Microsoft Buys Bethesda; Will DOOM & Starfield be Xbox Exclusive & the Fallout for PS5 & Switch
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Microsoft have made an industry changing move by purchasing Bethesda and strengthening their first-party studio development team. Microsoft now owns iconic IP, of which include: Doom, The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Fallout, Starfield, and The Evil Within.
Initially, Microsoft will retain contractual agreements, like those on Ghostwhire Tokyo and Deathloop being PS5 timed-exclusives; but how will Microsoft approach future releases? Will the company keep Elder Scrolls exclusive to Xbox, PC, GamePass and xCloud? Or will they bring the franchise to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo platforms? We discuss this and more.
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