When Elder Scrolls sells 200 million then maybe it’s a relatable example haha. Minecraft is too big to limit, as much as I’d like to see MS be more aggressive with it. 

Case by case can easily mean Fallout 76 and Elder Scrolls Online. Both have a dedicated community and getting next gen versions wouldn’t be out of the question. Case in point it would be a dick move to no longer include PS.

But MS seemingly has a simple rule: if a game has been announced as multiplat, MS will honour it. If not, then it’s theirs. Elder Scrolls and Starfield had a reveal trailer, but no platforms were announced. Also why games like Hellblade 2 are only going to Xbox. 

He said it in an interview with GameReactor

So the Bethesda deal was monumental and took most of us by surprise. What do you hope to gain from this long-term, and I'm talking more broadly here than simply Bethesda titles making it to Game Pass on launch day?

First of all, I would like to say that we haven't acquired ZeniMax. We have announced our intention to acquire ZeniMax. It is going through regulatory approval and we don't see any issues there. We expect early in 2021 the deal will close. But I say that because I want people to know, I'm not sitting down with Todd Howard and Robert Altman and planning their future. Because I'm currently not allowed to do that, that would be illegal. Your question is completely inbound, but I get a lot of questions right now: "is this game exclusive? Is this game exclusive?" And right now, that is not my job in regards to ZeniMax. My job is not to sit down and go through their portfolio and dictate what happens.

Source: https://www.gamereactor.eu/phil-spencer-on-exclusivity-monetisation-and-game-development/

They were specifically asking him about future games not games already released. Your explanation for Minecraft only furthers my opinion on why MS should be selling it only on Xbox. It would make a killing for them and force kidsparents to buy the xboxgamepass.

Who cares what would be a D move. They purchased it and they should get it and make it exclusive. They are never going to get anywhere trying to be the good guys. They are being outsold by all their competitors and Nintendo crushed them easily even being released years later it's embarrassing. Also Starfield website did have a PS4 logo on it at one point so it was technically announced for Sony but MS has no issues removing it. They need to do more of that this is business.

A lot of their decisions though lead me to believe they don't really want to compete with Nintendo and Sony anymore. I think they want to be the netflix of video games and eventually step away from the hardware other than like a streaming stick.

MS is making this whole thing so confusing. Then why even said it would be a case by case basis? Todd Howard I think recently came out and said the same. 

MS wants gamers to join into their ecosystem. Releasing games on PS5 is counter productive of what their ultimate goal is. 

You can literally say the same thing about Sony and make the argument they could make more money only sell software or subs if they really wanted to. The console is another piece of the hardware puzzle. There will always be gamers who prefer consoles or can only play consoles because their internet is bad so streaming isn't an option, or they don't want to deal with PC gaming, and the upfront costs of PC gaming. Consoles will always be a more accessible hardware option. 

I know you're trying really hard to convince yourself MS is better off releasing games on PS5, but they're not.

Minecraft was already released on the PS4 before Microsoft acquired it. I could see a scenario where there will be an updated version for the Xbox Series X/S and not a PS5 version.  Just the PS4 version being backwards compatible on the PS5.

Lets wait and see. Also Minecraft has VR version for PS5 :) . If they are not intended to support PS product they will not make VR version on it.  

I wasn't aware that PS5 had VR yet, I thought it was PS4 VR backwards compatibility.  I thought it was going to be a while for PS5 VR, thanks for letting me know.

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