Swallowing tears, PlayStation gamers say goodbye to a series of blockbusters

Huge disadvantage to the PlayStation gaming community.

Last year, Microsoft announced its intention to acquire ZeniMax Media, which owns several major game development studios including Bethesda Game Studios and the titles it publishes, such as the Doom series, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and The Elder Scrolls. and Wolfenstein. Some fans have wondered if Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda will mean Bethesda’s titles will become exclusives for the latest Xbox Series X, and now that issue has been resolved. handle.

In announcing the Bethesda acquisition, Microsoft emphasized that Bethesda titles will be best experienced on PC and Xbox, with all of them coming to Game Pass. Microsoft added that “some” of Bethesda’s new titles will be exclusive to PC and Xbox, meaning those titles won’t be available on Sony’s PlayStation. Microsoft didn’t specify which Bethesda games will be Xbox exclusives, but details on those titles will come to light someday.

Bethesda’s titles exclusively for Xbox have always been one of the big concerns of gamers about this $7.5 billion acquisition. Before fans got too upset, though, it was previously rumored that The Elder Scrolls 6 would still be coming to the PlayStation, though it’s unclear if those plans have changed or the Xbox version of the title will be available first.

“We look forward to empowering Bethesda’s creative teams to reach a wide range of players around the world, helping to make future Bethesda titles some of the best and most popular in their history. “, Xbox boss Phil Spencer wrote in the announcement post. However, he also said that development will mainly take place on Microsoft platforms: “Xbox, PC and Game Pass will be the best places to experience new Bethesda titles, including several new titles that will be exclusive to Xbox and PC in the future.”

Microsoft announced a $7.5 billion plan to buy Bethesda’s parent ZeniMax late last year. At the time, Spencer noted that Bethesda had been an “early backer” for Game Pass and that the publisher had “many unannounced titles” in development.