Xbox exclusives Starfield and Indiana Jones would sell 10m on PlayStation, Microsoft expected

10 months ago

Microsoft previously forecasted that Starfield and Indiana Jones would sell 10m units on Playstation consoles, before deciding to make them both Xbox console exclusives.

In court documents shared as part of the ongoing saga between the US Federal Trade Commission and Microsoft, the FTC said Microsoft had forecasted 10m sales on PlayStation for "both Starfield and Indiana Jones".

Xbox's Tim Stuart said Microsoft had forecasted PlayStation sales in order to evaluate the impact of making ZeniMax games exclusive. Ultimately, the company believed it could "offset losses incurred from making ZeniMax games exclusive through Game Pass and increased console sales".

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