things like Skyrim anniversary and maybe wolf 3 put on Ps4 and not Ps5. Huge install base and its a goodwill gesture, if you want next gen versions you need xbox. Keep the mmo’s multi and anything moving forward like Starfield, Doom 3, ES6 have exclusive to xbox ecosystem
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How can you make a skyrim anniversary only ps4 when there is already the complete thing on the platform 
XSX exclusive then. I have never played skyrim and have no idea what versions are available where
Honestly I think EVERYTHING should be exclusive, it shouldn’t even be up for discussion but I’m doubtful
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Everywhere
If this Skyrim 10th anniversary edition is true…I guess that means they won’t be giving Skyrim that we have now the fps boost treatment. The new version will just be 60fps or higher. But I wonder what other visual enhancements they could come with. It has to be real significant, because right now MODs can make a world of difference.
Ray tracing would be an interesting one
I just hope everyone keeps a cool head if the games don’t end up as full exclusives. It won’t be the end of the world if they’re not.
It has to be a proper remake/remaster IMO. We already got the Skyrim Special Edition which improved the lighting and textures etc. There’s not much more they could do with that version to pretty it up. I’m not sure how realistic this is but my hope is we get Skyrim with all the engine improvements that Starfield is getting.
Doesn’t sound realistic if its coming out this year
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As much as we could keep being cool headed this will be a very bad move for Xbox as a whole, Bethesda can play a big role for Xbox this generation by bringing big hitters (Elder Scrolls & Starfield) AND very high quality, prestige exclusive titles (by the amazing talent at Arkane, id, Tango e.t.c.) to the Series consoles and if MS won’t take advantage of this and for some reason release their 1st party games on PS5 after spending billions on this acquisition then I can assure you that a lot of people (including me) will start to doubt their long term plans and commitment in the console space and as a platform holder in general. If Bethesda games will indeed come to PS5 it will start the discussion/theories about MS having plans to become a multiplatform 3rd party publisher, can’t wait for the inevitable “well they published Starfield on PS5 so who knows? even Halo and Gears and the rest of their portfolio might be next!”…like this decision will be so bad in so many levels for the image of the Xbox brand that I am refusing to believe that MS can do something like that.
In fact it’s pretty crazy that we are even discussing as a fuckin’ possibility that some MS 1st party games may come to their main competitor’s system…like seriously this shouldn’t even be a topic but here we are.
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Well said.
Bethesda can truly bring Xbox to new levels, they have absolute powerhouses of studios and franchises now. The importance of exclusives is not lost on Phil, he’s made that quite clear. I saw that some really don’t believe he’ll have the guts to make TES VI fully exclusive, I’d like to believe he does.
But it could always end up like…FF7R and FF16. Announced only for one system, no clarity if it’s coming to other systems and maybe after a year or two it gets announced for the other platforms. But it sure as hell won’t be day and date. I remember Phil saying during the SFV situation that he’d make it up to Xbox players, so he acknowledged that this was not good.
He now sees how we might not be getting FF7R anytime soon, if at all, FF16 up in the air as well, yet he would announce Bethesda games for both platforms? Naw.
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I’m still failing to see how MS benefits long term from putting Bethesda games on anything other than the XBox consoles and PC…
I don’t see the argument AT ALL outside of trying to make “a quick buck”…
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I’m still confident that MS will make all of it exclusive, no buts. There’s no real benefit beyond gaining “good guys” status.
As I said before, dev time, dev tools, money, support and technology, MS will provide ALL of this to Bethesda to make their games, imagine now if they provide all of this to make a game for a Sony or Switch platform, but what are they giving MS in return?? Nintendo isn’t giving anything nor allowing gamepass on switch, Sony is the same, while also actively taking major games from Xbox, games that Xbox desperately need like JRPGs.
As an engineer that has to make dificult strategic decisions, benefitting other companies while receiving nothing in return or even being “robbed” of some games, is one of the absolute craziest decisions one could make.
MS would effectively provide: money, tech and quality for their competitor for absolutely no reason, money will never be enough to do this decision justice.
All in all, the right decision is the one that puts your efforts in technology for your platform and money spent developing it, on the forefront. Exclusivity is the only way MS will be at the top of their onw tech, then on the top of the market.
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Because you aren’t thinking about the middle ground. IE some games exclusive, some not. All 1-2 year exclusive minimum etc etc.
1000% THIS.
This also shows everyone that any and every future acquisition will result in that developer’s or publisher’s games being fully exclusive to Xbox/PC as they fucking should be when you acquire a damn company.
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What middle ground? There is NO middle ground. Sony gets timed exclusive games and whatnot which becomes a long ass wait for Xbox gamers with the possibility of never getting them to begin with. In no way, shape or form should any of this other shit be considered.
FULL EXCLUSIVE to Xbox/PC. That’s it. Period. Done.
They want to release their games on PlayStation/Switch, honestly Microsoft and Xbox can FUCK OFF because that shows me they don’t give two fucking shits about their own fanbase and instead, care more about the fanbases that shit on them constantly.
All this friendly fucking shit needs to fucking end from Microsoft. I’m sick of it. If they want to release their first party studio games (or in this case, HALF of them, go figure that one out) on a Sony or Nintendo platform, then honestly, become SEGA.
End your fucking hardware and eco-system and just become another third party publisher. PlayStation, Switch, Steam, Epic Games Store and hell, put it on the dead platform known as Stadia too. SMH.
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Dude… chill
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Sorry. It just aggravates me that Sony/Nintendo fans truly care about their preferred platform but yet a lot of Microsoft fans don’t. I just don’t get it. It’s not like Sony/Nintendo has given Microsoft a single game for Xbox while Sony takes games away so why should Microsoft give either of them a damn thing anymore?
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We’re the more reasonable of the group.
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