Starfield, bethesda Game Studios’ single-player space role-playing game, can bypass the PlayStation platform.
According to venturebeat site editor Jeff Grubb’s sources, Starfield will only debut for Xbox and PC.
Microsoft has acquired ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, in recent months. Xbox boss Phil Spencer said the best place to experience new Bethesda games is Xbox, PC and Xbox Game Pass, and that in the future we’ll see some Bethesda games exclusively for Xbox and PC.
Microsoft and Bethesda Softworks will lose starfield’s PlayStation 5 sales, but As Jeff Grubb points out, Microsoft doesn’t see it as losing money. He sees it as an investment in Xbox Game Pass.
“With Xbox Game Pass now central to the Xbox ecosystem, it’s becoming more important for Microsoft to invest in exclusive content and IPs that increase the value of the service and lead to new user gains,” niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad said.
Starfield was first announced at Bethesda Softworks’ E3 2018 press conference. There’s no release date yet.
