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Bethesda has slightly harmed its reputation as a studio and publisher several times in the last few years. The final major reason that The Elder Scrolls 6 should not be an Xbox Series X/S exclusive may be less technical, but could be the most important. With fewer fans buying Xbox consoles, exclusivity could help Microsoft at Bethesda's expense.
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According to Sony's sales figures, the PS4 was one of the best-selling consoles of all-time, and Sony has increasingly taken the lead over Microsoft over the last few years. While it's likely that making The Elder Scrolls 6 an Xbox exclusive would increase sales of the console by some degree, it seems more likely that it would decrease overall sales of the next Elder Scrolls game. Hardware age would stunt the growth of the kind of vibrant modding community that Bethesda games are well-known for, and arguably rely upon.
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While PCs can be constantly upgraded to allow new mods to push the boundaries of a Bethesda game's graphics and other capabilities, the hardware inside consoles is far less flexible. Not only would mods be limited by availability if The Elder Scrolls 6 was released as an Xbox exclusive, but they'd also potentially be limited by quality.
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Todd Howard commented in an interview with Rock, Paper, Shotgun that " Skyrim did better than we've ever done on PC by a large, large number," which he credited to the platform being "where the mods are." Mods are available on other platforms, but without access to modding tools like Vortex or websites like Nexus Mods, the variety of mods available are limited. By 2014, however, over 20 million copies of Skyrim had been sold worldwide. Two days after Skyrim's release back in 2011, 59 percent of its sales were for Xbox 360, while only 27 percent were for the PS3, and just 14 percent were for PC. It's also possible that Xbox exclusivity could be damaging to Bethesda. Other mods greatly extend the lifespan of Bethesda games, such as Fallout Character Overhaul for Fallout: New Vegas, which greatly improves on the dated character models seen in the game's original 2010 release.
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Some mods, like the Skyrim survival mod "Frostfall," were hugely successful and are considered by many fans to be necessary additions to the game. The release of the Creation Kit for Skyrim on PC made modding far more accessible than it had been in previous years, allowing players to create highly customized experiences. An exclusivity deal could certainly see Bethesda gain access to information about some of the other projects under the Microsoft umbrella, potentially inspiring The Elder Scrolls 6 prior to its release. Obsidian Entertainment is currently working on a first-person fantasy RPG titled Avowed, which appears to be taking aim at the gap in the market left by the long wait for the next Elder Scrolls game.

With the PlayStation 5 still outselling the Xbox Series X/S, it's possible that those numbers are at least partially influenced by expectations that Sony has access to more interesting IPs that players can't find anywhere else.īy working closely with Microsoft, it's possible that The Elder Scrolls 6 could gain insight into some of the other RPGs being developed by Microsoft-owned studios. Sony's PlayStation exclusives like 2018's God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Marvel's Spider-Man on PS4 were among its fastest-selling games. From Microsoft's perspective, the case for making The Elder Scrolls an Xbox exclusive is clear.
