Xbox Boss Wishy-Washy On If The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Coming To PS6, PS5

Microsoft has consistently reiterated that Bethesda games will come to PlayStation on a case-by-case basisbut while it is true that he continues to support live service efforts as Fallout 76 and the elder scrolls online on Sony consoles, we are slowly beginning to see that this will not be the result of new projects. The recently released red drop was canceled on PS5, for example, and the same goes for star fieldmeanwhile a contract was signed with Disney renegotiated to exclude PlayStation platforms from the next Indiana Jones adaptation.

And in the FTC’s ongoing court case against the Redmond firm, as it tries to temporarily halt its proposed $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, lawyers have asked Phil Spencer for a conversational lawsuit over The Elder Scrolls 6. The executive had previously hinted in an interview with G.Q. that the game would not come to PlayStation, since he said that “it is not about punishing any other platform (…) but to be on Xbox, I want us to be able to bring the complete package of what we have.”

When asked if he still plans to release The Elder Scrolls 6 exclusively, Spencer spoke on the subject: “It’s so far away that it’s hard to understand what the platforms will be. We are talking about a game that is more than five years away. Microsoft expects next-gen consoles like the PS6 to launch in 2028, so it suggests that Bethesda Softworks’ next game won’t even release on current-gen consoles, which is doable considering the team is still is working on star field.

While we imagine the plan will be to release The Elder Scrolls 6 as a console exclusive, Spencer’s response is smart, because it’s probably true that the title won’t arrive until new systems are available, so she’s technically not lying when she says “it’s difficult to understand what the platforms will be.” Earlier in the court hearing, the executive had said that Microsoft bought Bethesda in the first place to prevent Sony from securing console exclusivity timed at Starfield.