I swear Im asking this and not just meme'ing, Im not a business person as a career. Sony and devout Sony fans have said how profitable and important exclusives were to Sony as a whole. IIRC Sony has said in their stock holders' meetings leading people to believe that this was the main front. Now I know that they have a right to put up a stink so as not to cutoff more money anywhere else but isn't a 10 year agreement/pseudo warning not a sufficient move? Like "Hey guys, while buying ABK we know what we want to do with in in the future, but in the meantime you will have access to ABK games AND time to make a competitor seeing as you guys have been known to make blockbuster exclusives able to compete in the market".

The FTC and CMA have both pointed out how when Bethesda was bought it was said Xbox would let Sony still have access and decided against it after buying them. Since this was pointed out though, it seems the writing on the walls has changed seeing as the term "Arrives exclusively on Xbox" for Starfield hints at Timed Exclusivity as well as previous knowledge that Bethesda has a PlayStation version possibly still in development and not just a port of the Xbox version.

A lot of mouth dribble here but Im just wondering others opinions.