Los exclusive video games It has been a recurring theme over the years, but we will agree that Microsoft’s purchase of Bethesda caused many players to rethink the situation in the face of future releases. Now, the tug-of-war between Microsoft, Activision and Sony has stirred up the hornet’s nest in a way that has rarely happened before.
In this context, the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, has ruled on console exclusivities. His words cannot take anyone by surprise, although perhaps the little pull that launches Sony will:
If it were up to me, I’d love to eliminate console exclusivities, but that’s not for me to especially define it as a low-share player in the console market. The dominant participant [Sony] has defined market competition using exclusives, so that’s the world we live in. I have no love for that world.
As reported by the medium The Vergethese statements have taken place after the boss of PlayStation, Jim Ryan, admitted that exclusivities like Starfield they are not anti-competitive inside the market. In addition, he once again referred to the quality of the video games released in Game Passthat it is necessary to invest a lot of money in the development of great video games and admitted that it is not convenient for Microsoft that all the games it made with Activision were available on all platforms:
- Microsoft Lawyer: Do you think it would be better if Microsoft kept Activision games on PlayStation?
- Ryan: Yes I believe it.
- Microsoft: So do you think it’s in Microsoft’s best interest to make Activision games available on multiple platforms?
- Ryan: No, I don’t agree with that.
- Microsoft: So if you were on Xbox, would you recommend making Call of Duty and other Activision games exclusive to Xbox and PC?
- Ryan: That is a hypothetical question that I do not wish to answer.
- Microsoft: So you can’t answer?
- Ryan: I don’t have enough knowledge to answer that question.
In summary: Nadella believes that the video game industry would be better off without exclusives, although he understands that this business system drives consoles and subscriptions to services. For now, Starfield will be exclusive to PC and Xbox, and The Elder Scrolls 6 is on the same path.
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