That's not the point of exclusives, as they'll always sell less individually by virtue of having fewer possible customers.
It's about moving your hardware and getting people in your ecosystem. Because every additional game you buy for that console, every additional service you sign up for through it etc. makes them a bit more money. First party exclusives move consoles, and with Sony having a very robust lineup that carried them through this generation (it wasn't the only thing) and primed for the next generation Microsoft has a ton of catchup to play if they want to compete with a robust first party lineup in response.
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This will go one of two ways: Microsoft will rush Bethesda even more and we'll get a second helping of bugs along side the release bugs or Microsoft will quality check them extra and we'll get less bugs at launch.
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How is there a difference, sony has been throwing money at studios for exclusivity and timed exclusivity, they were in the talks of trying to get it for starfield when bethesda was bought. Sorry but after several years of telling MS to get more exclusives you dont get to set terms on how they get it. Im sure every exclusive sony has they payed money to keep them that way, i doubt any studio is gona say, no i dont want to sell more for no fee.
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You mean all the cosmetic microtransactions?
This has me worried about competition in the future tbh. Microsoft making these kind of acquisitions feels like the beginning of the end of the console war, and then consumers get hit with the anti consumer garbage they tried to pull in 2013 with the Xbox one before they got blasted for it. This gen likely won't have much of an impact, but beyond that...I don't like it.
Im sorry but how is this anti consumer than sony paying for timed exclusives or straight up exclusives? MS has tried to bring thier exclusives to playstation in the past and sony would have none of it. This is the biggest pill of irony iv seen people had to swallow after talking big for several years.
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I'm happy maybe microsoft will fix some of bethesda problems.
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Publisher and anyone with a financial stakes in Bethesda makes those choices.
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There is to create a rush to sell consoles and hurt the competition. Than release the later for profit on other devices. Online only and console exclusive titles are a great way to shit on pirates. I have no problem with someone pirating because they're poor but if you have the money. Your a dick.
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Doesn't really bother me much..as I typically play Bethesda games on my PC...so as long as they keep their "timed exclusive" shenanigans focused on the Console Wars... I'm good.
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It's weird that you start with "there is no good reason for exclusives to exist"...and then follow it up with a good reason that exclusives exist. And you even manage to phrase it in the way that a PR guy would.
If they can just blow $7.5 billion to acquire yet another gaming company, I think maybe we're under-taxing these people.
The publisher being Bethesda Softworks (The parent company of Bethesda Game Studios) and Financial group being Zenimax Media (Parent company of the entire lot).
Todd is second or third place in Bethesda Game Studios. Meaning he doesn't set the release dates or control finances of the overall company. I know people like to poke fun at Todd. But it's essentially pointing at the image and ignoring the man behind the curtain who was the true problem the entire time.
"just blow" more like microsoft is one of the wealthiest companies on the planet and also probably has very strong lines of credit they can use to get cash quick. This is a calculated investment, one they plan on getting more than their money back on. You sound like someone who doesn't realize just how much money there is floating around.
Holy shit that's absolutely not a win for Microsoft. Why on earth lose out on sales revenue by putting it on a subscription service right out of the gate? That would be a monumentally awful idea for Microsoft, when they could be reaping millions of sales at $60 a pop. A huge chunk of which are digital so they ain't paying a cut to nobody.
Well this is even more of a reason to get the PC/PS combo, because all "xbox exclusive" stuff will release on PC as well.