The FTC has called Xbox's decision to make Starfield and Redfall exclusives "powerful evidence" against the Activision Blizzard merger, while Sony's Jim Ryan himself has said he doesn't view Starfield's exclusivity as anti-competitive. The Microsoft ZeniMax deal has been a huge point of reference for the FTC throughout the last week, as the agency attempts to invoke a preliminary injunction on Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. It's possible we'll get more information and clarity on this meeting during Microsoft's cross-examination of Stuart, and we'll update this story if that's the case. When Spencer testified last week, this is the meeting the Xbox leader claimed he didn't remember the specifics of. This means Xbox and ZeniMax's projected profits after the acquisition factored in releasing some Bethesda games on PlayStation, before this decision came down from Spencer. "We will have issues in the deal model as we pull a huge number of PS units out of model,” Stuart noted. Arkane Studios development of Redfall was reportedly so troubled that its developers hoped Microsoft would cancel it after acquiring the company in 2020. The two went on to discuss how pulling all Bethesda titles from PlayStation would cause profit issues in Microsoft and ZeniMax's deal model. Screenshot by Sean Hollister / The Verge Nearly four hours in, I am not at all convinced that. Īll the details you need are as follows and we’d love it if you could please subscribe wherever you get your podcast hit.Booty confirmed this during the chat conversation, writing, "Phil told them all titles going foward, Xbox exclusive." May 1, 2023, 5:01 PM PDT The Redfall intro screen, with the Steam Deck’s performance hud above it. It features a downtown core lined with centuries-old colonial architecture and outlying tourist. There’s Xbox talk as the main focus, but for the most part we are multi-format gamers so dip into the worlds of PlayStation, of VR, of Nintendo and PC too.Īs always, full show notes can be found at. Image: Arkane Austin/Bethesda Softworks The town of Redfall itself makes a stronger impression. TheXboxHub Official Podcast is a weekly podcast in which TheXboxHub team get together for a little sit-down, chatting over the most interesting news pieces from the last few days. TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 168: despelote Interview and Final Fantasy XVI
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