Xbox’s Bethesda Buy Changes the ‘Console Wars’ - Next-Gen Console Watch

Welcome back to Next-Gen Console Watch 2020, our new show following all the news and rumors on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Series S. I’m Daemon Hatfield, and this week I’m joined by Ryan McCaffrey, host of IGN’s Xbox podcast, Podcast Unlocked, and Jonathon Dornbush, host of IGN's PlayStation podcast, Podcast Beyond.

This week we discuss Microsoft’s purchase of ZeniMax Media, what the Bethesda acquisition means for next-gen, and the pre-order debacle that went on with both the PS5 and Xbox Series. Has Microsoft’s 7.5 billion play changed your next-gen purchasing plans?


0:00 - Intro
0:36- What the Bethesda Acquisition Means For Next-Gen
3:28 - How Will Xbox's Bethesda Buy Affect Future PS5 Releases?
16:11 - Sony and Microsoft's Pre-Order Debacle
21:59 - Poll Results & Outro

Here's a rundown of what our team has discovered:

We Have the Xbox Series X! (For Real This Time)


Xbox Buying Bethesda Is a MEGATON


What Xbox Buying Bethesda Means for Sony


Microsoft Will Consider Buying More Games Companies After Bethesda


No Plans to Offer Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered as a Standalone PS5 Game

By: IGN
Title: Xbox’s Bethesda Buy Changes the ‘Console Wars’ - Next-Gen Console Watch
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