After Call of Duty and Starfield, The Elder Scrolls 6 is now the focus of discussions. Xbox exclusive or not? Phil Spencer has finally answered that crucial question and even gives us a hint as to the release date of the most anticipated game of all time.
The downside of the Bethesda/Zenimax acquisition and Sony’s involvement
The second day of the preliminary hearing surrounding Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard made it possible to learn more about the rationale behind the Bethesda/Zenimax acquisition. According to Phil Spencer, Sony regularly paid its competitors to ban the Xbox platform from certain releases. This explains why Microsoft would have found it necessary to own Bethesda in order to compete.
- Offers to make Ghostwire exclusive to PlayStation prompted Microsoft to act
- Sony wanted to make Starfield a PlayStation exclusive game
- To counteract these maneuvers, Microsoft decided to buy Bethesda/Zenimax
More than 5 years until we can play it
With all these revelations, the question of The Elder Scrolls 6 exclusivity is finally settled. Phil Spencer has not confirmed this The game would be exclusive to Xbox As an apology, he gave the distant release date of The Elder Scrolls 6… However, he didn’t give a specific date for the game’s release, but we know he did will arrive in at least 5 years…
However, he did mention that the development of the title is on track and that the teams are fully focused on this ambitious project. Fans can therefore expect a game that lives up to their expectations in the near future.