...nothing? It doesn't suddenly mean even in-dev titles HAVE to be single-platform. Just wait for official confirmations etc. Same as how Outer Worlds was multi-plat.
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Wait, what happens to Deathloop and Ghostwire PS5 deals now?
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It's not even remotely a clusterfuck.
Y'all make it seem like this is Microsoft's first studio acquisition; we have had years of purchases now, and we already know what happens to games meant for other platforms that get caught up in the transition: fucking nothing. They release as intended.
The purchasing entity inherits the contractual obligations; all those obligations are outlined upfront and are factored in when a company decides whether or not to acquire another one. It's that simple.
exactly, at least for the already announced games there is nothing to worry about. everything else will clear itself up later
They'll release on PS5, obviously.
But it wouldn't surprise me if MS works with Sony to drop the one year exclusivity.
But it wouldn't surprise me if MS works with Sony to drop the one year exclusivity.
yeah tbqh i imagine these studios will stay multiplatform. everything comes to gamepass day 1, or buy it for $70 on ps5. attracts more people to gamepass because of that zenimax/bethesda library, still lets people with ps5s spend the big bucks to buy the games themselves.
They will honour the agreements, or else have to buy out...which probably wouldn't make economic sense.
100% agreed there. But it's a big deal so I guess I understand why people react.
I don't think it's that simple. This is the first acquisiton that has upcoming games with console exclusivity contracts with Sony, all the others only had publishing contracts with 3rd party, which they honored.
Also, I'm amused at how people are questioning whether Microsoft will or won't break the exclusivity contract and seemingly aren't even considering that it'd be on *SONY*'s best interests to do it.
There's a contract. MS can break that contract and pay Sony. Probably not worth considering the console versions of these games would still be in early dev since it's not the focus, so not worth the money.
Huh? Sony isn't publishing Deathloop. It's just a timed exclusive, like FFVIIR.
Absolutely contracts can be broken. Let's see in the coming days, weeks, months where all of this takes us.
Well the choice would be to void the deal, give back money to Sony and make the games multi platform I assume
I mean, they can, but that also will lead to litigation. You think MS wants to deal with a high profile lawsuit, as well as all the PR with it, over Deathloop and GhostWire? Doubtful lol
ah ok, i read alan wake comparisons above and thought it was a similar situation
I believe Deathloop was a timed exclusive from the beginning, so that'll eventually make its way to XSX|S.
They're contractual obligations, just like with Wasteland 3 and The Outer Worlds they're gonna release them.
You don't gotta worry about any games they're currently working on releasing only on xbox, it's only games that start development AFTER today's acquisition. Hell, I think that even TESVI and Starfield will still release on PS5.
You don't gotta worry about any games they're currently working on releasing only on xbox, it's only games that start development AFTER today's acquisition. Hell, I think that even TESVI and Starfield will still release on PS5.
Nothing will change -probably-. Also, the aquisition wont be finalised until the summer of 2021; so it wouldnt make much sense to interfere with games releasing in 2021.
Well run corporations just don't break contracts as that is the most costly option and their shareholders would not approve.
For sure MS had a close look at the agreements and looked if they can find an escape that could bring it day and date to Xbox. For sure they couldn't find any because they are usually very tightly constructed. So the conclusion is it will come to PS5 first as planned.
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