Bethesda to Focus on Xbox Exclusives for “Platforms Where Game Pass Exists” Says Spencer

Bethesda to Focus on Xbox Exclusives for “Platforms Where Game Pass Exists” Says Spencer

3 years ago
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https://wccftech.com/bethesda-focus-on-xbox-exclusives-for-platforms-with-game-pass/

Now that Microsoft owns Bethesda lock, stock, and barrel, will future games in the Fallout, Elder Scrolls, and Doom franchises be Xbox exclusive? That’s the question many fans are asking, and Microsoft hasn’t provided particularly clear answers. Some upcoming Bethesda games, like Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo, are actually coming to PS5 first, and in a recent statement Phil Spencer would only say that “some” future Bethesda games would be Xbox console exclusive.

Well, just minutes ago during a new Xbox-Bethesda “roundtable” livestream, Phil Spencer made Microsoft’s position on Bethesda exclusives much more clear. According to Spencer, Microsoft’s goal in purchasing Bethesda was indeed to create exclusives for Xbox and other platforms where “Game Pass exists.” Microsoft will honor certain agreements Bethesda made before they purchased them (such as the ones for Deathloop and Ghostwire PlayStation exclusivity) and will support games already on other platforms, but it sounds like that won’t be the norm long term…