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Re:Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks... by TheKnack on Monday September 21, 2020 @11:06AM (#24544297)
When Facebook bought Oculus, Palmer Luckey said that a Facebook login would never be required to use Oculus products. The Oculus Quest 2 that comes out in October will require a Facebook login.

https://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-guarantee-promise-facebook-l...

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Re:Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks... by johnnyanmac on Monday September 21, 2020 @03:06PM (#24547154)
to be fair, Microsoft has been loosening up on exclusives as of late. Minecraft is supported on all platforms, with the dungeon side game coming to all consoles. Psychonauts 2 is still slated to come to PS4 and Switch. Ori's 2 games are multiplat (the sequel just now releasing on Switch).

I don't doubt there will be timed exclusives, but at the current moment it seems like they aren't opposed to publishing on non-MS platforms.

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