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Ford expressed his satisfaction with Baker's portrayal, humorously noting, "You don’t need artificial intelligence to steal my soul. You can already do it for nickels and dimes with good ideas and talent. He did a brilliant job, and it didn’t take AI to do it."