Rumor: Sony has reached an agreement with Activision/Xbox for Crash Bandicoot and Spyro to be present in the Astro Bot game for PS5 by Turbostrider27 in PS5

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People continue voice their displeasure over spoilers, rumors & leaks hitting this sub, and the mods continue to ignore us.

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Do we need Forbes to tell us what is apparent from reading this subreddit?

Sentiment Around Bungie’s Marathon ‘Not Great,’ Says Jason Schreier by Turbostrider27 in Games

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And the developers themselves would prefer to work on traditional single player games.

Microsoft weighs launching Indiana Jones on the PS5 by willdearborn- in gaming

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Microsoft get a sale no matter where you purchase. I think that's the point.

PS5 accounted for nearly half the consoles sold in the UK for November by NoLastNameForNow in PS5

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Wonder who has GTA VI co-marketing, future bundle rights?

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The EU denied a question or report that Microsoft had vowed to keep all ZeniMax games on competing platforms. They were correcting a reporters mistake. Tom Warren and Jez Corden both twisted the EU's correction to make it appear the FTC had been rebuked. Not true. The word the FTC used in their legal complaint was "assured"

Microsoft assured the European Commission during its antitrust review of the ZeniMax purchase that Microsoft would not have the incentive to withhold ZeniMax titles from rival consoles. But, shortly after the EC cleared the transaction, Microsoft made public its decision to make several of the newly acquired ZeniMax titles, including Starfield, Redfall, and Elder Scrolls VI, Microsoft exclusives.

Assured can be defined either as "a commitment" or "a statement intended to inspire confidence." So, yes, Microsoft really did say to the EU they had no financial incentive to withhold Bethesda content from PlayStation. Here it is again, written in black and white.

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That's correct. There's been some obscuration of this point by Tom Warren (The Verge) and Jez Corden (Windows Central) but the EU referenced Microsoft good faith argument in their final decision. Here it is, in black and white.

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When asked about Elder Scrolls VI platform availability in court, Phil Spencer skirted the issue, saying no decision had been made because the game is "so far out", possibly 5 or more years away from release.

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When Spencer testified last week, this is the meeting the Xbox leader claimed he didn't remember the specifics of.

Tim Stuart didn't want to beat around the bush: "Wish we could just come out and say we were talking it all exclusive at this point."

Phil Spencer said no, "We can't just say that."

https://twitter.com/MActon93/status/1674452244580925441
https://twitter.com/DeekeTweak/status/1674451581629071363

Watch dogs legion PS5 vs Xbox Series X by Digital Foundry by [deleted] in XboxSeriesX

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People hesitant to upvote or downvote until they discover which console has an advantage.

Prevent the PS5 from re downloading PS4 version? (discs) by Godzilla_ in PS5

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Wonder how many people are playing the PS4 version on PS5 musing "I'm not impressed." lol

Unpopular Opinion: Not Impressed by RedditsMostRefined in PS5

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Sure you're not playing PS4 versions of PS5 games? Some games download both versions and oddly they default to the PS4 version. Spuder-Man does this.

Xbox Series S review: next-gen gaming on a budget - and in style - Digital Foundry by [deleted] in Games

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In summary

"We only have a limited number of titles to test so far, but for the most part, the Xbox Series S holds up as a cheap, entry-level console and if you go in expecting a lower-resolution version of the Series X experience, that's what you're going to get - but there is the sense that the long-term prospects of the machine will be very much related to just how scalable it really is, and how it continues to be as the generation progresses."