Microsoft has denied they’ve ever pulled video games like Redfall from PS5 and PS4 to make them unique to Xbox. The denial comes after reviews surfaced just a few days in the past that Redfall was initially coming to PS5 however this model was canceled when Microsoft acquired Bethesda.
Microsoft strikes to quell gamers’ fears over Xbox exclusivity
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer has already claimed Microsoft doesn’t need to maintain present PlayStation video games off these consoles, and that is the principle argument of their struggle to accumulate Activision Blizzard and the Name of Responsibility franchise. Redfall director Harvey Smith’s assertion that Redfall was canceled on PS5 goes immediately towards that declare, so a Microsoft spokesperson launched an announcement to GameSpot refuting the allegation the sport was pulled from the platform:
We haven’t pulled any video games from PlayStation. In reality, we’ve expanded our footprint of video games that we’ve shipped on Sony’s PlayStation since our acquisition of ZeniMax, and the primary two video games we shipped after closing have been PlayStation 5 exclusives. We did the identical factor since our closing of Minecraft as we prolonged the attain of that franchise. All the video games that have been out there on PlayStation once we acquired ZeniMax in March 2021 are nonetheless out there on PlayStation, and we have now continued to do content material updates on PlayStation and PC. Now we have all the time stated that future choices on whether or not to distribute ZeniMax video games for different consoles will probably be made on a case-by-case foundation.
Microsoft spokesperson
Whereas the Bethesda deal did nonetheless permit Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo to get pleasure from PS5 exclusivity for 12 months, as soon as present contracts had handed issues haven’t been so encouraging. Each Starfield and Redfall are unique to Xbox, and there are rumors that The Elder Scrolls 6 will observe swimsuit regardless of being an present PlayStation franchise. No matter whether or not Microsoft or Harvey Smith is appropriate, the long run doesn’t look brilliant for future Bethesda video games on PS4 and/or PS5.
