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September 21, 2020 at 10:28 pm
The Fallout title screen at :11 is from a community mod called “Fallout: Miami” and is not an official Bethesda release. Sorry for any confusion.
Zach
September 21, 2020 at 10:57 pm
“Case by case basis” = $$$$$ haha
madmax2069
September 21, 2020 at 11:00 pm
I would hate to see fallout, and elder scrolls, and the upcoming Starfield to become exclusive to Xbox.
cmbuelow
September 21, 2020 at 11:11 pm
They just did
JimmyB
September 22, 2020 at 1:05 am
I would get used to it if i was you.
Seed Lymar
September 21, 2020 at 11:03 pm
Sad news, monopoly is bad thing
The Light
September 21, 2020 at 11:06 pm
Lol Microsoft is trying to have games lol
Bored Murse
September 21, 2020 at 11:14 pm
Trying?
FrostB7acK MyotisCO7D
September 21, 2020 at 11:55 pm
@Bored Murse Exactly, you dont spend 7bil to “Try”.
Michael Yearwood
September 22, 2020 at 12:56 am
@Bored Murse well they don’t have to try now, it’s up to xbox now if sony gets another shinji mikami horror game after ghost wire
Wispy
September 21, 2020 at 11:07 pm
Still getting both systems so 😅
The Light
September 21, 2020 at 11:14 pm
This guy lol
Cherry Stone
September 21, 2020 at 11:14 pm
me laughing at the xbox console. xD
me after hearing this O_O
S haq
September 21, 2020 at 11:18 pm
game pass and xcloud is the future now
Southern Hemisphere
September 21, 2020 at 11:31 pm
Looks like Microsoft got pissed after Tik Tok declined their offer.
William McLelland
September 21, 2020 at 11:33 pm
Can’t wait to pre order my 12tf series X the most powerful console in the world tomorrow good luck to all pre ordering
JeffBezos
September 22, 2020 at 12:17 am
Outdated SSD. low memory bandwith and IO throughput will be a bottleneck.
JimmyB
September 22, 2020 at 1:04 am
@JeffBezos Stop being salty about Xbox killing it and join us.
HeroKane
September 21, 2020 at 11:35 pm
As much as I enjoyed Elder Scrolls 4, 5 and Fallout 3, New Vegas. The last decade has shown use that other companies are capable of producing great “western style” RPGs. We have great games Like The Dark Souls games, Dragons Dogma, Kingdoms of Amalur, and The Witcher 3 to name a few. So if Microsoft does go exclusive with Zenimax and Bethesda games, it will be sad but great games will continue to grace other systems.
Michael Yearwood
September 22, 2020 at 12:42 am
Idk man, I love shinji mikami games and im switching over because I do not want to miss out on any of tango gameworks games after tokyo ghost wire, same with doom, we are talking about more than elder scrolls and fallout, this is a huge deal.
Charlie P
September 21, 2020 at 11:42 pm
BAKALAR!!!
Lance John
September 21, 2020 at 11:44 pm
When they announced the EA deal, I had a feeling this would be next steps for MS. I have feeling they will be buying up a few more to role them in and make this massive library of game content
Star Lord
September 21, 2020 at 11:48 pm
I hope MICROSOFT BUY EA NEXT ?
Hatbot 9000
September 21, 2020 at 11:53 pm
Bad idea
eknoor singh
September 22, 2020 at 12:06 am
They can’t otherwise they can sued under the anti trust case
higby All day
September 21, 2020 at 11:52 pm
I think the PS5 will be the last one I buy I feel like from here on out it’s not going to be in my favor. I’ve always had this thought that Sony will end up just being game developer not a console developer.
Jack Hannon
September 21, 2020 at 11:57 pm
Microsoft couldn’t have tiktok so they saw 7 billion as a steal
Michael Yearwood
September 22, 2020 at 12:38 am
Funny enough they were going to pay 40 billion for tik tok and just said here’s a small fraction of it for your entire company
Darrell Willis
September 22, 2020 at 12:04 am
I understand Microsoft is trying to get over sony in terms of games but they still don’t have good exclusives and the PS5 is going to yet again kill Xbox in terms of games and playability I already Xbox fan boys are going to try and come for this comment Soo I’ll finish by saying idgaf about specs or none of that
BFREEG
September 22, 2020 at 1:09 am
You say “xbox fanboys”, but you are an obsessed sony fanboy, lmao
Darrell Willis
September 22, 2020 at 1:16 am
@BFREEG actually I’m not a fanboy of neither one why should I care about a company that doesn’t pay me I also play both but it’s obvious which console is better when it comes to games
YTLatch
September 22, 2020 at 12:28 am
Hooray it’s Jeff B!
ILikeToSleep
September 22, 2020 at 12:29 am
As someone who works at Bethesda… We didn’t see this coming at all…
Bernard Wei
September 22, 2020 at 12:39 am
I don’t buy those Epic game store only games, so shame on Microsoft pulling the same stunt.
BFREEG
September 22, 2020 at 12:51 am
oh but sony have their only games too, fanboy!!!!
JimmyB
September 22, 2020 at 1:02 am
I’m going to get Series X instead of PS5 for sure now. Bethesda has way 2 many great games to pass that up.
Daniel Simpson
September 22, 2020 at 1:11 am
With a high end gaming PC, I just can’t see a reason to buy an Xbox if all of these games are coming to both platforms.
Brody Brown
September 22, 2020 at 1:23 am
If the Series S can maintain the promise of 1440p at 120 FPS, then I don’t see the need to go with any other console at this point
Hector g
September 22, 2020 at 1:23 am
That guy always looks high as fuuuuuuuuhhhhhh. Lol
Sergeant Danelarton
September 22, 2020 at 5:21 am
Microsoft makes 6 billion a year already in subscriptions. Now with zenimax they’ll double that easily
romello5kuggz
September 22, 2020 at 6:14 am
“And, whatever the h__ Star-Field turns out to be.!?”
Luke out
September 22, 2020 at 6:31 am
Oh god! This makes me even more scared for The ES6… Look how Microsoft srewed up Crack Down…Dear God please save the next elder scrolls…
GenreOnline
September 22, 2020 at 8:33 am
I predict XBOX Live will be a huge universal service that will even be available on the PlayStation 5 because Sony will acknowledge the importance of cross platform sharing and just as you can run Microsoft Office on a PC, MAC and possibly Android, Microsoft’s subscription based gaming service will prove too valuable to refuse in the same way now you have cross platform apps and streaming across platforms and brands that years ago were stark competitors. Like it or not, gaming will become completely ubiquitous of device used. Only content is king.
Keith Zimmerman
September 22, 2020 at 9:22 am
Will my game stop to update in the middle of a fire fight? This is never good for the consumer. More Microsoft is bad for everyone on the planet.
J R
September 22, 2020 at 9:51 am
Let’s hope this doesn’t go the way of Mixer RIP
J R
September 22, 2020 at 11:08 am
The second xcloud comes out in Australia I’m getting ultimate for a dollar to test it out. Cannot wait
Wunderkinddd
September 22, 2020 at 12:29 pm
Bethsada haven’t made any good games since Elder scrolls from 2008 😂 this is not a big deal and Sony has way better games.
Quality over quantity.
Ps5 is way ahead.
Niggle W
September 22, 2020 at 12:35 pm
Microsoft has bought great studios and companies like Rare, Lionhead, Ninja Theory, Ensemble and they still dont get a good games on their platform. They probably just treat the studios like crap once they buy them. THIS AINT EXCITING, ITS INFURIATING! They’ll probably screw up Elder Scrolls!!!!!
Emanuel De La Cruz
September 22, 2020 at 1:15 pm
We have a new CEO
Niggle W
September 22, 2020 at 12:43 pm
Once Microsoft buys one these studios, if the budget starts to get high, they probably never get to finish the game. Thats probably why we never get to see any real new Age of Empire, Fable or great Rare games just silly stuff. You guys honestly believe a game like Elder Scrolls is not going to be affected by the executive mindset of Microsoft. The game is either going to get gimped like crazy or we’ll never get it!!!!
CJGomez
September 22, 2020 at 1:47 pm
People do realize Xbox being Xbox/PC/Gamepass/xcloud(mobile) makes the statement on more then one system still true as xbox ecosystem is on all those devices. People need to stop being biased against Xbox and accept it. If Sony bought Bethesda you would see the media praise exclusivity.
Happy Cat
September 22, 2020 at 1:49 pm
Playstation bois crying their eyes out. No fallout for you, no elder scrolls for you. no Doom, evil within, dishonored etc etc for you. Yah, and no starfield for you.
Davon Norton
September 22, 2020 at 2:02 pm
Doesn’t really change my stance. I still enjoy PS games alot better and pre-ordered one already. Plus I’m building a PC next year so need for an Xbox for me
FUGLY
September 22, 2020 at 2:04 pm
X GONNA GIVE IT TO YA!!!
💚 💪🤟👊🤙👌👍🍺🤘💪 💚
Panimu
September 22, 2020 at 2:14 pm
How’s the kickstand on it?
John Wick
September 22, 2020 at 2:27 pm
Xbox Rules internet 😁⚡
Jediboy72
September 22, 2020 at 2:46 pm
Cnet, I’m sure Tom Howard was referring to the Xbox ecosystem which is Xbox console, PC and Streaming on Android devices for now. That does not include Playstation or Nintendo maybe.
bright esk
September 22, 2020 at 4:15 pm
Just buy Sony already 😁
Ádám Kullai
September 22, 2020 at 4:53 pm
Now xbox game pass will be a crazy good deal😃
Jason smith
September 22, 2020 at 5:36 pm
Ubisoft is next!
Wag1 Ting
September 22, 2020 at 10:59 pm
Xbox tried to be anti exclusive but Sony wouldn’t budge now it’s our turn
Barerwolf
September 22, 2020 at 11:13 pm
How is Todd Howard not removed from the team 😑
Eroded Corpse
September 23, 2020 at 5:33 am
I highly doubt Bethesda games won’t start to be exclusive to Xbox and PC, you don’t drop 7.5 billion just to keep it on PlayStation
Breadloafer
September 23, 2020 at 8:07 am
Oh fak
RabbitOnKrack
September 23, 2020 at 1:43 pm
These games are definitly becoming exclusive. Todd Howards got no influence in where stuff will go
C Man
September 23, 2020 at 1:49 pm
I’ve had an Xbox since 2008 but I’m not brand loyal, I was very close to switching to PS5 because all the amazing exclusives I missed out on this past generation. The acquisition of Bethesda etc shows me Gampass is what you need if you want to have the best game’s on release for a cheap monthly subscription. They made my decision for me. Series X here is come! Although I had no luck pre-ordering yesterday… i’ll just buy a PS4 when they turn dirt cheap and finally play God of war, spider man, last of us 2, and horizon zero dawn and call it a day LOL
Matt Ball
September 23, 2020 at 2:40 pm
Deprive sony of lots of big titles or dip their fingers into that big ol sony wallet and let the purchase pay for itself? Hmm lol