In the U.S. Federal Trade CommissionRequest to halt Microsoft's acquisition of Activision BlizzardLater, when questioned by a lawyer, Bethesda Vice President Pete Hines confirmed that the parent company ZeniMax had reached an agreement with Disney to produce the game produced by MachineGames.New Indiana JonesIt was originally scheduled to be released on multiple game console platforms, but after Microsoft acquired ZeniMax, the relevant agreement was modified to make this new game an Xbox game console exclusive.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's attorney believes that the game launched by Bethesda and exclusive to the Xbox console platformStarfield, was originally planned to be released on the PlayStation platform, but adjustments were made after ZeniMax was acquired by Microsoft.
In addition, Redfall, a vampire-themed first-person shooter game developed by Arkane Austin and published by Bethesda for Xbox and Windows PC platforms, was previously reported to have intended to release a PlayStation platform version, but eventually became an exclusive work for Microsoft's game platform.
However, Pete Hines said that with the permission of Disney, the new "Indiana Jones" game will become an exclusive work on the Xbox platform. He also emphasized that "Starfield" and "Bloodfall" were both created as original content on the Xbox platform, so there is no issue of affecting players' gaming rights.
Previously, Xbox head Phil Spencer stated that the ZeniMax acquisition would not affect existing cross-platform game release plans. Therefore, titles like Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo would release on both Xbox and PlayStation platforms. However, in a related statement, Spencer also mentioned that platform exclusivity would allow the Xbox platform to offer better content.
Currently, regulators in many countries and regions have agreed to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, but the US Federal Trade Commission obviously does not accept Microsoft's argument, believing that it may create a monopoly in the gaming market and affect players' gaming rights by acquiring Activision Blizzard's gaming assets.
