The Microsoft, Bethesda merger is complete, with Xbox head Phil Spencer officially welcoming ZeniMax and its studios into the Microsoft family. Microsoft also confirmed that select Bethesda titles will be Xbox exclusive in the future.
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Microsoft bags Bethesda after $7.5B ZeniMax deal closes
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Microsoft s $7.5 billion purchase of ZeniMax Media, the parent company of game developer Bethesda, is now complete, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said in a blog post Tuesday. The milestone comes after the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the European Commission each approved the deal, which was announced last September, weeks before the next-gen Xbox Series X and S launched.
Spencer also confirmed that some upcoming games from Bethesda, which develops the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series, will be exclusive to Xbox and PC.
Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks, is now complete. Xbox head Phil Spencer and Bethesda’s Pete Hines confirmed that some new Bethesda games will be Xbox/PC exclusive and that more titles will be added to Xbox Game Pass.