Will Microsoft make Doom games exclusive?

Submitted by panthersrule1 t3_11prl4a in consoles

So, I'm currently saving up for a new console. I don't have one right now. I've always been a PlayStation and Nintendo fan. But, my favorite game of all time is Doom. I used to play it a ton growing up in the nineties. I heard that Microsoft bought Bethesda, right? Does that mean all future releases will be exclusive? I'm trying to figure out whether to go for a PS5 or a Xbox Series X. My friends aren't online gamers really so I won't be playing against anyone. I usually don't play online anyway though. I also kept my ps4 and xbox one x physical games after the consoles bit the dust. Most of the games I like to play other than Doom are cross platform.

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Anubra_Khan t1_jbzgi01 wrote

No, they won't be exclusive. They'll be on PC, too. Save up for a PC.

As soon as they bought Bethesda, I used my console fund to buy a PC. Now I have a PC and a PS5. There is no need for an Xbox, and the PC GamePass is cheaper than the Xbox version.

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romhacked t1_jc0kt3b wrote

Don't know why you've been downvoted. Microsofts publishing arm has always been the Xbox brand's bread and butter, not console sales.

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lifeisasimulation- t1_jc181z3 wrote

Maybe because making it available for windows computers is still Microsoft exclusive. Just not Xbox exclusive

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Anubra_Khan t1_jc0qb9e wrote

I'm not sure why, either. My best guess is that some people have an odd sense of brand loyalty. By me stating the fact that Xbox games aren't exclusive because they're also on PC, they infer (incorrectly) that I'm saying something negative about "their" brand.

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PixelPerfectBalance t1_jc18j69 wrote

Sony games also on PC. Though a lot later.

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Nathan-David-Haslett t1_jc51rrs wrote

Not all of them I don't think. And even the ones that are, like you say it's way later. Not really comparable to Xbox games which are often both day one on PC, and also play anywhere (so you can buy and play on PC or console).

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HelenAngel t1_jc1gk7v wrote

No, Microsoft owns several game studios that have multi-platform games. Minecraft is an excellent example of this.

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HaikusfromBuddha t1_jc161n8 wrote

New ones will probably be exclusive. I mean if Starfield, HiFi Rush and even Elder Scrolls are exclusive Ofcourse a game like Doom will be exclusive.

And when I say exclusive I mean exclusive to wherever GamePass is on.

People on here are saying PC but in reality MS only cares about Gamepass. Hell you can play their games on a browser and on your smartphone with mouse and keyboard or a controller.

So really it’s up to you. Do you want to stream the game, have a physical copy, play it on your phone, on your pc, on Xbox, on the Xbox app on PC, on Steam.

I think Xbox games are buy once play anywhere as well. You buy a digital version of an Xbox console game you get the PC version as well.

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RBTropical t1_jc25riw wrote

Get a PC instead. You save money in the long term and get both Xbox and PS5 games

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sazz211 t1_jc1493g wrote

I have doom on the switch. I use to play the older ones on the pc. I think it better on the pc

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LiterallyWTMF t1_jc18nn7 wrote

Yup, Microsoft single handedly trying to ruin gaming. It’ll be on Pc, but good luck installing it or not having the shitty Xbox app mess the game up.

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Mccobsta t1_jc1afq1 wrote

Won't make much financial sense

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Kear_Bear_3747 t1_jc1llcb wrote

It won’t be exclusive, they’ll just make future Doom games accessible on GamePass on launch whereas everyone else will have to pay for it.

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serenehide t1_jc06nd6 wrote

It's pretty unlikely. Microsoft technically could do it, but xbox is not doing well, they'd be losing shit loads of money.

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revben1989 t1_jc26vjv wrote

Losing a lot of money, did you see that on their earnings report?

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MasterChrom t1_jbzf7bq wrote

Yes. All future Bethesda games will be Xbox exclusive. Future Doom games, Quake, Wolfenstein, Dishonoured, Elder Scrolls, and Fallout.

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