And that's likely to lead to a better overall game.Įventually, Starfield could be ported over to the PS5. Exclusive enthusiasmĪs Hines said, keeping development focused on one console platform - or 1.5 if you count the Series S - can make for tighter development. However, I think that this exclusivity - for Starfield at least - is actually a good thing. But my colleague Rory Mellon argued the opposite, and has somewhat been proven correct I still think The Elder Scrolls 6 won't be Xbox exclusive.Īnd as much as I thought that Bethesda would keep its largest games as multiplatform games, the harsh reality is money talks and gaming is an industry not just a bunch of hobbyists and coders cranking out fun things for us to play. When Microsoft’s purchase of ZeniMax Media was first announced, I remember thinking that it probably won’t see major Bethesda games become exclusives, as Microsoft can still make money through Sony’s consoles.
As does any effort by Microsoft to extract more value out of that deal, even if that might mean hampering its main rival from Japan.
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So it’s no surprise that Microsoft is going to use its investment in the publisher and its recumbent developers to get more Xbox and Windows 10 PC exclusives that’s just good business sense.īig triple-A games aren’t cheap to make, so having Microsoft’s financial clout makes sense for Bethesda. But putting that aside, Bethesda and parent company ZeniMax Media was bought by Microsoft.
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