Ah ok, so I guess they just paid for long term exclusivity then. If that's the case then I don't see Bethesda games ever releasing on PS consoles personally.
yeah definitely ...last gen was a disaster for MS and all they could do is claw their way back as much as they could.....but this gen its clearly very different, I think they have made all the right moves to have a very different result this time..
I dont see them beating sony but they are well positioned to have a much more successful and close as far as sales at least as it looks now.
Just like somebody on internet quotes something and replies to that without understanding it.Yep, one of the biggest companies in the world built up over decades just made a stupid decision because somebody on the internet said so (roll eyes)
And technology , share engine tech , the ID engine is amazing , all Xbox studios will have access nowI think some people are missing the point of the acquisition. This is clearly to beef up what's available on game pass/streaming, not sell more hardware than Sony. Having these titles available on game pass at launch is extremely expensive on a per title basis if you don't own the studios. As more AAA titles go to game pass, more players go to game pass, Microsoft will get other AAA titles to release on game pass at a much lower rate due to "owning" the audience.
Here's how you get [Sony]. He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue! That's the [console] way...
By that logic all XGS games(including hits like Sea of Theives, Flight Simulator and upcoming games) will sell more on PS5. Thats not how business works. They would want the Bethesda fans to switch their platform and services. Its business 101.
Which is currently planned/in development games releasing multiplat as previously intended but all new future projects will be PC/Xbox exclusive? If that's what you're saying then yeah I agree.Imo, Zenimax (studios/ips) will follow the same strategy as Obsidian
they'd be fools to minecraft these games to other platformsI doubt they're keeping any of their big games as exclusives though?
Another Minecraft situation?
I don't really care about Spider-man. This thread is filled with diehard fans having imaginary conversations with some Sony enemy they have in mind. I do prefer PlayStation, but I'm not your enemy. Weird behaviour is weird, though.
Edit: Wait, I didn't even realize you were talking about Avengers. I super don't care about that, lol.
Bookmarked.But they can't bank on people just randomly switching to another console just for one franchise. By that point time, when games like Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6 are out, the PS5 will have outsold the new Xbox quite comfortably. They can't bank on those future series being any good.
Essentially, Microsoft has bought Bethesda for their past games. Although, I'm willing to bet that most of their profits came from sales on the PS4. Yes, they've bought it for their future products, but they can't use that as a selling point for now. They have to prove those future games will be any good. Bethesda definitely has to step up their game in terms of games. They've been lacking in the quality department for a few years now... and a lot of people lost their trust from the whole Fallout 76 gate.
Obviously, Game Pass is way more appealing now. But I can't see them making much a profit from those past franchises, considering big sellers like Skyrim and Fallout 4 have been out for over 5 years now. This move is just about the Game Pass and not about exclusively.
Regardless, Howard and Hines have already stated they're still going to publish their own game and make them available for everyone to play.
colin on suicide watch
Prey and dishonored are pretty much gone due to low sales. Doom is out of ideas.
I want nothing more than prey 2 . Prey took me back when fps were at their height with halflife sytemshcok etc.
But i am affraid it will never happen
I like when people in internet forums act like they have got a MBA.Sony won the console war because of exclusives. If this deal isn't to lock up exclusives on Microsoft platforms then everything they did is a complete 7 billion dollar waste
Disney to buy Nintendo NextThis is the obvious next step and no joke. The PS5 is coming in Apple white.....
Lmao what? Are you suggesting that those studios don’t have talent considering they’ve made some the most recent game of the year contenders?Someone with no talent buying a studio somehow means something?
they'd be fools to minecraft these games to other platforms
I like when people in internet forums act like they have got a MBA.
I’m about to cancel my PS5 preorder if I snag a Series X order tomorrow.
They keep playing with my emotions.
This is legit megaton. Far better investment than FF16 and marvel exclusive garbage
skyrim 2 (they prolly won't)So how are they going to make $7.5 Billion back?