![]() ![]() But we won’t have to wait long to learn the CMA’s final decision. What we do know is that The Elder Scrolls 6 is in development, and that it will be the next release for Bethesda Game Studios after Starfield comes to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.This could. Whether the CMA actually believes that they were duped by Microsoft, or they simply came to different conclusions than the EU, is probably going to remain a matter of private knowledge. Janu12:30 PM 6 In the middle of last December, Myth of Empires studio Angela Game fired off a lawsuit against Snail Games and Studio Wildcard, demanding that the claim of copyright infringement that removed the game from Steam be heard in a jury trial. ![]() If the CMA had not truly anticipated that Microsoft would make their games exclusive, as Sony claimed, that would actually be a sign of failure on their part, as the European Commission did not neglect that aspect.īut this may be more of a case of framing on Sony’s part, as they knew full well this document would be made public. They did say this in September in regards to Bethesda games, and they reiterated this position this year, this time when it comes to the Activision deal. On Microsoft’s end, their position is to decide on the exclusivity of their games on a case-by-case basis. Bethesda had no plans to release it until well after the still-upcoming. Theres even a lawsuit between Crytek and Cloud Imperium Games over a license. 2 days ago &0183 &32 Officially announced in 2018, The Elder Scrolls 6s early announcement makes it a poster child for games revealed too early. The EU decided that there were no regulatory concerns for Microsoft purchasing Zenimax, so they really didn’t ask Microsoft to make any promises about exclusivity or anything. The Elder Scrolls 6 In order to hold everyone over until the next title. The EU pointed out that they did not request any remedies or conditions to approving the Microsoft – Zenimax deal on purpose. This time, they stated that Microsoft deliberately lied to the EU when they had investigated that deal.īut as you may remember, the European Commission responded to the FTC. The FTC made a similar claim in their lawsuit blocking the current Microsoft – Activision deal. ![]() So, Sony is making the claim that they hid Microsoft’s intent to have Zenimax games be made exclusive to the Xbox platforms when they acquired that game studio, and then submitted that acquisition to regulator scrutiny.Īpparently, Sony either believes or knows for sure that the CMA was not able to fully scrutinize this aspect of the Microsoft – Zenimax deal before that was approved. It was only after acquiring ZeniMax that Microsoft’s Phil Spencer revealed that, all along, the deal had been about “delivering great exclusive games” for Xbox.” It is about the impact of Microsoft making new Call of Duty releases (which are launched every year) exclusive, as it has done for the new releases of Starfield and Elder Scrolls following the acquisition of ZeniMax in 2021.Īs the PFs (CMA’s provisional findings) explain, these releases were announced in 2018 and were not expected at that time to be Xbox exclusives. ![]()
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