Minecraft team got what it needed to optimize Minecraft for the latest Xbox, but they didn't get that support from Sony with respect to PS 5. So Minecraft is a PS 4 game that runs on PS 5. Phil Spencer points out that Minecraft Dungeons etc. are native PS 5 titles.

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— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) June 23, 2023

FTC wants confirmation that Minecraft was not offered on the PS Now subscription service because they view PS Now as a competitor to Game Pass. Phil Spencer explaining the more complex considerations, unaware of financial offer by Sony to include Minecraft in PS Now.

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— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) June 23, 2023

Now FTC also asks about whether the Nintendo agreement has an effect on the valuation of the ABK acquisition.

FTC just wants to show the Nintendo deal isn't meaningful. But the deal is a reality and there doesn't seem to be reason there to consider it irrelevant.

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— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) June 23, 2023

Does Series X|S have an actual optimized version? I can't find anything suggesting that a proper Series X|S version was released making this argument over lack of a native PS5 version extra weird. https://t.co/BL9IqudtkL

— John Linneman (@dark1x) June 23, 2023

Phil Spencer explains that the topic of exclusivity is something they generally have to talk about because Nintendo Switch and PlayStation have significantly higher numers of exclusives on their platforms than Xbox does.

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— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) June 23, 2023

The FTC can't get Phil Spencer to say anything about exclusivity of ZeniMax/Bethesda titles other than always getting back to the point that it's a case-by-case determination. The FTC continues to fail to make meaningful headway. It's a waste of time.

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— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) June 23, 2023

For games that are still "far out" it's too early to tell on which platforms they will launch.

Re. Starfield, no plans for PS at the moment.

With Elder Scrolls 6, however, it's too far out to know.

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— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) June 23, 2023