IGN published this video item, entitled “Xbox’s Bethesda Buy Changes the ‘Console Wars’ – Next-Gen Console Watch” – below is their description.
Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch 2020, our new show following all the news and rumors on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Series S. I’m Daemon Hatfield, and this week I’m joined by Ryan McCaffrey, host of IGN’s Xbox podcast, Podcast Unlocked, and Jonathon Dornbush, host of IGN’s PlayStation podcast, Podcast Beyond.
This week we discuss Microsoft’s purchase of ZeniMax Media, what the Bethesda acquisition means for next-gen, and the pre-order debacle that went on with both the PS5 and Xbox Series. Has Microsoft’s 7.5 billion play changed your next-gen purchasing plans?
0:00 – Intro
0:36- What the Bethesda Acquisition Means For Next-Gen
3:28 – How Will Xbox’s Bethesda Buy Affect Future PS5 Releases?
16:11 – Sony and Microsoft’s Pre-Order Debacle
21:59 – Poll Results & Outro
Here’s a rundown of what our team has discovered:
We Have the Xbox Series X! (For Real This Time)
https://www.ign.com/articles/we-have-the-xbox-series-x-for-real-this-time
Xbox Buying Bethesda Is a MEGATON
https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-buying-bethesda-is-a-megaton-unlocked-462
What Xbox Buying Bethesda Means for Sony
https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-what-xbox-buying-bethesda-means-for-sony-beyond-episode-667
Microsoft Will Consider Buying More Games Companies After Bethesda
https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-will-consider-buying-more-games-companies-after-bethesda
No Plans to Offer Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered as a Standalone PS5 Game
https://www.ign.com/articles/no-plans-to-offer-marvels-spider-man-remastered-as-a-standalone-ps5-game-sony-confirms
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