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[Aidah]

Well, that's some bad news. If Sony buys Capcom too I'll quit videogames.

 

[LittleBusters]

Seriously, if not already announced games are still coming to Playstation 5, Jim Ryan is laughing his ASS off. MS spent $7.5 billion and they're still giving us the crown jewels, HAHAHAHAHAHAH.

 

[GamerEDM]

Microsoft never needs to buy another studio ever again if all these games are Xbox/PC exclusives

 

[Quixz]

The ID soft boys should provide tech support on Halo

 

[Flintty]

Exactly Sony tried to content starve the series x going to every 3rd party studio for timed exclusives. Microsoft had to fight back can't time exclusive a Microsoft studio lol.

Absolutely. Sony is so cutthroat, there is NO reason for Xbox to put their games on Sony boxes. With Xcloud, Xbox and PC they have plenty of gamers to sell their games and/or Game Pass. I could see them maybe putting some games on Nintendo though.

Well fingers crossed. If MS don’t fuck this up (never ever discount MS fucking it up) we could be in for a return to the 360 glory days for exclusive content. I can dream!

 

[NeonGhost]

So when do all their games come to game pass

 

[The_Mike]

Good for Microsoft. I wonder if any of those games will go exclusive?

Don't people scream about Microsoft should get some exclusives?

Elder scrolls 6 seems like a really great exclusive.

 

[Jordyboppers]

I'm a big Elder Scrolls fan, and I am looking forward to Starfield (although I don't know much about it yet). If those games turn out to be exclusive, I'll buy an Xbox to play them in a few years, when Starfield comes out. By then, maybe Xbox will have Fable and something else I'd like, too.



I don't think that quote rules out exclusivity. "A belief we should bring that to everyone - regardless of who you are, where you live, or what you play on. Regardless of the screen size, the controller, or your ability to even use one."

It sounds more like a feel-good statement that echoes MS's "Play Anywhere" motto. He may just be talking about PC, smartphones, tablets, etc. -- all the devices MS wants to get GP on. It doesn't necessarily mean being able to play the game on PS4/5.

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I'm a big Elder Scrolls fan, and I am looking forward to Starfield (although I don't know much about it yet). If those games turn out to be exclusive, I'll buy an Xbox to play them in a few years, when Starfield comes out. By then, maybe Xbox will have Fable and something else I'd like, too.



I don't think that quote rules out exclusivity. "A belief we should bring that to everyone - regardless of who you are, where you live, or what you play on. Regardless of the screen size, the controller, or your ability to even use one."

It sounds more like a feel-good statement that echoes MS's "Play Anywhere" motto. He may just be talking about PC, smartphones, tablets, etc. -- all the devices MS wants to get GP on. It doesn't necessarily mean being able to play the game on PS4/5.

If that was the case why spend all that money to not shout from the roof tops that the games will be exclusive to the xbox ecosystem.

I think there are going to obvious advantages to the acquisition like timed / exclusive content but Microsoft isn’t going to cut off a chunk of its customers with full exclusivity.

 

[LittleBusters]

............ correct
Idk when MS does it, it somehow feels less grimes? Like there's a chance you can play thier content in the future, or on switch. I can never expect to play Spiderman without a dual shock

Exclusives are anti-consumer and should die already. All games should by LAW be multi-plat and the console makers can compete on hardware features.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Looks like Sony was trying to moneyhat timed exclusivity again.

 

[sendit]

Huge move by Microsoft. They’re definitely coming out guns blazing. I already pay for Game Pass Ultimate on PC so this is great news to me.

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

Wow, that's a lot of money. At least now PS owners won't have to deal with those shitty Bethesda ports anymore.

 

[Njocky]

Phils' power plays aren't an excuse to act retarded now my boy

Since you're not refuting anything that I've said, I hope you're at least planning to get a game pass subscription. Starfield looks like it will be good.

 

[CatLady]

yeah but not being on PS is a console seller with those games

Exactly. Hopefully it's either buy into the MS ecosystem (Xbox, Windows, or xCloud) or just play your 3rd person cinematic walking sims.

 

[Kerotan Frog]

Idk, its a big deal but then it also isn't. MS bought Mojang but Minecraft still appears on Playstation. I doubt all those franchises go exclusive, but instead, MS would earn money for every game sold on Playstation. Its sort of how Sony earns money for every physical Xbox game sold because it uses Blu-ray discs (which Sony helped create).

I'm sure MS will label it as having exclusive content on Xbox, etc., but I doubt every franchise goes Xbox only. Eh, its fine. I honestly haven't played/enjoyed a Bethesda game since I put 20 hours in Skyrim 9 years ago. I tried to like Fallout, Dishonored, and Wolfenstein, but those games are just not for me. I cancelled gamepass last week because I haven't played a game from that service in 4 months. I tend to play what I want and seek it out, rather than playing what's available. It's the same reason I hate Netflix and Hulu. They inundate users with a lot of stuff and hope there's one thing people will like. But I prefer quality over quantity, and would rather not waste my time and settle for something I don't really want to play/watch.

Good get for Xbox; I think most Xbox players enjoy those games. I hope with the cash influx they can finally develop a new engine. That old morrowind engine needs to die a quick death.

I wonder if Sony comes back with buying Capcom or Square Enix. That would make this arms race really interesting.

 

[Neko Mimi Mode]

Looks like Sony was trying to moneyhat timed exclusivity again.

Sony was negotiating timed exclusivity for Starfield a couple months back

www.resetera.com

Well they got their wish, looks like it's going to be exclusive after all.

 

[Vick]

Only read now.. i knew there was a strange smell in the air.
Fucking megaton.

 

[FranXico]

Looks like Sony was trying to moneyhat timed exclusivity again.

Sony was negotiating timed exclusivity for Starfield a couple months back

www.resetera.com

And if they had gotten it, it would have impacted Xbox gamers much less than a buyout.

 

[Ogbert]

Lads.

There’s absolutely no fucking way these games are going to still be on PS5. Maybe three after release, once the dust has settled.

To be clear, it sucks. I just ordered a PS5. But as someone pointed out on Twitter, whilst Sony we’re negotiating exclusive deals for Bethesda games, Microsoft were negotiating exclusivity to.....Bethesda.

This is what we’ve been talking about when we said Microsoft are loaded.

 

[LittleBusters]

Don't people scream about Microsoft should get some exclusives?

Elder scrolls 6 seems like a really great exclusive.

If ES 6 is still going to be released on Playstation 5, I'd fire Phil Spencer. That's not a CHAD move, that's an INCEL move.

 

[nemiroff]

How did I miss this.. This is pretty big stuff.. I don't like "exclusivity", that's for sure. But it's a good thing it's MS and not Sony, because at least there's Game Pass and PC versions ~dayOne.

 

[Dolomite]

Exclusives are anti-consumer and should die already. All games should by LAW be multi-plat and the console makers can compete on hardware features.

Hey I'm cool with gears on PS5 if I get to play The Ghost of Tsushima 60FPS on Gamepass

 

[CitizenX]

Sony execs waiting on call backs from Epic, Steam and take Two

 

[Woopah]

You’re assuming two of the biggest game companies were willing to be bought.

They are both publicly traded companies. Even if the management didn't want the company to be bought, enough shareholders might.

 

[Sybrix]

wow if those franchises go exclusive

No if's, they will go Xbox/PC.

That's the reason for the purchase.

 

[xion4360]

How is it less shady to lose a small portion of a game than entire games?

are you or anyone upset that Marvel's Spider Man isnt on xbox one? no why should you be...its understood that its a sony published game by a 1st party studio...just like uncharted and last of us...it wouldnt make sense to feel that way.

a game that is multiplatform having attractive content exclusive to one platform is a different story.

 

[Kimahri]

So eh, is Microsoft turning into the Disney of the gaming world now? One company to rule them all, one company to find them, one company to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them?

I love Disney before they bought everything, now I really don't.

Is the same gonna happen to Xbox? One more publisher of Zenimax size and there will be a paradigm shift.

Not sure I like this turn of events.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Well they got their wish, looks like it's going to be exclusive after all.

I be what happened was Bethesda was openly playing the field on deals. This happens all the time in manufacturer/store exclusive product deals.

The retailer will give competitors the hint things might happen and for everyone to come back to us with any proposed super deals because nudge nudge wink wink one of big competitors has proposed something big to us.

And with console gaming being a 3 party industry (more like 2 for big name AAA budget games), if MS got the hint Bethesda was saying Starfield has a potential deal in the works, MS knows it's Sony.

So MS said fuck this, we'll just buy you guys out and get rid of Sony trying to moneyhat deals again.

 

[MISTER INVEIGLER]

Seriously, if not already announced games are still coming to Playstation 5, Jim Ryan is laughing his ASS off. MS spent $7.5 billion and they're still giving us the crown jewels, HAHAHAHAHAHAH.

Some games will be exclusive on a case by case basis.

 

[Naibel]

Oh boy, Microsoft are not messing around this gen !

Things are about to get very exciting

 

[Damian black]

Exclusives are anti-consumer and should die already. All games should by LAW be multi-plat and the console makers can compete on hardware features.

Lol.
That would be a fun world to live in.
Imagine being a small dev and being forced to churn out your game on all platforms.
Crazy talk.

 

[sendit]

Either way you look at it. The PlayStation not getting the next Elder Scrolls/Fallout game is an absolute blow to Sony.

Love competition.

 

[Flintty]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To answer the question everyone is asking: Phil Spencer tells <a href="https://twitter.com/dinabass?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@dinabass</a> that Xbox plans to honor the PS5 exclusivity commitment for Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo.<br><br>Future Bethesda games will be on Xbox, PC, and &quot;other consoles on a case by case basis.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Agyttr53LO">https://t.co/Agyttr53LO</a></p>&mdash; Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) <a href="">September 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Haha that’s fucking crazy! Contract is contract I guess.

 

[Bernkastel]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To answer the question everyone is asking: Phil Spencer tells <a href="https://twitter.com/dinabass?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@dinabass</a> that Xbox plans to honor the PS5 exclusivity commitment for Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo.<br><br>Future Bethesda games will be on Xbox, PC, and &quot;other consoles on a case by case basis.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Agyttr53LO">https://t.co/Agyttr53LO</a></p>&mdash; Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) <a href="">September 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Were you posting this in some old vbulletin based forum?

 

[xion4360]

Well, that's some bad news. If Sony buys Capcom too I'll quit videogames.

If you rather quit gaming that buy an xbox or play on PC then you have a problem....those are gaming platforms...and if they have what you want then buying them should not be offputting

 

[mckmas8808]

It's competition, Sony have bought developers before, just the way it goes.

That's not what you guys were saying a few weeks ago when Spiderman comes to the new Avengers game as an exclusive. I wonder why there's a change now?

 

[phil_t98]

Idk, its a big deal but then it also isn't. MS bought Mojang but Minecraft still appears on Playstation. I doubt all those franchises go exclusive, but instead, MS would earn money for every game sold on Playstation. Its sort of how Sony earns money for every physical Xbox game sold because it uses Blu-ray discs (which Sony helped create).

I'm sure MS will label it as having exclusive content on Xbox, etc., but I doubt every franchise goes Xbox only. Eh, its fine. I honestly haven't played/enjoyed a Bethesda game since I put 20 hours in Skyrim 9 years ago. I tried to like Fallout, Dishonored, and Wolfenstein, but those games are just not for me. I cancelled gamepass last week because I haven't played a game from that service in 4 months. I tend to play what I want and seek it out, rather than playing what's available. It's the same reason I hate Netflix and Hulu. They inundate users with a lot of stuff and hope there's one thing people will like. But I prefer quality over quantity, and would rather not waste my time and settle for something I don't really want to play/watch.

Good get for Xbox; I think most Xbox players enjoy those games. I hope with the cash influx they can finally develop a new engine. That old morrowind engine needs to die a quick death.

I wonder if Sony comes back with buying Capcom or Square Enix. That would make this arms race really interesting.

the difference here is that Minecraft is still the same game as it was when release, they have never released a Minecraft 2.

 

[AV]

Future Bethesda games will be on Xbox, PC, and "other consoles on a case by case basis".

So, more than likely, Fallout and Elder Scrolls will remain on Playstation for the big bucks, while smaller games like Wolfenstein, Prey, Doom etc. go MS exclusive.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Since you're not refuting anything that I've said, I hope you're at least planning to get a game pass subscription. Starfield looks like it will be good.

Depends when Starfield comes out

If it's out 2022 then maybe. It's whether they finally give me a reason for me to buy their box to sub in the first place. And that won't be for a couple of years yet.

 

[Piku_Ringo]

Maybe, just maybe MS are investing in their own product hoping that players will buy that product as a result of said investment. You know? Like they've done with Playground games, Ninja Theory, etc.

If Sony had bought out Bethesda this place would be pissing itself with laughter and declaring it a masterstroke investment.

I hope not cause Bethesduh is still a giant pile of shit no matter who wasted money on acquiring it.

 

[Esteldan]

The "case by case" Jason's tweet refers to is likely just things like Switch ports.

 

[Dolomite]

 

[j0hnnix]

Me now waiting for Gamepass Doom Eternal announcement.

 

[The_Mike]

If ES 6 is still going to be released on Playstation 5, I'd fire Phil Spencer. That's not a CHAD move, that's an INCEL move.

Phil Spencer:

 

[INC]

So, more than likely, Fallout and Elder Scrolls will remain on Playstation for the big bucks, while smaller games like Wolfenstein, Prey, Doom etc. go MS exclusive.

Doom isn't a small game, its on every console currently

 

[Paps Guattro]

 

[Business]

Finally uncle Phil did something.

Glad they are pushing Sony, now please keep games at 70eur.

 

[MISTER INVEIGLER]

Were you posting this in some old vbulletin based forum?

Didn't know how to embed the tweet.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Hahahaha.

I have a feeling Greenberg will be tweeting a lot going forward.

 

[VincentMatts]

That's not what you guys were saying a few weeks ago when Spiderman comes to the new Avengers game as an exclusive. I wonder why there's a change now?

Sony doesnt own spiderman. They have rights to use him in movies. If they dont make a movie in 5 years, that right goes back to its actual owner, Disney.

Thats the difference.