Bethesda’s Pete Hines Questions Xbox Exclusivity In Internal Email With Microsoft
The ongoing trial between Microsoft and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed several bombshells as business dealings and internal documents have come to light, Today, we’ve learned more details about some internal discussions and feelings about Xbox exclusivity from Bethesda’s senior vice president of global marketing and communications, Pete Hines.
Thanks to an internal email, we’ve learned that Hines expressed frustration about Xbox’s inconsistency regarding exclusivity on its platforms and the preferential treatment that Activision Blizzard seems to be getting to secure the lucrative deal.
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Internal Emails Reveal Bethesda Head’s Frustrations Over Xbox ExclusivityAs revealed by Axios’ Stephen Totilo on Twitter, we’ve learned that Hines wasn’t too happy about Microsofts inconsistent attitude to exclusivity, asking, “Is the below not the opposite of what we were just asked (told) to do with our own titles?”
In an email from Hines to Todd Howard, Jamie Leder, and Todd Vaughn, he expressed his confusion over comments made by Microsoft representatives, who in a 2022 blog post regarding the question of exclusivity, stated that Microsoft will “continue to make Call of Duty and other popular Activision Blizzard games available on PlayStation.” They go on to say they are “committed to Sony” and intend to support both PlayStation and Nintendo in this regard, believing it to be “the right thing for the industry, for gamers, and for our business.”
Hines then follows up by asking why Xbox didn’t think to give a heads-up on this information and goes on to discuss Todd’s appearance at DICE and the potential questioning he will receive on the subject.
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