Final Fantasy 16 is a Great PlayStation Exclusive In Light of Microsoft's Acquisitions

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Microsoft's announcement earlier this week that it plans to purchase Activision Blizzard for a staggering $68.7 billion will likely go down as one of the biggest gaming stories of the year. The news is so significant that its ramifications will be felt across the industry for years, even by parties that aren’t directly involved with the deal. Sony is arguably the entity that stands to lose the most though, as future titles in franchises like Call of Duty are could potentially leave the publisher’s ecosystem. For a number of reasons, the story ensures that upcoming exclusive PlayStation games like Final Fantasy 16 are far more significant now.

Each of Microsoft’s attempts to bolster its Xbox division have the knock-on effect of amplifying the spotlight that’s placed on the strategies of its biggest gaming rivals. How Sony intends to counter the boost that its competitor will get, now that it's bought two major western publishers, is a topic that’s being discussed just as much as the acquisitions themselves. While it’s possible that Sony might eventually go toe-to-toe with big name purchases of its own, some of the groundwork of staying competitive in the industry has been done already. In the light of Microsoft’s acquisitions of Bethesda and Activision, securing exclusivity of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 16 in particular, looks like an even more shrewd business deal.

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One of the biggest reasons why Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 16 is a great exclusive for Sony, is its status as a JRPG. Even though Microsoft has taken significant steps to make some of the biggest western RPGs exclusive to its platforms, thanks to the