You're missing the point of why i posted that comparison. If Sony lost Bethesda support they still have a massive catalog of ip's across numerous genres that sell millions if not tens of millions to fall back on. Sony isn't losing 30 Million customers to Xbox because of Bethesda dropping support. Its a loss, but its a small piece of a much larger pie.
The internet is 100% talking out of its ass regarding this acquisition. Yes, Bethesda is huge. Microsoft paying 7+ Billion reflects that. But Playstation is a massive WORLDWIDE brand coming off a generation of selling 100+ Million consoles with multiple best sellers. This idea that Microsoft just murdered Sony is console war nonsense.
<- Never owned an Xbox. Ever. Owned all Playstation consoles since PS1. It's definitely not just "console war nonsense".
Again, those Sony titles are dependent on the console sales, as evidenced by said franchises sales historically. It's a one off thing. Are you saying that Uncharted is an IP that constantly sells 10+ mill? Of course not, sales reflect that. The massive catalog of IPs is pointless, because most of it is unused and they lack the studios to produce them. That their titles sell millions, I would hope. Otherwise they'd be Grim Fandango levels of failure. But most games sell millions.
What Sony managed to do last generation was levying their marketing expertise, their mindshare globally, profitting off the competitors' mistakes and establish a few notable exclusives to get enthusiasts. Like the first 2 years or so of PS4 was basically dead in terms of noteworthy exclusives. Infamous Second Son was the worst in the series even. Killzone was worse than 3. If it wasn't for Bloodborne and Until Dawn (and the console features), those 2+ years would've been horrible. However, Sony often burns really slowly, but they were saved because third party means a lot more than people think, as well as thinking globally. So by 2016 Sony's studios were ready with their more noteworthy productions. in 2016, when they've already reached a dominance compared to Xbox One, selling double last time I checked. It's not because of "muh first party IPs". Because honestly, Sony's first party output is varying. Their strength is their focus on studios and in a broad portfolio, not just focusing on the big sellers, but having a broad appeal.
Bethesda basically murdered Sony in terms of WRPG output or in terms of stable big IPs. Or do you disagree? That doesn't mean that the "console war" is over. General consumer isn't necessarily caring about any of what we enthusiasts are talking about. We love to rave about exclusives or "track records" (one of the worst things I ever hear. Kojima had a good track record until MGS4, Peace Walker and MGSV. You can't predict studio output.) or TFLOPs, but the average consumer is far more simpler than that.
For me my next-gen purchase is in limbo until Microsoft clarifies. I'm an enthusiast, so I do care if I'll be able to play Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Doom, Starfield, Dishonored and Quake. I've ever since 2013 kept my mind open of console purchases, ever since backwards compatability broke off from Playstation. In 2013 Sony was the best choice. Now in 2020? I don't know, it's hard to know what I should buy. Honestly with the much smaller next-gen leap and uncertainty in terms of what games you'll actually get, I've pretty much decided to wait and just enjoy the cross-gen time and stick to PC until something clears up.
Also, all of this is "console wars bullshit" to a degree. People working hard to defend Sony (while in a similar situation they'd have behaved the same if the shoe was on the other foot), people going hard on "s0ny is ded lol" and masturbating over a purchase we don't know what entails. However, Bethesda titles are big and pretty fucking important. That's one thing I know. Of course, they might make a huge stinker, like the mess Fallout 76 was. Microsoft might play a different game and keep things multiplatform. Microsoft might continue the asshatted way of running their studios. Perhaps Bethesda is continuing ruining good parts of the series and they all turn to shit Who knows?
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