Jez Corden Teases More Xbox Console Exclusives Over Next 12-24 Months

Q: After making Gears of War exclusive, will Xbox lock down future blockbusters like The Elder Scrolls 6 next?

No one can say yet that Xbox will make *The Elder Scrolls 6* exclusive, but the odds of more big single-player exclusives have clearly risen. What changed is that Xbox has now drawn a sharper line: *Gears of War: E-Day* and *Clockwork Revolution* are confirmed Xbox console exclusives, and Matt Booty says future decisions will be made case by case. He also carved out exceptions: major multiplayer and live-service games will stay multiplatform, and games already promised for other platforms will still ship there. That makes blockbuster single-player games the main category now in play for exclusivity. That is why *The Elder Scrolls 6* is under such close scrutiny. It has long been viewed as a likely Xbox/PC-only title after Microsoft bought Bethesda, but Xbox’s later move to bring some formerly exclusive games to PlayStation weakened that assumption. Now, with Xbox reversing course on some prestige titles, the possibility of locking down *TES6* has become more credible again. Still, there is no official platform announcement for *The Elder Scrolls 6*. Reporting suggests Microsoft is still debating where to draw the line between maximizing software sales and using exclusives to strengthen Xbox hardware, Game Pass, and its next console strategy. Given the scale of *TES6*, the commercial case for a multiplatform launch remains strong. So the best answer is this: Xbox has reopened the door to exclusivity for major blockbusters, but *The Elder Scrolls 6* remains undecided in public.

3 articles · Updated · Pure Xbox · Jun 8

Windows Central reporter Jez Corden said more Xbox console exclusives are likely coming, extending a strategy Microsoft highlighted at its latest showcase.
2 newly labeled exclusives — Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution — became the clearest signal after Xbox said they will not launch on PS5 or Nintendo Switch 2.
Matt Booty said Xbox will decide exclusivity case by case, while keeping big multiplayer and live-service titles, plus games already promised elsewhere, off the exclusive list.
Several first-party games still carried multiplatform branding, including Senua, State of Decay 3 and Spyro: A Realm Reborn, suggesting Microsoft is narrowing exclusivity rather than applying it across its full slate.
That leaves the next 12-24 months in focus as observers watch whether unconfirmed projects such as OD, Marvel's Blade or other rumored titles stay multiplatform.