| Leynos said: Meh. Bethesda games are pretty crap and broken. PS5 is selling just fine with people knowing there is no ESVI or Fallout coming to it. Consoles having unique games is what used to make consoles feel distinct from another. |
People also aren't expecting ES6 or FO5 anytime soon, so perhaps they just aren't making decisions based on that yet. But as we get closer to the launch of those games and Starfield, that perspective may shift. Granted, I'm confident we won't get ES6 until at least 2 years after Starfield, which means earliest is late 2024 (and that's if Starfield isn't delayed), and it sounds like they won't even really focus too much on F05 until after that, so probably earliest late 2026 for that game. And that's if major dlc commitments don't further delay their next game.
By then the PS5/Series S/X will be old news. I predict that the impact of MS scooping up Zenimax won't truly be felt until next gen (PS6/NextBox). By then, the only games accessible from Zenimax will be ones at least 1 generation old or a couple random exclusives PS got with the PS5 due to prior obligations. Microsoft is playing the long game here.
