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[DavJay]

Those titles are system sellers. People will buy Xboxes solely for these games. Smaller titles like Ori and Minecraft makes sense since those don’t move hardware.

If Microsoft doesn’t care for big exclusives then why isn’t Halo, Forza or Gears on PlayStation. Are people just that delusional?

 

[lastmessiah]

They know they aren't coming to PS5, but since it wasn't explicitly stated it allows people to blow hot air on the internet, and that's what the internet is all about .

 

[Vawn]

Because they need to make enough money off them. Getting them on GamePass will still entice people to get Xbox, but for everyone else selling them copies at $70 makes sense.

 

[Blue Spring]

Because they paid 7.5b
Because Minecraft is bigger than anything bethesda has and still is multiplat
Because MS did not say those games are not coming to PS

 

[#Phonepunk#]

why do people think any of these massive IP will be walled off?

they don't make money on hardware, but software.

If Microsoft doesn’t care for big exclusives then why isn’t Halo, Forza or Gears on PlayStation. Are people just that delusional?

none of those IP existed before xbox. Elder Scrolls and Fallout have existed since the 90s.

 

[Lone Wolf]

It’s a new generation. These games are not coming to PS4 and Xbox One. Install base starts over. They would be smart to keep it on Xbox/PC.

 

[TexMex]

For the same reason they allow Minecraft on PS4.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

7.5 Billion reasons need to recover that cash

 

[Mister Wolf]

They are desperate to play those games on their chosen console. I expect we all will find out with Starfield next year.

 

[Rac3r]

Phil Spencer’s prior comments regarding exclusivity and the basic fact that they haven’t confirmed it. They will likely be xbox/pc exclusive though.

 

[Lone Wolf]

They are desperate.

On the verge of bankruptcy even

 

[Kagey K]

If they want to grow their userbase they have to keep them off the PS5 and let those that want to play them do so through one of the many options available to them.

 

[G-Bus]

I have a couple friends that are pissed about this. Both never having owned an Xbox will 100% buy an Xbox for starfield/fallout/elder scrolls.

These franchise are a big deal. MS would be stupid not to keep it exclusive.

 

[Bolivar687]

Because this would be one of the most destructive moves in gaming if that is the case.

 

[Andodalf]

because the fact they won’t hurts their feelings

 

[DavJay]

Because they paid 7.5b
Because Minecraft is bigger than anything bethesda has and still is multiplat
Because MS did not say those games are not coming to PS

Minecraft is not a system mover and keeping them exclusive will increase the Xbox install base for sure, without a doubt. You have to have an Xbox to play these on consoles. Doesn’t make any sense to put these on all platforms. If that was a good business proposition then Sony or Nintendo would have done so already.

 

[Craig of War]

Because they need to make enough money off them. Getting them on GamePass will still entice people to get Xbox, but for everyone else selling them copies at $70 makes sense.

 

[lastmessiah]

7.5 Billion reasons need to recover that cash

They don't need to. They are Microsoft. They have some cash already. And they will recover and more when people subscribe to Game Pass to play the games.

 

[Cockles & Whelks]

Starfield yes. New IP to promote and work already done.

ES and Fallout 5?

 

[Lone Wolf]

Because this would be one of the most destructive moves in gaming if that is the case.

Sony is bringing Spider-Man to Xbox? How about Sunset Overdrive 2? Xbox needs big exclusives to drive People into the ecosystem. No way it comes to PS5.

 

[diffusionx]

I still think their goal is to get GamePass on PS5.

 

[_SAKY_]

A) Because basic logic says that there is money to be made by releasing on the maximum number of platforms.

B) Because they want these games on PS5 to make them feel like their platform loyalty is justified and above reproach.

 

[Gavon West]

Because this would be one of the most destructive moves in gaming if that is the case.

This

I completely forgot Sony already locked up two Bethesda games for a year and have two more Online games from the same company. Im pretty certain thats all their getting at this point.

 

[Kagey K]

Starfield yes. New IP to promote and work already done.

ES and Fallout 5?

That’s a sunken cost fallacy, better to just dump the PS5 version and go full steam ahead on the Xbox.

 

[anothertech]

Wouldn't be surprised if all Bethesda games remain 3rd party.

And MS makes $70 per game off every ps5 owner. LoL

 

[Senua]

Denial is a hell of a drug.

You might see some timed shit

 

[Paracelsus]

For the same reason they allow Minecraft on PS4.

Not even remotely in the same galaxy when it comes to business deals.

Redfall and Fallout 5 would be XBSX and PC. You better have one or the other.
There's a huge audience for such games on PC, but there's even more on console, that leaves only one option.

Who knows, maybe Sony did bribe Rockstar and Microsoft is getting ready for the impact, or maybe not.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

LOL people think they paid 7.5b for Bethesda to make a cut off their $70 releases. Its obvious their games are gonna be used to bolster Xbox/gamepass.

 

[RCU005]

Starfield it's going to be impossible to release on PS because it's a new IP.

Elder Scrolls is a different story, and I thing Microsoft has a lot to gain by releasing it on Playstation, too.

 

[cryogenic7]

Because they probably will

 

[DavJay]

7.5 Billion reasons need to recover that cash

They are Microsoft. They don’t need to make it all back ASAP. They are putting in an investment in the long run. They sneeze 10 billion. Come on, it Microsoft. One of the only 3 trillion dollar companies

 

[Warnen]

Because Sony is the only one allowed to buy a developer and make there games exclusive.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

I don't think they will. It would be a massive squandered opportunity. Why buy a publisher to just publish the games elsewhere?

You'll get ES6 and Starfield on PS5 when you get Game Pass Streaming on PS5.

 

[RayHell]

If it goes to Ps5 its through a Gamepass app which Sony will never let them do.

 

[Orthodox Gaming Dad]

IF I were Phil, I'd do timed exclusives... Drive sales to Xbox for a period and then release to Sony

 

[MurfHey]

I still think their goal is to get GamePass on PS5.

This is all I want. I'm all foe exclusives and what not. But I'm 2020 both gamepass and ps ow should be everywhere.

 

[brap]

Why buy a publisher to just publish the games elsewhere?

Why buy a publisher just for your fanbase to rent the game for 5 cents on gamepass?

 

[MrFunSocks]

Because they paid 7.5b
Because Minecraft is bigger than anything bethesda has and still is multiplat
Because MS did not say those games are not coming to PS

1. Exactly - they didn't pay $7.5bil to keep letting playstation stay ahead
2. Minecraft being one of the biggest games in the history of the world is why it's still multiplatform. Bethesda games being smaller means they won't be.
3. They didn't need to. You don't buy companies to then keep helping the competition.

The answer is because the majority of this forum won't own an Xbox console or gaming PC that can play them so they're trying to will PS5 versions into existence.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Why buy a publisher just for your fanbase to rent the game for 5 cents on gamepass?

Because if you can sell your game for 5 cents and your competitors cannot, then your competitors can no longer afford to be competitors.

Biznass.

 

[Dr_Salt]

They are in the denial phase.

 

[Codes 208]

Didn’t bethesda imply (or flat out say)that the already announced games haven’t changed publication? This would include starfield and TESVI

 

[Sushen]

Game Pass on PS5 is the only chance for those new games to show up on PS5. Sony, pay up.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

No one can say for certain whether or not they plan to put the games on PS5.

I mean, come on. Phil outright says other consoles will be considered.

 

[SNPlayen]

Oh look its the 1,143 thread about Bethesda.

 

[nani17]

Make more money simple as. I think they'll do what Rockstar does with the PC. They'll launch it on the Xbox first and a year or more later on PS5. Sure you'll get the it's not coming threads it didn't say PS5 in the trailer etc just like Rockstar does

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

Game Pass on PS5 is the only chance for those new games to show up on PS5. Sony, pay up.

You mean Microsoft Pay Up. You don't seen to understand how Gamepass work.

 

[Woo-Fu]

For the same reason they allow Minecraft on PS4.

Different situation. Minecraft was on multiple platforms before the acquisition. New games are an entirely different ball of wax.

That said I think Microsoft has finally seen the writing on the wall with respect to hardware and will publish most of their games on multiple platforms, including those that could be considered competitors in terms of hardware.

Long story short, the hardware arms race is a bloody slog that isn't where all the money comes from. Nintendo has known this for awhile. Microsoft figured it out in the last couple years and even Sony is starting to realize it.

 

[Kagey K]

Didn’t bethesda imply (or flat out say)that the already announced games haven’t changed publication? This would include starfield and TESVI

All they confirmed was that Deathloop and Ghostwore contracts would be upheld.

Everything else has had no consoles announced. Only “coming to next gen” when they were announced at E3.

 

[DavJay]

Didn’t bethesda imply (or flat out say)that the already announced games haven’t changed publication? This would include starfield and TESVI

Those don’t have announced platforms. And rumors circled around Sony tried to get timed exclusive on Starfield and got shut down just a couple of months ago.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

I still think their goal is to get GamePass on PS5.

Could they?