Microsoft Officially Announces The Acquisition Of ZeniMax Media, Bethesda's Parent Company

Microsoft officially announces the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, Bethesda’s parent company

Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media is officially announced on Tuesday (09). Check out what each company said about it.

Microsoft today announced the official completion of the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks. After a long negotiation process and waiting for the European Union’s approval, the Windows developer finally acquires the various studios that make up Zenimax Media.

Xbox director Phil Spencer says:

“It is an honor to welcome 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 for the Xbox family .
Now that everything is official, we can start working together to offer more great games for everyone. “
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During the statement, Phil says that Bethesda will continue to make games “the way it always has” and confirmed that games will be released for non-Xbox platforms.

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Microsoft officially announces the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, Bethesda’s parent company

Phil still says:

“Players should know that the Xbox, PC and Game Pass consoles will be the best place to try new Bethesda games, including some new titles in the future that will be exclusive to Xbox and PC players.
As we previously shared, it is vitally important that Bethesda continues to play games the way it always has.
We hope to empower Bethesda’s creative teams to reach even more players around the world, helping to 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 the Xbox Game Pass. “
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According to Phil Spencer, Bethesda will reveal more information about what’s to come later this year.

“In the meantime, to properly celebrate this special moment, we are bringing additional Bethesda games to the Xbox Game Pass later this week. Stay tuned for more details!”
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Bethesda currently has two PS5 exclusives from Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo to launch, where Xbox said it will honor the commitment. In addition, PlayStation 5 players are still looking forward to the arrival of Indiana Jones, Starfield and Elder Scrolls V, which have arrived on the PlayStation platform.

According to the GamesBeat website, Microsoft will broadcast on Thursday (11) to answer questions about the acquisition of Bethesda. In addition, Bethesda published a video showing its journey to selling the company to Microsoft.

Microsoft officially announces the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, Bethesda’s parent company

In the video it is said:

“We celebrate the next chapter with our family on Xbox. Together, we will continue to inspire creativity and create worlds in which you can make your mark.”

Microsoft increases its number of game developers

After acquiring ZeniMax Media, Microsoft made Xbox Game Studios grow its development teams from 15 to 23 teams in all.

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Microsoft officially announces the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, Bethesda’s parent company