It's unclear if those new Fallout games will be Xbox console exclusives
… In general, the Fallout announcements also felt like an effort to create excitement in the wake of Xbox leadership laying off several developers at Bethesda's studios . …
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… In general, the Fallout announcements also felt like an effort to create excitement in the wake of Xbox leadership laying off several developers at Bethesda's studios . …
… No platforms were attached to Marvel's Blade when it was announced, so it's possible it could be an Xbox-console exclusive or come to PlayStation and/or Nintendo Switch 2, like Bethesda's Indiana Jones and the Great Circle . …
… Game File also reports that alongside the 200+ layoffs at ZeniMax Online Studios, ZeniMax Media Inc. the publisher for Bethesda Game Studios, including the Fallout and main Elder Scrolls series saw a significant number of cuts too.
… But Xbox leadership has repeatedly proven resistance to planning beyond the present, and its current recklessness and lack of foresight don’t suggest a break from that habit. Admittedly, this oversaturation scenario may never come to pass. …
… Under Spencer, thanks to acquisitions of multi-platform developers like Mojang, Activision, Bethesda Softworks, and others, Microsoft broke free of traditional console-exclusivity constraints. Many first-party Xbox Game Studios games now arrive day-and-date on Nintendo and PlayStation platforms. …
… Arkane's leadership "is beginning required consultation with its Works Council to review potential strategic options" as the studio's fate remains up in the air. …
… Rizo recently said on The Business of Video Games podcast that he'd spoken to a number of developers negotiating with Xbox who "got the rug pulled out from under them." Rizo's impression is that the deals were "on pause" rather than canceled, as Xbox seeks to reassess its Game Pass operation. …
… And if the Microsoft team ever did seriously contemplate making Call of Duty Xbox-exclusive, which is doubtful, they didn't have to go very far into the regulatory process or their own financial due diligence to realize that was a non-starter. …
… The Game Pass numbers will be great; so will the PlayStation 5 sales later this year. The new Xbox leadership team will be happy. …