Gaming Microsoft buys Zenimax | 9th March: Bethesda games officially joins Microsoft. Unlucky Afro.

[Fully Fledged]

Tbf XBox still has no games. Let's wait for them to actually release some compelling games before we get carried away here.... I know y'all don't wanna hear that though.

When their back catalogue comes to game pass I might look at investing in it on my PC for a period of time so I can play the games that I have not played yet.

 

[Cloud7]

That’s a weird stance if it’s your favourite game ever. But everyone is different. A mate of mine adores Fallout, was massively against switching to Xbox, but is now thinking about it. They’re probably more of a console seller than the likes of Last of Us and Uncharted are, because they have big cult followings.

I think of it as, in isolation yes it’s my favorite game, but more games that I’ll play on the whole will be released on Playstation rather than Xbox (JRPG’s are one of my favorite genres for example) and all of my friends are on Playstation and will remain on PlayStation, so for me on the balance of things it’s not enough for me to say I’d switch to Xbox for it.

 

[VeevaVee]

I think of it as, in isolation yes it’s my favorite game, but more games that I’ll play on the whole will be released on Playstation rather than Xbox (JRPG’s are one of my favorite genres for example) and all of my friends are on Playstation and will remain on PlayStation, so for me on the balance of things it’s not enough for me to say I’d switch to Xbox for it.

Yeah that’s fair. I guess a second hand S might appeal eventually though in cases like yours.

 

[Cloud7]

Yeah that’s fair. I guess a second hand S might appeal eventually though in cases like yours.

Im thinking that if it comes to it I’ll play on PC. I’m not someone that really cares that much about visuals so once my laptop can run it then I’ll go with that, or whatever computer I have at the time when one of these games releases.

 

[Bojan11]

Is it possible to recoup a $7.5 billion investment if you don’t sell Elder Scrolls VI on the PlayStation?” I asked.

“Yes,” Spencer quickly replied.

Then he paused.

“I don’t want to be flip about that,” he added. “This deal was not done to take games away from another player base like that. Nowhere in the documentation that we put together was: ‘How do we keep other players from playing these games?’ We want more people to be able to play games, not fewer people to be able to go play games. But I’ll also say in the model—I’m just answering directly the question that you had—when I think about where people are going to be playing and the number of devices that we had, and we have xCloud and PC and Game Pass and our console base, I don’t have to go ship those games on any other platform other than the platforms that we support in order to kind of make the deal work for us. Whatever that means.”

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Unlucky @esmufc07.

 

[One Night Only]

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Unlucky @esmufc07.

Won't the next next gen consoles be out by then anyway?

 

[Bojan11]

Won't the next next gen consoles be out by then anyway?

Doesn’t matter, it’s only coming on Xbox, pc or platforms that support game pass.

 

[One Night Only]

Doesn’t matter, it’s only coming on Xbox, pc or platforms that support game pass.

Yeah, but makes no difference for the new gen so we can all buy ps5s then move over to xbox the gen after?

Or just buy a calculator in a few years and it will be on that anyway.

 

[Bojan11]

Yeah, but makes no difference for the new gen so we can all buy ps5s then move over to xbox the gen after?

Or just buy a calculator in a few years and it will be on that anyway.

Starfield is coming out in the next 2 years and I expect Elder Scrolls to come out the end of this new generation.

So buy a calculator.

 

[esmufc07]

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Unlucky @esmufc07.

Still no exclusives for Xbox.

 

[Bojan11]

Publisher of iconic gaming franchises will expand Xbox’s diverse portfolio on Xbox Game Pass

This is an exciting day for Xbox. Today we officially complete the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks. It’s an honor to welcome the eight incredibly talented development studios – Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios – and their passionate global communities to the Xbox family. Now that everything is official, we can begin working together to deliver more great games to everyone. At every step building toward this moment, I’ve been inspired and motivated by the creativity, insight, and community-first approach of the talented people at Bethesda. Our goal is to give these teams the best foundation for doing their greatest work and to learn from them as we continue to build Xbox into an inclusive platform for all players.

This is the next step in building an industry-leading first party studios team, a commitment we have to our Xbox community. With the addition of the Bethesda creative teams, gamers should know that Xbox consoles, PC, and Game Pass will be the best place to experience new Bethesda games, including some new titles in the future that will be exclusive to Xbox and PC players.

As we shared previously, it’s vitally important that Bethesda continues making games the way it always has. We look forward to empowering Bethesda’s creative teams to reach even more players around the world, helping make future Bethesda titles the biggest and most popular games in their history. Xbox and Bethesda have long shared a common vision for the future of gaming. Both as fans and as creators, Bethesda understands the potential of Xbox Game Pass.

We would also like to honor the life and memory of my close friend Robert A. Altman, founder of ZeniMax Media. Robert believed deeply in the power of gaming and we are privileged to be able to continue his work by joining forces with the teams he built and led for many years. I will miss the opportunity to work directly with him on the future of our combined teams but I know that his spirit will live on in the shared work we do and motivate us to make this partnership all he envisioned.

Thank you to all our players for joining us on this incredible journey and to the millions of Bethesda fans around the world. Now that we’re one team, we can start working together on the future ahead. We will have more to share about what’s next for our teams later this year. In the meantime, to properly celebrate this special moment, we are bringing additional Bethesda games into Xbox Game Pass later this week. Stay tuned for more details!

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/03/09/officially-welcoming-bethesda-to-the-xbox-family/