An unexpected news, which significantly changes some scenarios in the videogame world: Microsoft has reached an agreement to acquire Zenimax Media, company related to Bethesda Softworks and its development studies.
The company that brought historical series chapters such as The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, DOOM, Dishonored, Prey, Quake and many others, including some highly anticipated games such as Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI who are preparing to hit the market, then joins Microsoft for a sum of 7.5 billion dollars.
With an official post on the Xbox site, where the agreement between the two companies is officially announced, Phil Spencer points out how Bethesda titles have always been very important in the history of Xbox and have already seen several collaborations between internal development teams and Bethesda studios. On these occasions Spencer had the opportunity to relate with the creative leaders of Bethesda, confirming a similar view of opportunities for creatives and their games, which today aim to reach as many gamers as possible.
Microsoft will add historical Bethesda franchises to Xbox Game Pass for consoles and PC, but above all it will work together with Bethesda on the development of new titles coming to Xbox and PC, including the aforementioned Starfield, which will be available from day one on Game Pass.
Phil Spencer concludes his speech by underlining how Bethesda and Microsoft are firmly convinced of the importance of creating different experiences among them, of the exploration of new products and tell stories in a brave way.
