The Elder Scrolls Online MMO for the PS4, will not require a PS Plus subscription to play. The user just needs to pay the $14.99 a month fee to Bethesda. However, Xbox One users have to have an active Xbox Live Gold Membership to play the game, in addition to paying the monthly fees for the MMO.
During a panel at GDC 2024, Elder Scrolls Online Game Director Matt Firor noted that the MMO has generated a staggering amount of player spending over its decade of operation—almost $2 billion.
Who says a dud game can't have a video game comeback?
Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky have to be up there. We're lucky and cursed, equally, to have games that can be updated now. For folks old enough to remember the Sega/SNES into PS1 and even 2 eras, if a game came out that was half baked (*cough*Angel of Darkness*cough*) that was it, no redemption. At the same time, having the option for updates shouldn't be an excuse for half assing games.
The Elder Scrolls Online has accumulated over 24 million players over the years. The RPG hit the milestone on its 10th anniversary.
So what? Go buy a PS4 then. The only people complaning about the Xbox One at this point are people who most likely were not/are not going to buy an Xbox One anyways.
Most people will have PS+ and XBL anyway. Certainly the people on here who make this a big deal will have it. So what is the difference?
Did they ever release the amount the monthly fee will be for elder scrolls?
This is what will hurt them with initial sales of this game. A lot, and I mean A LOT I will not buy this game now knowing that they have a subscription fee.
Why?
Because my first thought was....Oh well. I will just wait until it becomes free to play like Rift, and The Old Republic did.
If you have a game that is a MULTIPLAYER ONLY game and you buy it, you HAVE gold...People wouldn't just buy Titanfall, and realize oh crap... this multiplayer only game can ONLY be played with LIVE! I understand how wanting apps to be out behind the paywall, but now people are getting upset over having to pay for gold to play a game online. That has been the policy for the last 8 years.