Following the success of the fifth installment of The Elder Scrolls (TES) titles, TES VI is probably one of the most anticipated games of all time. A lot of gamers have been requesting Bethesda Game Studios, the developers of the series, for the continuation of the saga. Recent reports said The Elder Scrolls VI will be platform exclusive.
Is Elder Scrolls VI Platform Exclusive?
Following the creation of Bethesda’s latest game, Starfield, which is confirmed to be an Xbox and Microsoft exclusive. The head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, confirmed in a recent interview with GQ that the TES VI would follow Starfield regarding the available platforms. “It is not about punishing other platforms like I fundamentally believe all of the platforms can continue to grow. But in order to be on Xbox, I want us to be able to bring the full complete package of what we have. And that would be true when I think about Elder Scrolls VI. That would be true when I think about any of our franchises,” Spencer says.
Todd Howard, one of the designers from Bethesda, gave his thoughts in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz. “It is hard to imagine that the next installment of The Elder Scrolls series would be platform exclusive,” Howard said.
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Many people are bummed, especially Playstation players, after hearing the news about the exclusivity of The Elder Scrolls VI. But it might actually be a part of the deal by Bethesda and Microsoft. If you did not hear it yet, Microsoft bought Bethesda last year for 7.5 Billion Dollars.
The public has been playing Skyrim for years and after the news, it got us thinking. Will TES 6, being a platform exclusive game, top Skyrim’s reputation? What do you guys think? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below!
