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
