MachineGames' Indiana Jones is an Xbox exclusive title

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This seems consistent with what Microsoft has said all along, no? Existing commitments, like Deathloop for Sony, would be honored. MMO games with existing presence on other platform will continue that broad support, including on PS, like Elder Scrolls Online, Fallout 76, Minecraft, and, if acquired, Call of Duty.

But by default, all single player releases will be Xbox exclusives. The contract referenced is with Disney (the IP provider) not with Sony. While interesting to see this confirmed, I would think this would have been the default expectation. The FTC should certainly not be waving this as an "Aha, we told you!" flag. Microsoft already told everyone this two years ago.
 

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This seems consistent with what Microsoft has said all along, no? Existing commitments, like Deathloop for Sony, would be honored. MMO games with existing presence on other platform will continue that broad support, including on PS, like Elder Scrolls Online, Fallout 76, Minecraft, and, if acquired, Call of Duty.

But by default, all single player releases will be Xbox exclusives. The contract referenced is with Disney (the IP provider) not with Sony. While interesting to see this confirmed, I would think this would have been the default expectation. The FTC should certainly not be waving this as an "Aha, we told you!" flag. Microsoft already told everyone this two years ago.
I agree, I think the wrinkle here was the fact Disney was involved. After all, the original agreement called for a multiplatform release.

However, Microsoft clearly had incentive and means to get things renegotiated, and so they did so.
 
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I wonder if the FTC is willing to talk about SPIDER-MAN, which was a multiplatform franchise under ACTIVISION until Sony pulled it inhouse and made it Playstation only. Or the studios Sony paid not to develop for XBOX?
Or how many multiplaform games Sony willingly publishes?

I doubt it.
 
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I wonder if the FTC is willing to talk about SPIDER-MAN, which was a multiplatform franchise under ACTIVISION until Sony pulled it inhouse and made it Playstation only. Or the studios Sony paid not to develop for XBOX?
Or how many multiplaform games Sony willingly publishes?

I doubt it.

Right. And while those are annoying if you only have an Xbox, I certainly don't think Sony should be prohibited by a government from doing those things (and indeed it wasn't). Same with Microsoft.
 

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