Exclusivity has been an enormous subject regarding a lot of Microsoft’s video games throughout the Federal Commerce Fee listening to regarding Microsoft and Activision. This has naturally led to dialogue of an Elder Scrolls 6 PS5 port, which nonetheless hasn’t been selected.
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer talked about this throughout the listening to, in line with IGN. He merely stated the platforms are “troublesome for [them] proper now to nail down,” one thing that’s in all probability a results of The Elder Scrolls 6 being over 5 years away, in line with Spencer.
“I believe we’ve been just a little unclear on what platforms it should launch on given how far out the sport is,” he stated. “It’s troublesome for us proper now to nail down precisely what platforms that recreation will launch on. As I stated with Elder Scrolls 6, it’s to this point out it’s exhausting to know what the platforms will even be at this level. It’s the identical group that’s ending Starfield, which comes out this September.”
It’s additionally fully potential the sport doesn’t even ship on this era of {hardware}, as new consoles is perhaps out by the point The Elder Scrolls 6 releases. Xbox even said throughout these hearings that 2028 is the 12 months it’s anticipating the brand new {hardware}, which might put an eight-year hole between generations. Like Spencer stated, Bethesda Recreation Studios continues to be attempting to ship Starfield, one thing it’ll seemingly assist for years, so there are nonetheless numerous unknown variables.
Spencer additionally said throughout the listening to that he has “made public statements [saying] that Elder Scrolls 6 will skip PlayStation,” however then stated he didn’t bear in mind saying that, which makes all of it a bit complicated.
Spencer has beforehand hinted that the RPG will likely be skip PlayStation platforms in November 2021.
“It’s not about punishing another platform, like I essentially consider the entire platforms can proceed to develop,” stated Spencer. “However to be able to be on Xbox, I would like us to have the ability to deliver the total full package deal of what now we have. And that will be true once I take into consideration Elder Scrolls VI. That might be true once I take into consideration any of our franchises.”
Xbox is preserving MachineGames’ Indiana Jones recreation as an unique, however The Outer Worlds 2 is, like The Elder Scrolls 6, nonetheless up within the air. When speaking about The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox Recreation Studios head Matt Booty said that Microsoft tends to maintain franchises on the identical platform household, that means that there’s extra of a probability that PlayStation gamers received’t miss out on The Elder Scrolls. Nonetheless, it appears as if the ultimate selections on these matters are fairly far-off from occurring.
