Yes it has some continued ambiguity in Microsoft’s words, but many PlayStation fans are likely to be trapped in the first stage of mourning: denial. Phil Spencer and his companions could probably still be a little of course, but the writing is on the wall: once Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo are released, outside of ongoing service games like Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls Online, a Bethesda game will not be released on a PlayStation platform again.
It is a disturbing and extremely disappointing development that threatens to upset the industry’s status quo. While there is nothing overtly surprising about the change – Bethesda was a publisher launching strange commercials regularly – it does mean that the overall list of software on the PlayStation 5 is destined to be weaker overall. You may have your own opinions about the Fallout, DOOM and The Elder Scrolls franchises – but they are, without a doubt, big franchises to lose.
But what is the biggest loss for Sony’s next generation console in general? Among names like Wolfenstein and Dishonored, Bethesda’s stable is large and varied – and is even expanding with the next one. Indiana Jones. Which missing brand will hurt the PlayStation the most, and what can the Japanese giant do to fill in the gaps left behind? Navigate to acceptance in the comments section and tell us the biggest flaw in the poll below.