Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoBethesda Is Charging $7 For A New Starfield Mission, And Players Are Upsetwww.gamespot.comexternal-linkmessage-square165fedilinkarrow-up1564arrow-down116cross-posted to: enshittification@lemmy.world
arrow-up1548arrow-down1external-linkBethesda Is Charging $7 For A New Starfield Mission, And Players Are Upsetwww.gamespot.comPotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square165fedilinkcross-posted to: enshittification@lemmy.world
minus-squareExMimic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoMicrosoft owns Bethesda, so they probably didn’t have a choice
minus-squareJimSamtanko@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·5 months agoThey knew beforehand- and did it anyway: https://en.as.com/meristation/news/xbox-knew-from-the-start-that-every-bethesda-game-would-be-an-exclusive-n/?outputType=amp
minus-squareExMimic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThe article clearly states Microsoft chose to keep it off Playstation, not Bethesda.
minus-squareJimSamtanko@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoAnd it’s well know that Microsoft knew they were going to do that before Bethesda sold off to Microsoft. So again, they’re not making good decisions.
minus-squareElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIf you’re getting a big heap of money from Microsoft, who cares what decisions you make? (Playing devil’s advocate)
Microsoft owns Bethesda, so they probably didn’t have a choice
They knew beforehand- and did it anyway:
https://en.as.com/meristation/news/xbox-knew-from-the-start-that-every-bethesda-game-would-be-an-exclusive-n/?outputType=amp
The article clearly states Microsoft chose to keep it off Playstation, not Bethesda.
And it’s well know that Microsoft knew they were going to do that before Bethesda sold off to Microsoft. So again, they’re not making good decisions.
If you’re getting a big heap of money from Microsoft, who cares what decisions you make? (Playing devil’s advocate)