In the lawsuit with the US Federal Trade Commission, relevant documents showed that Microsoft had estimated that if the new "Starfield" and "Indiana Jones" games were released on the PlayStation platform, the sales volume would beMore than 1000 million sets, so it was decided to list these two games as Xbox platform exclusives.
Documents filed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission show that Microsoft Corporate Vice President and Xbox CFO Tim Stuart believes that if the current PlayStation game console market share and player base are taken into account, listing the new "Starfield" and "Indiana Jones" games as platform exclusives is expected to boost Xbox game revenue and increase Xbox game console sales.
Prior to this, Bethesda Vice President Pete HinesAccept inquiriesAt the time, it was confirmed that the parent company ZeniMax had reached an agreement with Disney. The new "Indiana Jones" produced by MachineGames was originally scheduled to be released on multiple game console platforms, but after Microsoft acquired ZeniMax, the relevant agreement content was modified to make this new game an Xbox game console exclusive.
In addition, when answering questions from Microsoft's lawyers, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan stated that the exclusive release of Starfield on the Xbox platform does not constitute a market monopoly, but believes that the Xbox Game Pass provided by Microsoft has seriously affected the profits of game developers and publishers. He emphasized that his company's continued investment in first-party game works and helping more game content be released through the PlayStation platform will benefit more game companies.
The court recently rejected the Federal Trade Commission's application for an injunction to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, but the Federal Trade Commission subsequently appealed to the court and earlier applied for a new temporary injunction to prevent Microsoft from completing the transaction before the appeal is ruled.
