Microsoft aqcuires Bethesda.

[DragonKent17]

Microsoft acquired the developers of Elder Scrolls, Doom, Fallout and others.
https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/1308028874962337793

[Derek Metaltron]

Microsoft’s strategy seems to be ‘I want everything and you can have nothing’ right now. All whilst decrying exclusives? Two faced ass holes. I swear if they now reveal that Starlight and Elder Scrolls 6 will be Microsoft exclusive I will be pissed.

[Havok83]

LOL...well this is a much bigger get than Sony getting Spiderman in Avengers

[Derek Metaltron]

LOL...well this is a much bigger get than Sony getting Spiderman in Avengers

This is definitely the game equal of Joey and Chandler’s argument over the chair in Friends...

[Starter Set]

Well, considering Bethesda way of doing business of those past years i think they are going to be quite the happy couple lol.

[Xero Kaiser]

Sony: LOL, we got Spider-Man



Microsoft:


Seriously though, I'm surprised Zenimax went for this

I swear if they now reveal that Starlight and Elder Scrolls 6 will be Microsoft exclusive I will be pissed.

That's a good question. Microsoft buying Obsidian didn't stop The Outer Worlds from releasing on the PS4 and Switch since that was already a done deal, but their newer games (Avowed, Grounded) are Xbox/PC only . I guess it depends on how far along Starfield and TES6 are.

I'd imagine that Starfield, at the very least, will probably still be multiplatform.

[Pinsir]

Eh, Microsoft has a history of splashing money around to little effect. They bought 5 studios a few years ago and got Cuphead, Outer Worlds and nothing much else for their effort. Bethesda studios has been seen as going downhill for a while now too, though they do have some big hits coming out in a few years I guess.

The price is more interesting though as 7.5 billion is more than the Lucus Film and Marvel acquisitions, IPs that have a larger mainstream cultural appeal. I think it just goes to show how much larger the video game industry is becoming, larger than the film one.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

We have to remember the studios Microsoft gets they usually screw up in time because they will make stupid demands. How many games were cancelled and studios closed due to their heavy handed dealing last generation ? Rare was bought as a BIG DEAL and what does the company have to show for that deal ? A few low key games over the years , working on Kinect and a pirate game that was an exclusive that was so bad everyone ended up hating it hours in.

So yeah if your a fan of any of these franchises prepare for comedic disasters ahead more than likely.

[Havok83]

We have to remember the studios Microsoft gets they usually screw up in time because they will make stupid demands. How many games were cancelled and studios closed due to their heavy handed dealing last generation ? Rare was bought as a BIG DEAL and what does the company have to show for that deal ? A few low key games over the years , working on Kinect and a pirate game that was an exclusive that was so bad everyone ended up hating it hours in.

So yeah if your a fan of any of these franchises prepare for comedic disasters ahead more than likely.

MS has new people in charge than when Rare was purchased. MS has purchased alot of studios last gen, but they still havent released their games yet an we will finally see the results of that in the coming years