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Many of you will remember that one of the biggest surprises of 2020 was the acquisition of ZeniMax Media (Bethesda) by Microsoft. That purchase brought to Xbox an impressive portfolio of games, technology, talent, and a track record of blockbuster commercial success that we can now enjoy on Game Pass. Although, in the future there will be games like Redfall, Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 Exclusivelyunlike Ghostwire Tokyo or Deathloop, which were temporary exclusives to PlayStation due to deals it had already signed prior to the acquisition.
Within the typical controversies over exclusives, a few days ago the director of Redfall fanned the flames on this issue, confirming that there was a version of Redfall for PS5, which was canceled after the acquisition of the studio by Microsoft. These statements by Harvey Smith have come at a very bad time, since there is currently an open war between Sony and Microsoft for the purchase of Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft defends itself against the controversy over the exclusivity of Redfall
Given these statements, a few hours ago it was time to see how Microsoft defends itself against the controversy over the exclusivity of Redfall (via GameSpot). We know that there is nothing wrong with this, since when a study is yours, you are free to say what to do with the games that are being developed, but as we have said before, they have been statements that have come at the worst possible moment.
We have not removed any games from PlayStation. In fact, we’ve expanded the number of titles we’ve shipped to Sony’s console since our ZeniMax acquisition, and the first two games released after the purchase were PS5 exclusives. We did the same thing when we got Minecraft, expanding the franchise. All games that were available on PlayStation when we acquired ZeniMax in March 2021 are still available on PlayStation and PC. We’ve always said that future decisions on whether to destroy ZeniMax games for other consoles will be made on a case-by-case basis.
First impressions of Redfall We have already played the expected Xbox exclusive!
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On this occasion, Microsoft cannot be accused of lying to anyone, since it was made clear that some Bethesda games would be exclusive to Xbox and PC, such as Redfall and Starfield, which will be released this year. .