Fans of the series have long wondered whether The Elder Scrolls 6 would become an Xbox exclusive after Bethesda was acquired by Microsoft in 2020. According to recently disclosed information about Microsoft's future development strategy since 2018, the game will not appear on PlayStation.
Axios reporter Steven Totilo posted a photo of a presentation showing Microsoft's plans for Bethesda games. In the PlayStation column opposite The Elder Scrolls 6 there is a “red cross”.
In 2023, a year after the presentation was made, Starfield and Redfall were released as exclusives for Xbox and PC, bypassing PlayStation. While Xbox's Phil Spencer said platforms for TES 6 were "not yet determined," another FTC filing states that Microsoft understood as early as 2022 that The Elder Scrolls 6 "would likely be released on Xbox and PC only." " The presentation also contains exclusivity statements.
The action game also received a content update.