Xbox acquires Bethesda

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HollyGamer said:

sales2099 said:

Ok thanks for levelling with me here. That said they aren’t technically “exclusive”. They would be on Xbox Series S, Series X, Windows Store, Steam, Game Pass, and mobile via Xcloud. As opposed to Sony and Nintendo regulating their exclusives to literally one device. Phil even went on record saying these devices alone can recoup their investment. People easily overlook just how many places you can play Xbox games. 

Guess this goes back to people unsure where Bethesda games are going to PS5. Ultimately I’m a staunch believer that making them exclusive to the Xbox Ecosystem will have millions of gamers migrating to them via console or PC. Most importantly it will surge GP users. Establishing new customers and long term engagement is the goal. 

Because end of day even if Game Pass is more attractive then buying full piece, if people know say Elder Scrolls 6 will come to PS5, they will wait it out as long as it takes. As opposed to swallowing their pride and buying a Xbox/Steam version which is more ideal. 

Nothing to disagree here. Except that probably only few people willing to sacrifice buying two consoles only to play Bathesda games. In fact probably they just buy on PC if they have proper spec or just running it on cloud if they have proper internet speed. Bethesda going to Microsoft is not a major loose for Sony but is a win for Microsoft if they releasing their games on other platform as well. 

Microsoft can still make a lot of money even without Xbox console, in fact Microsoft has spread their love to other platform within their ecosystem. Their marketing is not focusing only to sell Xbox consoles , and they cannot , because if they want to succeed with gamepass,  than console is irrelevant for their future long terms profit and growth.

Don’t forget the main profit of a console is the 3rd party game revenue. It is very much in MSs interest to keep selling consoles, hence the extra R&D to make not one but 2 spec SKUs. They just catering to those who don’t plan to buy a console, like staunch PC gamers. Or casual mobile gamers.