r/videogames • u/Seraphayel • 9h ago

News / Trailers / Articles Microsoft is gauging interest in Fallout, Elder Scrolls, and Minecraft becoming Xbox exclusives — yes, really

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-is-considering-making-fallout-the-elder-scrolls-and-even-minecraft-xbox-console-exclusive-surveys-detailed
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u/BradBradley1 5h ago

Lmao how many elder scrolls and fallout games a year can they release? When was the last universally loved Fallout game that could’ve sold consoles by itself?

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u/pinpoint_aim 5h ago

Let's not sleep on Fallout and Elder Scrolls now. Those are big IPs

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u/BradBradley1 5h ago

I’m not sleeping on them. Those two IPs plus Minecraft are not anywhere close to enough for Microsoft to “dominate the console wars.” Especially considering how infrequently those games get released. All they’re gonna do is kneecap Minecraft as their cash cow and make TES and FO less popular and relevant.

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u/pinpoint_aim 4h ago

I mean yea, "dominate the console wars" is nonsense. But those games should be exclusive to Xbox if they ever want their hardware to matter. Obviously leave Minecraft alone

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u/BradBradley1 4h ago

Problem is, at least in my area, you can’t even buy Xbox games or accessories in-store at Walmart or Target anymore. It has zero footprint. I dunno about other retailers like Best Buy. I guess they can go all-digital like Sony? I dunno. I feel like they have a hard road ahead no matter what they (can still) do.