Yes, there is some Continued ambiguity in Microsoft’s wording, but many PlayStation fans are likely stuck in the first stage of grief: denial. Phil Spencer and his cohorts can probably still be one little Clearer, but the writing is on the wall: Once Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo come out, a Bethesda game will no longer appear on a PlayStation platform, outside of ongoing service games like Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls Online.
It is a disruptive and hugely disappointing development that threatens to disrupt the industry’s status quo. While there’s nothing overly surprising about the move – Bethesda was a publisher who regularly pumped commercial clangers – it means the PlayStation 5’s overall software list will be weaker overall. You may have your own take on the Fallout, DOOM, and The Elder Scrolls franchises, but they are undoubtedly big franchises to lose.
But what’s the biggest loss for Sony’s next-gen console in general? Between Wolfenstein and Dishonored, Bethesda’s stable is large and varied – and it is even expanding with the coming Indiana JonesWhich absent brand will hurt PlayStation the most, and what can the Japanese giant do to plug the gaps left behind? Navigate to acceptance in the comments section and let us know the biggest miss in the poll below.