Since the takeover of ZenimaxMedia last year, everyone has their own opinion on the subject of the exclusivity of the publisher’s titles. If this is confirmed Star field will be an exclusive game on Xbox, the doubts remained for some until then for other IPs like The Elder Scrolls. At least that was the case until recently. In fact, Phil Spencer did this extensively traded with GQ magazine
In Spencer’s vision, Zenimax brought many large-scale licenses with it. As a result, the brand no longer needs to put all of its cards on a small group of frachis such as gloriole, War gears Where power. From now on he enjoys more freedom of action.
There was a time when we didn’t have a lot of first party franchises and now we do. It’s not just four games that we rotate each year. And when one of them doesn’t work, we don’t say, “What are we doing?”
The least we can say is that this time the answer is clear. The sixth episode of the RPG franchise will actually be reserved for the Xbox ecosystem. For him it is difficult to imagine bringing such a big title onto the market without offering the “full Xbox experience”. With these words he means Game Pass, Xbox Live, Cloud Gaming, Friends Lists, etc.
This is not about punishing another platform as I fundamentally believe that all platforms can continue to grow. But to be on Xbox I want us to be able to bring the full set of what we have. And it’s true when I think of Elder Scrolls VI. That would be true if I think of one of our franchises.
In your opinion, a smart move or a monumental mistake?