Bethesda Wants Elder Scrolls Online Separated From Xbox Live Fees


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Xbox Live Gold requires a monthly subscription in order to play your games online. When you figure that Elder Scrolls Online already has a cover charge of $14.99 a month, this means that Xbox users will be expected to pay 20% more than their PC brethren and possibly PS4 users (Sony has previously said that publishers will decide on the PS+ requirement). The good news is that Bethesda is working behind the scenes to convince Microsoft to give the company a pass. According to Paul Sage from Zenimax:

 “we have been in talks with Microsoft about that very thing, and seeing whether or not there’s any room to change their minds about that, for folks who are only paying The Elder Scrolls Online and don’t want to pay for an Xbox Live Gold subscription, just to pay the Elder Scrolls Online.

Will it work? Probably not, if previous attempts are any indication. Microsoft isn’t exactly known for making exemptions.

(Source: OXM)