1. All MS games going to PlayStation because money lol.
2. I agree. No one can top the WRPGs and FPS exclusive games Microsoft will offer.
3. Most Gamepass users are on console, and a big point of gamepass is to download your games sooo?
4. Microsoft doesn't push full exclusivity, only Sony and Nintendo do that.
5. True
6. lol. just lol.
1. Obviously not, especially if they have a track record of exclusivity on Xbox. However expecting everyone who formerly played Zenimax games on other platforms to switch allegiances they've had for many years overnight is just not happening. They will lose money and build resentment, both things weaken and diminish the brand.
2. Until someone comes along with something better and hotter, or a bad franchise entry derails a brand.
3. As MS' CFO said, first, or best on Xbox is all they need. GamePass value proposition should really help. And selling those subs is their main focus,
4. What were we talking about then? I thought this was about the prospect of Zenimax becoming exclusive under MS? Sony have mainly opted to pay for timed exclusive-deals and I cannot think of a single instance where they've acquired a franchise that was once synonymous with Xbox in the way Xbox tried and failed to co-opt Tomb Raider.
6. Why LOL? They just bought a publisher, when they are already a publisher and platform holder themselves. And not just any publisher, a big multi-platform one with existing exclusivity deals, indicating a high level relationship with both devs and platform-holders outside of Xbox. Do you think these positions will be absorbed or jettisoned if they were to go Xbox only? What about the internal teams working on Playstation and NIntendo builds? Just fire them without working out if they are better than people in equivalent roles on the Xbox side? What about future support for products already on sale on other platforms? Kill them too?
Its a huge amount of disruption transitioning such a large corporation's operational model, taking months maybe years to complete. And over that time staff who might feel their roles are on the chopping block down the road may choose to jump-ship before they get pushed impacting production.