I don't think their big franchises will go exclusive but most likely will go day one to gamepass, which is far better.
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I never said that. I don't like this move because I've always said that 3rd party companies should remain 3rd party companies. I don't like moves like this as it hurts gamers. We saw what happened with Street Fighter V.
What I said, and perhaps I should have clarified is that this could signal a major acquisition war, with 3rd party companies being gobbled up and gamers could miss out on games because they're not fans of one console/platform or another.
If Elder Scrolls, Doom and Fallout go exclusive, then that is very bad. I hope they stay multiplatform.
No one should want the larger studios stuck under platform holders.
As someone who largely plays on the PC and still ends up buying every console anyway for some reason, it doesn't really affect me, but if Microsoft decides to tighten up and close themselves off again, which they will if they get a majority of the market because that's how you make the most money, then all of their recent acquisitions are going to pull a lot of games away from a lot of people.
Sony bought exclusivity to Spider-Man in a bad Avengers game though, so I guess it evens out.
But Elder Scrolls VI is a big blockbuster game that costs a lot to make. Certainly it doesn't make financial sense on Game Pass?
The Principle Designer and another developer from ID Software were complaining about the Series S the other day, that's got to be awkward for them lol.
This. I'm seriously confused by a lot of these reactions on here. Now if Sony or Nintendo bought them--then we could panic. Microsoft is playing a different game right now. They don't care about the console warrior shit.
It's time to pay attention. The next decade will be interesting.
Holy shit that's some of the craziest news I've heard in a long while. What a great get for MS
Microsoft bought the publishing arm too so that really means nothing. MS owns it all.
Soon gaming will be three or four monolithic companies with indies existing only on Android and Nintendo platforms.
Wouldn't total dominance of the industry mean they no longer had to worry about being pro-consumer?
Game Pass just keeps getting better. What an insane value proposition it is at this point.
Xbox All Access XSS just became the best deal in the history of gaming (usurping the former undisputed champion The Orange Box).
Xbox All Access XSS just became the best deal in the history of gaming (usurping the former undisputed champion The Orange Box).
Will be disappointing if people here who were so critical of Sony's own exclusives for being exclusives suddenly have nothing to say about famous cross platform games like Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Doom, etc potentially becoming exclusives to Xbox.
Oh, I didn't see that. Thanks for pointing that out! Still very uneasy about this, but I guess hoping for the best ...
"We will be adding Bethesda's iconic franchises to Xbox Game Pass for console and PC."
Is there anyone out there that doesn't think that Gamepass is the best deal in gaming? EA and now Bethesda games as well.
Is there anyone out there that doesn't think that Gamepass is the best deal in gaming? EA and now Bethesda games as well.
If this was Sony buying them I would be worried, but Microsoft releases games on other platforms. Minecraft releases on all platform. Microsoft also releases everything on PC so you'll never get into a situation where you cannot get a game without owning a specific console.
This is a major get for Game Pass subscribers. The entire Bethesda back catalog should be added to Game Pass soon and all future Bethesda titles will be day one on the service. The value proposition of Game Pass just got a HUGE boost.
MSFT has $140 billion in cash on hand. They could buy the entire industry if they wanted to, cash.
No, they are plenty. Sony doesn't have the money like MS, though.
I don't think there gaming side knows how stacked MS is outside of gaming these days. They're quietly reaching Apple and Amazon levels due to their cloud technology.
I don't think anyone should equate this to when MS bought Mojang, especially in terms of multi-platform distribution.
There is a major difference between buying out a developer vs. buying out a publisher. I think MS spent 7.5b to acquire exclusivity rights. They have gained so many IPs that could all be system sellers.
There is a major difference between buying out a developer vs. buying out a publisher. I think MS spent 7.5b to acquire exclusivity rights. They have gained so many IPs that could all be system sellers.
