Microsoft buys Zenimax

[FourWheelDrift]

https://twitter.com/WCGamingTweets/status/13080285...

"Bethesda, id Software, Machine Games, and more, all to Xbox Game Studios. Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, DOOM, and many more IP will go exclusive to Xbox and Windows 10."

So also the upcoming Starfield and ES VI PC and Xbox exclusive.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Well that kicked Sony/ps5 in the balls

[ajprice]

The day before Xbox Series S/X pre release

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/21/welcoming-b...

[KingNothing]

Fanboys: Xbox has no games.

Microsoft: Hold my beer...

[AmosMoses]

Wowzers, they really are splashing the cash

[Mafffew]

I did not see that coming.

The value for money Game Pass offers will be absolutely obscene after this. Just a couple of weeks ago they announced EA Play was coming to Game Pass too.

[randlemarcus]

Well, Doom now runs on a pregnancy test. How long until its running on the Series X?

[Lucas Ayde]

Good move by Microsoft - shows they're serious about securing a flow of top-tier games developed for the Xbox going into the future.

Will be interesting to see how much of the Bethesda back-catalogue makes it onto Game Pass.

[LukeBrown66]

To be fair this company have released a few games recently I tried and did not like, i think their moment has passed, maybe this deal might bring he better people out again, as for a while they were simply the best at what they do.

[vonuber]

Not just xbox, but also PC. Microsoft have really upped their game in that department too.

Still, if it forces Bethseda to use a new engine and actually do some QA, it's not a bad thing.

[usn90]

This doesn’t mean the likes of fallout would be Xbox exclusive does it, of course there’s a chance it could be but that’s a lot of $ Microsoft would be turning a blind eye to out of spite. I bloody hope not anyway

[Mr E]

usn90 said:

This doesn’t mean the likes of fallout would be Xbox exclusive does it, of course there’s a chance it could be but that’s a lot of $ Microsoft would be turning a blind eye to out of spite. I bloody hope not anyway

I’d suggest that’s exactly what it means.

[usn90]

Doesn’t Microsoft own minecraft, yet that’s on PS?

[randlemarcus]

In general, Microsoft (right now, with this leadership team) are open, to a fairly extreme degree. Xbox, pc, steam, gamepads, just play it. As a marketing tool, it's a good look, when other people are willing to point at Sony, and their PS only vibe. Spiderman as a PS exclusive in the Marvel game?
Are the new generation consoles still only marginally profitable? Can't see Sony being massively amused if PS players start giving their cash to Microsoft. Hey, might as well offer PS Game Pass...

[BrewsterBear]

Well I feel a bit silly pre-ordering two PS5s. I've spent more hours on Bethesda games in the last 10 years than every other company put together. I do have a gaming PC and may well go that route for future releases, but I've never owned an XBox and never had any inclination to. I guess I'll see what shakes out over the next two months, but I may well end up putting one or both of my PS5s up for sale when/if they arrive.

The only possible positive from this for me is that both Obsidian and Bethesda are now under the XBox umbrella meaning we might get good Fallout games again. Fallout 4 wasn't a bad game, but it wasn't what it should have been. F76 was garbage to the point that I still have an unopened copy. Maybe, just maybe, Obsidian will be allowed to make New Vegas 2 and we can all go back to enjoying what should be the best games franchise in the world.

[usn90]

Hoping they don’t make fallout Xbox exclusive, if so I’ll have to buy an XBSX for it, sucks but not missing out on that game

[usn90]

If rumours are true Sony approached every major 3rd party publisher and gained exclusive deals, not sure if timed/ content etc.

no gamer wins in these scenarios, there’s talks of MS having bought SEGA now aswel, so that’s streets of rage now....

I’m quite sure on the backstory, but I remember when GTA was Sony exclusive, I bet they regret letting that deal slip...

[Jader1973]

I’ve always had a PS purely because of Gran Turismo. I have a PS4 atm.

Then I saw Forza 4 and got an XBox, then an XBox One for Forza 7 and Horizon 4.

Then I realised GT is so obsessed with being “real” that it wasn’t much fun. Forza is way more enjoyable.

With this latest news I doubt I’ll buy a new PS5 and will just go XBox from now on because I love the Fallout games.

Edited by Jader1973 on Tuesday 22 September 08:56

[vonuber]

It makes Sony more likely to release more PS ganes to PC as well, like they have started to do.

[Mafffew]

usn90 said:

Hoping they don’t make fallout Xbox exclusive, if so I’ll have to buy an XBSX for it, sucks but not missing out on that game

You may not have to. You can get Game Pass for PC or Game Pass Ultimate which comes with xCloud.