Since then, Microsoft has been issuing a statement to various reporters on the matter, stating that the company "[hasn't] pulled any games from PlayStation". Here's a look at the statement in full, courtesy of Eurogamer:
"We haven't pulled any games from PlayStation. In fact, we've expanded our footprint of games that we've shipped on Sony's PlayStation since our acquisition of ZeniMax, and the first two games we shipped after closing were PlayStation 5 exclusives. We did the same thing since our closing of Minecraft as we extended the reach of that franchise."
"All of the games that were available on PlayStation when we acquired ZeniMax in March 2021 are still available on PlayStation, and we have continued to do content updates on PlayStation and PC. We have always said that future decisions on whether to distribute ZeniMax games for other consoles will be made on a case-by-case basis."
It's hard to tell exactly what happened with Redfall - the original interview seemingly pointed towards the game being planned for PS5 at some point in its lifecycle, but that doesn't necessarily mean it was already in development.
As Microsoft says, everything since the Bethesda takeover now has the potential to be an Xbox (and PC) exclusive, and that's obviously what was decided in the case of Redfall, along with the likes of Starfield and even Hi-Fi RUSH.
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