Deathloop confirmed by Bethseda to be timed console exclusive to PlayStation 5 for one year

tgrfawcett · Sep 17, 2020

In a new article published on their website discuss the game Bethesda included a small snippet at the bottom confirming the console exclusivity window to be one year:

https://bethesda.net/en/article/6pCqqknel0LziM3WSIAYQO/taking-out-targets-in-deathloop

DEATHLOOP will launch on console exclusively for PlayStation 5 in Q2, 2021, and will run at 4K/60FPS at launch. DEATHLOOP will also be launching on PC at the same time. (Console exclusivity is for a limited time. Not available on other consoles until one year after release date.)

This will presumably be true of Ghostwire: Tokyo as well which was part of the same deal with PlayStation. So are you going to pick up the game? Wait? Not buy it at all?

If you ask me it is a really shitty thing to do in the first place but a year window makes it seem all the worse a decision. I can only imagine this hurts Arkane more than it helps. Who knows though.

Toumari · Sep 17, 2020

This was already known.

Blizz · Sep 17, 2020

Console that is, still launching on PC day one.

Deleted member 10795 · Sep 17, 2020

Blizz said:
Console that is, still launching on PC day one.

Which carries its own questions these days. Is there going to be a years Epic exclusivity?

Green · Sep 17, 2020

Companies paying money to pubs so that other gamers can't have a game will never not be hilarious to me. So poopy. So competitive. So exclusive. So unique.

Rowsdower · Sep 17, 2020

I thought this was known already. 1 year seems to be the standard for timed exclusivity now.

Rocketz · Sep 17, 2020

Only thing I see from these kind of deals is a better version for me when it's over since it'll have any improvements/fixes already in.

Prime2 · Sep 17, 2020

Toumari said:
This was already known.

It was known until yesterdays event where Live to thousands of people it says " Console Exclusive" with no other information.

Remachinate · Sep 17, 2020

As a primary PC gamer, I refuse to buy a console for just one game. Waiting a whole year for an Arkane game is going to be real tough though.

Thiago · Sep 17, 2020

Remachinate said:
As a primary PC gamer, I refuse to buy a console for just one game. Waiting a whole year for an Arkane game is going to be real tough though.

It's day one on PC as well.

Deleted member 73507 · Sep 17, 2020

Remachinate said:
As a primary PC gamer, I refuse to buy a console for just one game. Waiting a whole year for an Arkane game is going to be real tough though.

Read more than just the title.

black070 · Sep 17, 2020

Prime2 said:
It was known until yesterdays event where Live to thousands of people it says " Console Exclusive" with no other information.

I may be misremembering, but wasn't there a disclaimer stating it was timed ?

madgorillaz · Sep 17, 2020

This obviously sucks for Xbox and Switch, but I also find this interesting because their is no historic precedent for this type of relationship to ensue between Sony and Bethesda. I honestly wonder if it really was just a lot of money.

Prime2 · Sep 17, 2020

black070 said:
I may be misremembering, but wasn't there a disclaimer stating it was timed ?

PS5 Event Check 27:46 as Deathloop section ended.

Falchion · Sep 17, 2020

I hate the world of timed exclusives.

Rodrigues solitaire · Sep 17, 2020

This is how it should be. Just be upfront about it.

Sou Da · Sep 17, 2020

madgorillaz said:
This obviously sucks for Xbox and Switch, but I also find this interesting because their is no historic precedent for this type of relationship to ensue between Sony and Bethesda. I honestly wonder if it really was just a lot of money.

It's Bethesda trying to do something about their trend of single player non-RPG games failing to sell.

DrDeckard · Sep 17, 2020

Yup, this is how it should be done.

Vordan · Sep 17, 2020

madgorillaz said:
This obviously sucks for Xbox and Switch, but I also find this interesting because their is no historic precedent for this type of relationship to ensue between Sony and Bethesda. I honestly wonder if it really was just a lot of money.

Given the sales for the last couple of Arkane games I'm not surprised Bethesda cut a deal with Sony.

Deleted member 29249 · Sep 17, 2020

Sony sure made a lot of them tomb raider deals no one liked. Maybe they all will launch on game pass a year later.

BobsReset · Sep 17, 2020

So this is actually kind of great, I didnt think deathloop was coming to xbox at all. Am very pleased its only timed exclusivity as it gives me even more ammunition to wait until GoW or a mid gen refresh for the PS5

Deleted member 864 · Sep 17, 2020

Remachinate said:
As a primary PC gamer, I refuse to buy a console for just one game. Waiting a whole year for an Arkane game is going to be real tough though.

It's coming to PC day 1.

Puroresu_kid · Sep 17, 2020

black070 said:
I may be misremembering, but wasn't there a disclaimer stating it was timed ?

Not on the live show. It definitely said exclusive.

smisk · Sep 17, 2020

Thank god it's on PC at the same time, got scared for a second.

Garrett 2U · Sep 17, 2020

The thing about GAAS timed exclusives is they are always way better when they come to other platforms later on, and severely lack content at launch.
The platform is essential moneyhatting a MTX farm for its players to beta test.

Remachinate · Sep 17, 2020

Thiago said:
It's day one on PC as well.

NKnight7 said:
It's coming to PC day 1.

Which is... next year?

5taquitos · Sep 17, 2020

Honolulu Blue said:
Which carries its own questions these days. Is there going to be a years Epic exclusivity?

Bethesda won't do an Epic deal, they have their own launcher they're trying to push.

Dancrane212 · Sep 17, 2020

I can wait, whatever deal gets Arkane a higher chance of success is worth it.

Mórríoghain · Sep 17, 2020

Sucks for Xbox and Switch owners. Thank god for,

Ascenion · Sep 17, 2020

madgorillaz said:
This obviously sucks for Xbox and Switch, but I also find this interesting because their is no historic precedent for this type of relationship to ensue between Sony and Bethesda. I honestly wonder if it really was just a lot of money.

Notice how it isn't actually a Bethesda Game Studios game. I think that relationship is still with Microsoft.

RPGamer92 · Sep 17, 2020

Phew PC day one release.

Lord Fanny · Sep 17, 2020

Toumari said:
This was already known.

It was known to be a timed exclusive, but this is the first mention of a time frame.

Axel Stone · Sep 17, 2020

Hey, good news for Xbox's 2021 lineup at least!

Deleted member 12352 · Sep 17, 2020

Been a mean 24 hours for moneyhats between this, FFXVI and TWO Monster Hunter games.

black070 · Sep 17, 2020

Prime2 said:
PS5 Event Check 27:46 as Deathloop section ended.

Oh damn, I must have missed that.

Toumari · Sep 17, 2020

Axel Stone said:
Hey, good news for Xbox's 2021 lineup at least!

This game got delayed to Q2 2021, so it won't come to Xbox until 2022.

Frag Waffles · Sep 17, 2020

Green said:
Companies paying money to pubs so that other gamers can't have a game will never not be hilarious to me. So poopy. So competitive. So exclusive. So unique.

Such value. Cannot play on xbox for 12 months. PS5 = value. What amazing benefit to me!

Axel Stone · Sep 17, 2020

Toumari said:
This game got delayed to Q2 2021, so it won't come to Xbox until 2022.

:(

OnanieBomb · Sep 17, 2020

I was not aware of that but that's good to know since at the moment I'm leaning more toward an Xbox

Prime2 · Sep 17, 2020

black070 said:
Oh damn, I must have missed that.

Yea not the first messaging issue that has arisen recently.

Seems to be turning into a common thing.

Sia · Sep 17, 2020

Frag Waffles said:
Such value. Cannot play on xbox for 12 months. PS5 = value. What amazing benefit to me!

I mean how many moneyhat's did Microsoft announce, a lot too. That's business baby

Sargerus · Sep 17, 2020

Thiago said:
It's day one on PC as well.

Steam or Bethesda Launcher only though?

madgorillaz · Sep 17, 2020

Ascenion said:
Notice how it isn't actually a Bethesda Game Studios game. I think that relationship is still with Microsoft.

Yeah, I suppose we'll have to see what happens with Starfield.

Keasar · Sep 17, 2020

But, I was told that Epic Games was bad and when consoles had exclusives it was only first party games and it was nowhere near the same! Now I don't know who to trust!!!

Frag Waffles · Sep 17, 2020

Sia said:
I mean how many moneyhat's did Microsoft announce, a lot too. That's business baby

You know it. Shame I don't get any value from it, though!

Deleted member 16657 · Sep 17, 2020

Hope this doesn't hurt the game. I saw a LOT of Twitch/YouTube comments that were confused about the concept or thought the game sucked.

Cyclonesweep · Sep 17, 2020

Green said:
Companies paying money to pubs so that other gamers can't have a game will never not be hilarious to me. So poopy. So competitive. So exclusive. So unique.

The only time it doesn't upset me is if it's a small dev or an indie dev as it's mutually beneficial. "Hey we will give you some money to help get the game done well, for exclusivity for a bit". When it's big companies it's complete nonsense.

black070 · Sep 17, 2020

Prime2 said:
Yea not the first messaging issue that has arisen recently.

Seems to be turning into a common thing.

This is another thing I really hate about timed exclusivity deals, the messaging around it always tends to be ass.

dtrush · Sep 17, 2020

Meh the game is gonna flop anyways, no big deal.

Lobster Roll · Sep 17, 2020

Keasar said:
But, I was told that Epic Games was bad and when consoles had exclusives it was only first party games and it was nowhere near the same! Now I don't know who to trust!!!

One thing that is (was) attractive about PC gaming is the openness of the platform for obtaining and playing games how & where your want. Third-party exclusives suck on consoles. They also suck on PC and are being a moneyhatted experience thanks to Epic. So yeah, what you were told still holds true.

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