“The Bethesda Acquisition Will Not Have An Immediate Impact On The PlayStation”: Michael Packter Evaluates Microsoft’s Big Deal

From the moment of committing deal Microsoft for the acquisition of the company Bethesda It’s been almost two weeks now, but various analysts are still trying to assess its possible impact on the PlayStation 5 and the list of future games on Sony’s nextgen console. Chatting with the portal GamingBolt, shared his predictions and feelings Michael Packter from Wedbush Securities.

“It all depends on the exclusive deals made. I believe that Starfield, which, in my opinion, is not long before the release, will be presented on both platforms [Xbox и PlayStation]… The games that will appear in 2023 and subsequent years will probably be exclusive, but if any of them were announced for the PlayStation, then I suppose they will eventually also be released there. Therefore, you cannot talk about any immediate effect from this transaction“.

Pakter believes the deal will allow Microsoft to sell more Xbox consoles and, crucially, Game Pass subscriptions. The analyst believes that the future role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 6 will play a decisive role.

“Looking into the future, The Elder Scrolls is a franchise with a potential of 15 million copies sold. I believe that this fact may lead people to choose the Xbox. In my opinion, between two and four million players who otherwise would have bought for themselves PlayStation will now own the Xbox. “

In addition, he noted that it is to this large-scale release (talking about TES 6) that no specific date is tied.

“Bethesda studios are not very prolific, but they release at least one or two games during the year. For example, the last game in The Elder Scrolls series came out in 2011, and I already predicted that the new part will come out after 2016 – after all I’ll be right! “

Microsoft previously said it intends “selectively” release Bethesda games on the PlayStation. Phil Spencer later said that the acquisition is directly related to strengthening the Xbox ecosystem relative to its main competitor.

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