Back in September, Microsoft announced that it would be buying ZeniMax Media and all of its encompassing studios, which included Bethesda, id Software, Arkane, and many more. It's taken quite a while, but the acquisition has finally been approved, with the EU allowing the transaction yesterday. Today, Microsoft shared the news of the buyout being fully completed, and some of their plans for the future. They claim that they'll be letting Bethesda continue to make games as they have been for years, with Microsoft helping them reach more players than ever before. Another major detail is that they plan to have some future games release exclusively for Microsoft platforms--PC and Xbox. As it stands for now, Bethesda's upcoming games GhostWire Tokyo and Deathloop are going to be timed exclusives for the PlayStation 5, as the agreements were made prior to Microsoft buying the company. In the future, though, you might need a gaming PC or Xbox to play some Bethesda games.

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.

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[the_randomizer]

All the main developers had already left Rare by then so they were basically just buying the IPs

Luckily MS doesn't own Donkey Kong, Star Fox Adventures, and a couple of other IPs.

 

[Medveitsi]

Annnnd that is how you get people to pirate TF out of your games. Wont be supporting their games anymore

Boooohoooo

 

[Lumince]

Boooohoooo

You're right Boooohoooo to Microsoft! If they want to keep it from ps then I'll just pirate on my pc

 

[FAST6191]

Going for the usual boo exclusives. Still hoping for that DVD model of one standard, 900 makers thereof with their own tweaks and quirks.

... I'd be disappointed in the lack of creativity if this purchase doesn't result in a Fallout Livery Pack for appropriate Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 planes and a chance to fly around and do on-brand Missions in their apocalyptic version of the United States.

What kind of good timeline did you crash into this one from where such cool things are common enough?

 

[Darth Meteos]

You're right Boooohoooo to Microsoft! If they want to keep it from ps then I'll just pirate on my pc

ah yes
denying the developers success because their bosses did something you don't like
you are logically coherent

 

[Deleted User]

What kind of good timeline did you crash into this one from where such cool things are common enough?

To be honest, it was the only current Microsoft title I could think of that would benefit from the collaboration.
It also seemed the least amount of work, so most likely within the scope any transitionary team's wheelhouse.

 

[Wickedchew]

microsoft,,pls buy konami!!

 

[RedHunter]

One big rip to who got a ps5. Lucky that some people didn't find it yet, saved 500$.
Now waiting for more studios to join the party.

You're right Boooohoooo to Microsoft! If they want to keep it from ps then I'll just pirate on my pc

Ahah ponies tears are the best.

 

[Deleted member 534570]

That's unfortunate. I enjoyed playing the ES IV and V on my PS3, and my PC is too weak to run PC games So, it sucks that they're going to be exclusive to certain platforms.

 

[pferguso]

So in other words, They want to use big franchises to steer all their player base to Windows and XBox. Microsoft is just playing monopoly!

 

[Seliph]

Elder Scrolls 6

 

[Julie_Pilgrim]

Elder Scrolls 6

Hey, at least we know it exists, unlike a CERTAIN game *cough* *cough* gta 6 *cough* *cough*