Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 are still in the ether, but as we wait on the Starfield release date, perhaps Bethesda’s RPG game slowness is a good thing
Where do you want Fallout 5 to be set? Countless places have been called out but one has risen above
Nashville area wouldn't be bad tbh, but I'd prefer to take that back to the west coast.
Pacific northwest. Bethesda seems to want a verdant apocalypse these days. Oregon is a low priority nuclear target. Plenty of lush forest with a bit of metro area thrown in. Obviously I'm biased.
GB: "We'd love for the next Fallout game to let us explore the post-nuclear remains of any of these five locations."
Toronto or Montreal. You have the lake or the river and you get to play with winter in the wasteland.
Would have been nice to see if Canada had their own version of Vault Tech before they were annexed
Vaults were commissioned in 2054 while the process of Canada being took over by the US started in 2059, so there was a good 5 years without any issues to see if Canada as its own nation would try to copy Vault Tech but even then they weren't fully annexed until 2072 so anything could have happened in the background
It would be cool to see rivals for Vault Tech in the world especially from Canada, the UK and Europe.
Their own different kind of vaults, their own variation of the Vault Boy mascot, own style, different brand of food, different computer terminals and locks which mean completely different minigames, their own rival versions of Robco resulting in different robots etc. Least it keeps things fresh and there's a lore reason why things are different rather than just saying "yeah this region of the US has different hacking / lockpicking, just because"
I think Japan would be a great departure from what we've had before, and makes sense with what happened in Hiroshima & Nagasaki. It would be interesting to explore an alternate history, imagining what Japanese technology had evolved into in a retro post-apocalyptic world vs what Japanese tech actually looks like today in the real world.
Yeah, I'd love that, or any modern Asian city for that matter. Hong Kong could be amazing as well. Just let the disaster' hit in modern times or 10 years into the future, and then set the game 25-30 years orso from now ...
A bit early to get excited. Haven't even seen any gameplay of TES and we are talking Fallout 5. Which probably releases around 2032 or something.
But would like to see one a bit further into the future where they might have gotten further on rebuilding the world. Still a Wasteland, but citites are more populated and living areas are less filled with ancient junk and skeletons. They cleaned up and moved forth. But maybe Cities are isolated because of the dangers and lawlessness of the wasteland between the populated areas.
Kinda like taking Fallout 2 and go further into the future.
Choices similar to New Vegas but better, better physics, current graphics, and solid combat. It can be in any location if they include this.
You don't spend billions on a company like Bethesda to share your toys.
The huge take away people should get from this is to never, NEVER, trust the words coming out of an executive's mouth. They are not your friends. They are not one of us. They are the face for business decisions, which are purely profit driven. Stop holding them up like they're people of morals. They're people of greed. It's their job.
They are all like that، all looking out for their own benefit, despite what they say
,sony make deals for console exclusives Microsoft make console exclusives no difference. only microsoft have the money to do more lately.
Every time an exec (or politician) gives a non-answer or act like they 'don't know', you can bet that they already know exactly what they are going to do but just don't want any bad press surrounding their decision or their answer.
Microsoft buys console exclusives*. Let's not sugar coat it. But yes, none of the suits are for us gamers.
" ...NEVER, trust the words coming out of an executive's mouth..."
No, you shouldn't trust words coming out of an any (Microsoft, Sony, Apple, Google, etc) executive's mouth.
... but did Microsoft ever say they would release Elder Scrolls 6 on Playstation?
Honestly, so much fuss about nothing. Microsoft purchased Bethesda, they can do whatever they want with them. People really need to stop bitching about Bethesda.
Literally said they want to reach more gamers (literally advertised this), had no intention of removing games from gamers, no plans to limit existing IPs. All things said during the CMA and FTC hearings.
Also, how is me saying "NEVER, trust the words coming out of an executive's mouth..." different from what you said? You essentially said "No, but yes." Why?
I think those comments were open to interpretation - I always understood them to mean that they were supporting already released games - ie. the MMOs and DLC for stuff like Deathloop.
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You can't cherry pick... He also said case by case basis. If you look at the totality of the situation you would have to be brain dead if you think a company would pay all that money not to have some exclusives
Politicians and CEOS speak the same language.
If you put words in a certain order, you can insinuate something, while at the same time leaving wiggle room if you are ever pushed on what you said..
Same way Trump gets people to stage a coup without him saying the words.
I honestly wasn't expecting ES6 on PS, but I have a PC if it piques my interest.
I said if because Bethesda hasn't done any advancement in the decade, and I've see starfield...it has reinforced my belief that B is just overrated.
NOW if MS announced Obsidian was developing ES6, they couldn't take my money fast enough.
Sorry Phil I think he was just saying that already, only you took it a personal attack on your beloved Microshaft
like sony right ? jim ryan lied many times and you said nothing . where did Microsoft said they was gonna keep making BGS make games for PlayStation ?? what if sony some how make Bungie make games only for PlayStation. are you gonna say the same about sony lied ? i bet you wont
What part of "an executive's mouth" was unclear? And as I said above, Microsoft said they want to reach more gamers (literally advertised this), had no intention of removing games from gamers, no plans to limit existing IPs. All things said during the CMA and FTC hearings.
Man the whataboutisms coming out of your comment. But mom he did this! Bro no corporation is your friend you shouldn't trust anyone.
Yes absolutely don’t trust them. They say what we want to hear around the time of acquisitions but as soon as they take control the company they can do whatever they want
MS started a very bad trend of buying publishers. Sony will react accordingly and buy what they can afford (square capcom sega etc)
Is this your first time dealing with exclusivity? Like, why the PSA when anything first-party becomes exclusive to a publisher?
Did you get this way with Spider-Man?
"Microsoft said they want to reach more gamers (literally advertised this), had no intention of removing games from gamers, no plans to limit existing IPs."
I know what your talking about. The internal rumble within MS by possibly making everything exclusive. That's just internal talk about plans and internal speculation.
They never announced or said future games were going multiplat, never unless you know something that I don't.
They said future ips will be on xbox older games or legacy titles were multiplat. That was their final decision not internal talk and speculation like all companies do.
*** I know what your talking about. The internal rumble within MS by possibly making everything exclusive. That's just internal talk about plans and internal speculation. ***
These were statements confirmed during the CMA/FTC hearings and were confirmed to still be their plan. And they literally advertised the 'more games in more gamers' hands' during the CMA process. Advertised it. So, no. That's public-facing confirmation.
"These were statements confirmed during the CMA/FTC hearings and were confirmed to still be their plan."
Not saying you're wrong but unless you give facts MS would immediately have gotten shut down in court for going back in their word and lying.
"And they literally advertised the 'more games in more gamers' hands' during the CMA process. Advertised it. So, no. That's public-facing confirmation."
You know exactly what they mean when they say that. Since Quantum Break in March 2016 the first Xbox published game to go PC. Then they started working on cloud and play anyway, GP came in now you can play on TV, tablets, Phones, handhelds/Steam deck ROG Ally. This is nothing new everyone knows what they mean by getting their games in more hands as possible. If you thought that included PS then I don't know what to tell you.
*** Not saying you're wrong but unless you give facts MS would immediately have gotten shut down in court for going back in their word and lying. ***
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"Since we announced our intent, our actions have demonstrated our commitment to bringing more games to more people on more devices. This includes numerous signed agreements to make Activision Blizzard’s games, Xbox first party games and Game Pass all available to more players than they are today. I’m proud of our efforts to expand player access and choice throughout the process. This deal has already been cleared to move forward in 38 countries, and we will continue to work toward timely resolution in other jurisdictions."
"We embarked on this deal with a clear vision for meeting players where they are, and with today’s decision by the Court, we take an important step forward in bringing this vision to life."
Yes they are doing that many devices. They agreed to support legacy Bethesda titles on PS, COD being on PS also. That's it, that's what was announced to us. Where did they say ES6 and future Bethesda games are going on PS? They made it clear 2 years ago after they bought Bethesda.
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Unless GP hits PS then the games will remain on Xbox PC and everywhere else besides PS or Nintendo.
I honestly thought you knew all this already.
@Christopher, let's not assume all executives are as myopic about the destruction of their competitors or controlling a market absolutely. Sure they all want to compete but Microsoft is unique in that they believe they're wealth entitles them to monopolize any industry they're in and if they can't they'll bounce. I doubt very much if you poured through James Ryan's emails, you find him glibbly talking about strategies to take control of Nintendo and how it would be "good" for Nintendo.
I get the idea that there are lesser evils, but they're all still evil and oftentimes they're lesser only because they haven't had a taste of greater power yet but would do the same if they had it.
So much for Case by Case i cant wait till Destiny 3 drops and Sony only Puts on on PC and Ps5. When that day comes i will make sure to have all these articles ready to go!
Speaking of which..is destniy 2 servers removed or something. I downloaded ps5 version of destiny and couldn't connect like at all
It won't just be Destiny though. I have a feeling that most Bungie new IPs will be exclusive to Playstation and PC in the future especially after these Microsoft leaks
They said when they bought Bungie that all games would remain multiplatform. They could have put Marathon on PC and PS only since it was announced after the purchase. But didn't because they weren't vague about their wording like using Case by Case.
except, if the reporting is true, PS/Sony have zero say as to whether a Bungie game is or is not released on other platforms. It's one reason so many people were scratching their heads at the deal with Bungie. PS offers Bungie the necessary funding they absolutely needed, but Bungie still retains rights to develop games on whatever platforms they so choose. Now I'm not saying Bungie will never make an exclusive, but if the reporting is correct that would be their decision, not Sony/PS.
Thats the Bungie pull for you. Damn nice move on Bungies part remaining in control like that
Sony has Every right an can do what ever it wants with Bungies Ip and the studio if u think otherwise u stupid as hell
Tbh I actually feel like Sony is seeing the dollars these games make and wants Bungie focussing on these MMO multi play games so they can take in that loot box money.
I'm actually very worried about Sony tbh as the sudden pivot to majority spending on online games is worrying.
As someone who has always enjoyed PlayStation for the single player experiences every gen since the PS1 I don't know how much is left for me in the future plans
Sony would have to do a contract as they did with COD. Otherwise there's no point in xbox putting it on PS.
Profits from the largest home console market, who needs that? No point at all to sell to the largest market in consoles. None. Unless you're purposefully losing out on potential cash to push your subscription service and nothing else. Unless your goal isn't profits, but control of where the industry goes and ensuring you control that element as well as are the only provider of the backend for said element.
"Profits from the largest home console market, who needs that? No point at all to sell to the largest market in consoles. None."
OK that's literally the whole point of competition. You have a big dog and under dog. Under dog wants to chip away at said Big dog. That's how it works since the dawn of time.
If Sony bought Bethesda it sounds like wouldn't be complaining about ES6 being only on PS only then. Since they have the largest console market right? In your own words?
Isn't that the point of competition? Should Microsoft forfeit or share every AAA game with Sony because PlayStation is CURRENTLY the largest console market? How else would Microsoft level the playing field? By forfeiting every game to Sony because of PlayStation's install base?
Should Nintendo also put all their games on PlayStation?
You guys have a problem with me replying to "there's no point in putting it on PS"? I also literally said it is about competition.
So, what are you guys replying to? The fact that I pointed out why they would put it on PS? Or just to say something?
I never had any interest in playing Elder Scrolls so it doesn't bother me though I own all 3 current consoles but I'm quite sure most solely PS5 owners don't care either.
How or why are you quite sure everyone else feels the same way about a very popular game as you?
Becaaaaaaaaaause it isn't a good thing. I mean as long as the games come out good I guess, but 100 re releases is annoying
Because Bethesda is content to keep milking Skyrim over and over. The next Elder Scrolls will most likely release on the next Xbox and PlayStation
lol
Wait till you get old and we'll have this chat again.
No it isnt good. There is no reason we should be waiting a decade for a game sequel. All bethesda is doing is losing 10s of millions a year and destroying hype for games. At least with microsoft in charge maybe they wont release stuff so buggy.