[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Timed exclusives are always a possibility... which I personally am not a fan of, especially as a fan of narrative-driven games, and the huge likelihood of spoilers on release.

It's possible but even something like that has worked out poorly for devs that have released timed exclusives on Xbox before, most notably was Rise of the Tomb Raider which was a complete flop in it's exclusive period, and that was coming off the back of a very popular rebooted Tomb Raider game.

I think with Bethesda's mega franchises, Microsoft will probably give them the Minecraft treatment and realise that it's more profitable to have them be multi-platform. I can see franchises like The Evil Within potentially becoming Xbox exclusives and being built up as an important franchise for Microsoft, especially considering how Sony have almost certainly acquired Silent Hill for the PS5. Dishonored and Wolfenstein would likely be good fits for exclusivity as well, potentially even Doom if Microsoft are feeling daring.