2023-06-24 18:05:10
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By: Samuel M | 06-24-23
The statements of Phil SpencerCEO of Xbox, in the San Francisco courts continues to give something to talk about as a result of the discrepancies that remain against the FTCwho seek to stop Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard.
With Spencer addressing different topics, it was a given that we would find ourselves in front of great revelations. On the second day of the trial, it was ‘Uncle Phil’s turn to speak regarding the acquisition Microsoft made when he took ZeniMax next to Bethesdaensuring a portfolio of numerous IPs known as Doom, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls.
Spencer revealed that one of the reasons behind said acquisition was that they had found out about exclusivity agreements between Sony and two specific video games: Deathloop y Ghostwire Tokyo. Many will remember that these titles would initially arrive on PlayStation 5, amid the confirmation that Microsoft had taken over ZeniMax and its other studios. Despite this, Spencer at that time said that commercial agreements would be respected, but that both titles would eventually end up coming to Xbox consoles; as well as Game Pass.
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The CEO hinted that there was fear within Microsoft that Starfield could also go down the same path as the aforementioned games, so they reflected that the Xbox brand “cannot be in a position as third place console«. Likewise, Spencer indicated that they “they wanted to secure the content to remain viable in business«.
The great revelation of Phil Spencer confirms that PlayStation had found in Bethesda an important commercial social to ensure the temporary exclusivities of certain video games. And while the tactic worked, they surely didn’t count on Microsoft going to pull its upper hand by acquiring ZeniMax.
Starfield has a responsibility to become one of the highest-rated Xbox exclusives for this year. We’ll check it out next September 6.
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