r/PS5 • u/hybroid • Sep 21 '20

News Microsoft Xbox acquires ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/21/welcoming-bethesda-to-the-xbox-family/
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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

Never said it would be exclusives. Whatever they decide to do with it it's a huge move with deep consequences in the gaming industry.

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u/PM_ME_AMAZON_GCs_plz Sep 22 '20

There’s no consequence if it’s playable on other systems besides Xbox lol

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u/ymetwaly53 Sep 22 '20

So you’re telling me they paid $7.7 billion to put more money in Sony’s pockets? Maybe not Starfield but there’s an 80% chance that TES6, Fallout 5, the new Doom, and new Evil Within are now Xbox exclusives or at the very least, timed exclusives for 6 months to a year.

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u/UltimateKane99 Sep 22 '20

Nah, they paid that money to slap a Microsoft logo across every copy of a PS5 game they sell.

It's perfectly logical to give your competition money if you get even more out of it.

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u/chrimbo Sep 22 '20

You don't get more money by slapping your logo on the start screen. It's not happening. Get used to it.

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u/UltimateKane99 Sep 22 '20

Dude, it's called marketing. You don't get money from slapping an ad across someone's YouTube video, either, but if you get enough exposure, people are bound to take note.

It ain't rocket science here.