microsoft denies ever pulling games like Redfall off the PS5 and PS4 and making them Xbox exclusive. The denial came after reports surfaced a few days ago that Redfall was originally coming to PS5, but this version was canceled when Microsoft acquired Bethesda.
Microsoft moves to quell player fears over Xbox exclusivity
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer has already claimed that Microsoft doesn’t want to separate existing PlayStation games from these consoles, and this is the main argument in the battle to acquire Activision Blizzard and the Call of Duty franchise. Redfall director Harvey Smith’s claim that Redfall was canceled for PS5 directly runs counter to that claim, so a Microsoft spokesperson issued a statement. game spot Refuting claims that the game was pulled from the platform.
I’ve never pulled a game from a PlayStation. In fact, since the ZeniMax acquisition, Sony has expanded the footprint of the games he shipped on his PlayStation, and the first two games he shipped after closing were exclusive to the PlayStation 5. Since the shutdown of Minecraft, it has done the same in expanding the reach of its franchise. All games that were available on PlayStation when we acquired ZeniMax in March 2021 will continue to be available on PlayStation. We are also continuing to update content on PlayStation and PC. We’ve always said that the decision to distribute ZeniMax games to other consoles is made on a case-by-case basis.
Microsoft spokesperson
The deal with Bethesda gave Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo exclusive rights to PS5 for 12 months, but it wasn’t all that encouraging once the existing deal went through. Starfield and Redfall are both Xbox exclusives, and despite existing PlayStation franchises, there are rumors that The Elder Scrolls 6 will follow suit. Whether Microsoft or Harvey Smith is right, the future of Bethesda games on PS4 and PS5 is not bright.
