Fallout 4 rumored to be Xbox One exclusive

[Roxas1359]

*starts laughing*
Yeah as many people here have said, that would be utter suicide on Bethesda's part. I mean on the PC front the modding community for Bethesda published games is amazing, and while many PS3 owners (myself included) are still upset about how they handled Skyrim it still sold extremely well on the PS3. Plus the PS4's specs make it way easier for them to develop for and port their games so they can't use the old "PS3 has memory issues" excuse anymore. All in all this is one of the shakiest rumors yet and if they ever went through with it then I know many people who will kick Bethesda to the curb.
Be smart Bethesda, and don't go full on retard like MS has.

 

[Doom972]

Timed exclusive maybe. Exclusive? Nope, don't buy that.

My thought exactly. Bethesda had several timed exclusives on the 360 but never a permanent exclusive.
I suppose Microsoft could decide to give them a very good incentive to make it exclusively for the Xbone, but I won't believe it until I see an official announcement.

 

[Rariow]

Frankly doubt it. Betheda's smart enough to realize what a huge hit their PR would take from this, and I'm fairly certain PC makes them a fair bit of their income, and they definitely have some of their more dedicated fans there (Look at Morrowind's modding scene, still going strong). Unless Microsoft can pay them for the half of the sales they'd loose (PS3 and PC do make up at LEAST half the market), it'd be a frankly idiotic move.

And, no, I am not trying to convince myself. I'm not trying to convince myself. I'm not trying to convince myself.

 

[uchytjes]

still no. Nothing at this point will make me buy the Xbone. NOTHING. Also, why? Why the hell would you do this Bethesda? Its just not good business sense.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I would think that if Fallout 4 is XBone exclusive, it would only be exclusive for X-months or maybe even X-weeks. Rayman Legends and Ninja Gaiden Razor's Edge were supposed to be Wii U exclusive (one for good, one for a year) but that didn't turn out well. Mass Effect too began life as an Xbox 360 exclusive.

Bethesda isn't dumb enough to risk losing money one something as big as Fallout. We'll find out for sure in a couple of weeks but I don't think we'll have anything to worry about. If for some reason Fallout 4 does turn out to be exclusive to the XBone, all we can really do is either give in and buy and XBone or hope Bethesda eventually releases on other consoles.

 

[Cursed Frogurt]

They can have it.

Seriously, Bethesda has yet to show it knows how to make a fun game. I don't care how big your world is unless the core gameplay is fun.

Ah, so you haven't enjoyed the Elder Scrolls or Fallout series? You're quite clearly in the minority as far as sales are concerned so I'm interested to hear what kinds of games you do enjoy. Do you dislike non-linear games where you can go anywhere and do anything without necessarily following the main storyline? Are you against first person game?

I play all kinds of games, but I'm against those that drag you along, tricking you into spending countless hours, waiting for the fun to start. Skyrim was a big step in the right direction, but the combat was still horrible. The only way I was able to get the slightest amusement was to go full stealth.

You can have an open world and still be entertaining (see: Infamous)

 

[Dalisclock]

I hope it's not true, but if it is, I guess that's one game I won't be buying in the future.

 

[Lightknight]

They can have it.

Seriously, Bethesda has yet to show it knows how to make a fun game. I don't care how big your world is unless the core gameplay is fun.

Ah, so you haven't enjoyed the Elder Scrolls or Fallout series? You're quite clearly in the minority as far as sales are concerned so I'm interested to hear what kinds of games you do enjoy. Do you dislike non-linear games where you can go anywhere and do anything without necessarily following the main storyline? Are you against first person game?

I play all kinds of games, but I'm against those that drag you along, tricking you into spending countless hours, waiting for the fun to start. Skyrim was a big step in the right direction, but the combat was still horrible. The only way I was able to get the slightest amusement was to go full stealth.

You can have an open world and still be entertaining (see: Infamous)

Ones that drag you along or ones that wait for you? If you want to follow the main quest you have all the means to do so.

Do you have examples of open world games that you felt did it right that don't fit in the GTA big city mode of sandbox? (inFamous is an absolute favorite of mine, FYI) "GTA/Spiderman 2/inFamous/Prototype/Hulk/Assassin's Creed", these are games that follow a specific but enjoyable formula. Generally focusing around one city or a few in which you have a basic overall plot-line and somewhat repetitive mini missions throughout the city. I'm not sure where I'd put Red Dead Redemption, somewhere between a true open world and a city based sandbox. Is it possible the Bethesda opens worlds that are too open for you to enjoy?

 

[Bruenin]

*starts laughing*
Yeah as many people here have said, that would be utter suicide on Bethesda's part. I mean on the PC front the modding community for Bethesda published games is amazing, and while many PS3 owners (myself included) are still upset about how they handled Skyrim it still sold extremely well on the PS3. Plus the PS4's specs make it way easier for them to develop for and port their games so they can't use the old "PS3 has memory issues" excuse anymore. All in all this is one of the shakiest rumors yet and if they ever went through with it then I know many people who will kick Bethesda to the curb.
Be smart Bethesda, and don't go full on retard like MS has.

you started laughing but you never stopped... such a great lung capacity o.o but you better be careful, you gotta breathe sometime.

 

[Roxas1359]

*starts laughing*
Yeah as many people here have said, that would be utter suicide on Bethesda's part. I mean on the PC front the modding community for Bethesda published games is amazing, and while many PS3 owners (myself included) are still upset about how they handled Skyrim it still sold extremely well on the PS3. Plus the PS4's specs make it way easier for them to develop for and port their games so they can't use the old "PS3 has memory issues" excuse anymore. All in all this is one of the shakiest rumors yet and if they ever went through with it then I know many people who will kick Bethesda to the curb.
Be smart Bethesda, and don't go full on retard like MS has.

you started laughing but you never stopped... such a great lung capacity o.o but you better be careful, you gotta breathe sometime.

Have you seen my avatar? I have no lungs my dear friend!
No you two Pikachus stay away from Tier 15. XD

 

[Goofguy]

People are stupid THE ARTICLE ARE USING NEW VEGAS SCREENSHOTS. Its not real.

Actually, if you had bothered to read the first paragraph of the article, you'd see that it says:

You can take a look at some screens from the predecessor, ?Fallout 3,? in the slideshow at the top of this article.

OT: This makes no business sense whatsoever. Why alienate your fanbase by making your successful cross platform franchise exclusive to one?

 

[Vhite]

And nothing of value was lost. Fallout 3 was just reskinned Oblivion to me and after playing Oblivion for so many hours I will never like it or anything like it again.

 

[Cursed Frogurt]

They can have it.

Seriously, Bethesda has yet to show it knows how to make a fun game. I don't care how big your world is unless the core gameplay is fun.

Ah, so you haven't enjoyed the Elder Scrolls or Fallout series? You're quite clearly in the minority as far as sales are concerned so I'm interested to hear what kinds of games you do enjoy. Do you dislike non-linear games where you can go anywhere and do anything without necessarily following the main storyline? Are you against first person game?

I play all kinds of games, but I'm against those that drag you along, tricking you into spending countless hours, waiting for the fun to start. Skyrim was a big step in the right direction, but the combat was still horrible. The only way I was able to get the slightest amusement was to go full stealth.

You can have an open world and still be entertaining (see: Infamous)

Ones that drag you along or ones that wait for you? If you want to follow the main quest you have all the means to do so.

Do you have examples of open world games that you felt did it right that don't fit in the GTA big city mode of sandbox? (inFamous is an absolute favorite of mine, FYI) "GTA/Spiderman 2/inFamous/Prototype/Hulk/Assassin's Creed", these are games that follow a specific but enjoyable formula. Generally focusing around one city or a few in which you have a basic overall plot-line and somewhat repetitive mini missions throughout the city. I'm not sure where I'd put Red Dead Redemption, somewhere between a true open world and a city based sandbox. Is it possible the Bethesda opens worlds that are too open for you to enjoy?

It's not the size or openness of the world that bothers me, it's the core gameplay (combat, exploration, puzzle solving) that is so underwhelming. My thought process is: Why have a lot of anything if it isn't good? People always champion all of the "Activities" in GTA games but most of it is horrendous, while Infamous has repetitive side missions, but those side missions are usually fun and give the player tangible rewards.

 

[Jared Christian]

I can see ps4 not getting it just cause xbox used game fee because Bethesda hate ppl who give or trade there game in but pc will get version cause they only make money from them but if ps4 come with we have drm fees then ps4 will get a copy as well. they falling link shows that they hate used games. http://www.gamespot.com/news/bethesda-used-games-absolutely-a-concern-6407023

 

[BoogieManFL]

If it's true, there will be nothing that can contain my rage. I love Fallout but I'm not going to be bullied into buying a system I don't have any interest in for one game. All because some asshat has to be a prick and hog it all to themselves.

 

[loc978]

And nothing of value was lost. Fallout 3 was just reskinned Oblivion to me and after playing Oblivion for so many hours I will never like it or anything like it again.

...that's like calling Vampire: the Masquerade a reskin of D&D... I mean sure, they're both pen-and-paper RPGs...

 

[Ishal]

This'll never happen. I could at most see it being a timed exclusive (even that's incredibly unlikely), but a full on one? Nope. Bethesda knows they'd get more money from going multiplatform, and they've always been PC first (apart from Skyrim's DLC)

If the planets align and this actually happens though? No need to worry. We have Wasteland 2 on the way.

Took the words right out of my mouth

After Wasteland 2 we have Project Eternity and way waaaaay down the pipe.. Torment: Tides of Numenera