Elder Scrolls 6 may be an Xbox exclusive, according to Phil Spencer

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Elder Scrolls 6 may not come to PS5 after all, just PC and Xbox

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Elder Scrolls 6 could be an Xbox Series X/PC exclusive, as Phil Spencer has all but confirmed.

In an interview with Kotaku, Spencer is asked about Microsoft's recent acquisition of ZeniMax, the parent company of Bethesda and id software. As we previously reported, the publishers of Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, Doom, and many more high-profile franchises were joining Xbox Game Studios. Naturally, we all wondered if that meant that games like the highly-anticipated Elder Scrolls 6 could be exclusive to Xbox Series X and PC.

“Is it possible to recoup a $7.5 billion investment if you don’t sell Elder Scrolls 6 on the PlayStation?” Kotaku's Stephen Totillo asks Spencer, who quickly replies with, "yes." Spencer elaborates after a pause, making sure to point out that the ZeniMax acquisition "was not done to take games away from another player base like that." 

However, Spencer does that say he thinks about "where people are going to be playing and the number of devices that we had, and we have xCloud and PC and Game Pass and our console base, I don't have to go ship those games on any other platform other than the platforms that we support in order to kind of make the deal work for us. Whatever that means." 

Stay tuned, as we'll update you accordingly with any news regarding Elder Scrolls 6 and other Bethesda and iD software titles accordingly. 

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Alyssa Mercante
Alyssa Mercante
Former Features Writer

Alyssa Mercante used to be a features writer at GamesRadar+ and is now a freelance writer and editor. Prior to entering the industry, she got her Masters's degree in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAX Panel about the best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer.