As portion of the ongoing palaver betwixt Microsoft and the FTC, the level holder has revealed 3 upcoming Bethesda games volition beryllium exclusive to Xbox and PC.
This accusation comes arsenic portion of Microsoft's effect to the Federal Trade Commission's suit against its planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard (something it called "unconstitutional").
Tucked distant successful the recently issued document's many, many pages, Microsoft stated: "Xbox anticipates that 3 future titles - REDACTED - each of which are designed to beryllium played chiefly unsocial oregon successful tiny groups - volition beryllium exclusive to Xbox and PCs."
It additionally pointed to the information that "ZeniMax's archetypal 2 caller games were made exclusive to PlayStation for 1 twelvemonth post- launch", these being Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo.
You tin spot the quote, on with its surrounding substance for context, successful the representation below.
So, what could these three, mysteriously redacted, games be? Well, the evident answers are Starfield, Redfall and The Elder Scrolls 6.
Both Starfield and Redfall, which saw their releases delayed into 2023 earlier this year, person been confirmed to beryllium exclusives already. Meanwhile, backmost successful June, Bethesda stated that Fallout 5 volition beryllium its adjacent crippled after The Elder Scrolls 6.
That being said, determination is besides an Indiana Jones game successful the pipeline from Wolfenstein developer MachineGames, truthful we can't regularisation that 1 retired either.
Speaking of, I volition request to upgrade from my One for this release. I bash emotion maine that whip-wielding professor! But I digress.
There is besides a 3rd enactment to ponder - that Bethesda has different crippled successful the works that has not been announced yet. This, perhaps, could explicate the determination to redact that peculiar portion of Microsoft's response.
Elsewhere successful the document, Microsoft reiterated its volition to merchandise Activision Blizzard games time and day connected Xbox Game Pass. This is thing the institution is unwilling to negociate with the FTC on, astatine slightest astatine present.
Now we person to hold and spot if some parties tin travel to immoderate benignant of an statement earlier the suit goes to court. If this doesn't happen, however, a justice volition acceptable a day for proceedings to begin, oregon disregard the lawsuit altogether. We volition support you posted!