Bethesda Softworks’ Ghostwire: Tokyo and Deathloop were PlayStation 5 timed console exclusives. And now it has been confirmed. star field I used to walk a similar path.
Sony allegedly tried to get Starfield first
according to The VergeXbox CEO Phil Spencer spoke of Starfield at a Federal Trade Commission hearing on Microsoft and Activision. He said the Deathloop and Ghostwire deal between Sony and Bethesda was part of what led to Xbox’s pursuit of ZeniMax, but Sony is now looking to acquire Bethesda Game Studio’s sci-fi RPG. He said the whispers seemed to accelerate the movement.
“When we bought ZeniMax, one of the things that got us started was Sony’s deal with Deathloop and Ghostwire to pay Bethesda not to ship those games on Xbox,” Spencer said. rice field. “So the discussion about Starfield when we hear that Starfield may also eventually skip the Xbox stands as the number three console, falling even further behind in content ownership. We can’t do that, so we had to’ protect your content so it can survive in your business. ”
Starfield might have been a timed monopoly if a deal had been struck, but that is unknown. This isn’t the first time the issue has surfaced, as journalist Imran Khan pointed out in September 2020 that Sony was recently pursuing a timed exclusivity on Starfield.
Starfield has been confirmed to be an Xbox console exclusive in June 2021. Bethesda Softworks’ senior vice president of global marketing and communications, Pete Hines, apologized for being exclusive to PlayStation players.
The case was full of controversies over monopoly rights. Indiana Jones will be an Xbox and PC exclusive, but whether The Outer Worlds 2 and The Elder Scrolls 6 are coming to his PlayStation remains to be seen. Spencer also said he will “do whatever it takes” to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation.