Microsoft's Bethesda Acquisition Results in Indiana Jones Game Becoming Xbox Exclusive, Sparking Antitrust Concerns
- Microsoft's purchase of Bethesda's parent company, ZeniMax, led to an Indiana Jones game planned for multiple platforms becoming an Xbox exclusive.
- The FTC argues Microsoft's actions show their assurances about keeping Call of Duty multiplatform after acquiring Activision Blizzard are not believable.
- Microsoft claims their purchase of Minecraft maker Mojang is a better comparison, but the FTC disagrees.
- The upcoming Indiana Jones game from MachineGames was originally going to release on PlayStation and Xbox but became Xbox-only after Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax.
- Microsoft says making Call of Duty an Xbox exclusive would be "nonsensical" but their actions with the ZeniMax purchase suggest otherwise according to regulators.