Microsoft is reportedly polling Xbox Insider users about making future Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, DOOM, Diablo, PHYSINT and Minecraft games Xbox console exclusives, but the survey’s broadest hypothetical specifically leaves out Call of Duty.
Xbox Survey Tests Exclusivity for Major Franchises
Insider Gaming reports that the survey asks users to consider different exclusivity scenarios and how they would respond. In the most sweeping version, every future title from an Xbox-developed franchise except Call of Duty would be exclusive to Xbox consoles, with PC unaffected as described in the question.
The question asks whether players would buy an Xbox or move to PC in that situation. Its wording sets out the hypothetical directly: “Imagine it was announced that all future title releases from every XBOX-developed gaming franchise except Call of Duty will be console-exclusive to XBOX,” the reported survey question reads.
Minecraft gets a more specific scenario. Existing games would no longer be sold on PlayStation or Nintendo consoles, and those versions would receive no new content updates; people who already own the games would keep their content, while nothing would change on PC. That is a description of a survey proposal, not an announced plan.
Call of Duty Is Explicitly Carved Out
The Call of Duty exception is notable because the survey’s most expansive option does not apply the same rule to every Xbox franchise. It signals that Microsoft is testing reactions to a selective approach, but does not confirm what platform policy the company will choose or establish a separate Call of Duty commitment.
The Minecraft wording also distinguishes between ending future availability and removing access from existing owners: “For Minecraft only, existing titles would no longer be available for purchase on PlayStation or Nintendo consoles, and would not receive any new content updates. However, there is no impact to any of the existing titles or content you already own. Nothing changes on PC in this announcement.”
A Test, Not a Platform Announcement
The survey lands amid a shift in Xbox’s platform approach. Insider Gaming describes an earlier everything is an Xbox push to reach players across platforms, including Halo: Campaign Evolved on PlayStation 5, followed by a stronger emphasis on exclusives such as Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution. The reported Forza Horizon 6 release on PlayStation 5 offers another point of contrast with that move toward exclusivity.
No release date or exclusivity decision accompanies the survey. Insider Gaming says Xbox is seeking profitability in fiscal year 2027 and will continue tracking the story, leaving the survey’s answers and any resulting policy change unconfirmed.
