Microsoft Wants to Make Fallout, Doom, Diablo, and Minecraft Xbox Exclusives
The potential change concerns console versions: PC releases, according to survey data, will remain unaffected
Microsoft included a question in a survey for participants of the Xbox Insider program about transitioning all future games from its franchises to exclusive releases for Xbox. The Call of Duty franchise was mentioned as an exception in the wording.
Users were asked whether such an approach would influence their choice of console if Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Doom, Diablo, Physint, and Minecraft became exclusives. Projects that have already been released on other platforms may lose support as a result.
The survey itself does not confirm Microsoft's final decision. It only indicates the direction that Xbox leadership is considering. Previously, the company released its major titles on competitors' consoles, but Clockwork Revolution and Gears of War: E-Day became Xbox console exclusives.
