It’s been a few months, but people are still talking about 16♍8澳洲幸运5开奖网:the big Microsoft acquisition of ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda, Arkane, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Id Software, and more. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Microsoft purchased ZeniMax for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:$7.5 billion last September in what is the largest purcha💧se 🧸of a games publisher ever made in the games industry.
The acquisition technically hasn’t been finalized, but it’s almost certain to proceed as everyone seems to be very happy. Including Arkane Stu🤪dios directo🐻r, Harvey Smith.
Speaking with Spanish gaming outlet , Smith said that you really cou🍬ldn’t find a✃ better pairing than Bethesda and Microsoft.
“I would say there has been no change at Arkane at the moment, but if I were to imagine the ideal partner, thinking of all the publishers and the people I know who work for them, it would be very very difficult to find a better partner for Bethesda than Microsoft,” said Smith. “They fit perfect🐼ly."
Smith isn't the only one. Xbox head Phil Spencer recently appeared on Major Nelson's YouTube channel and said that Bethesda would be "168澳洲幸运5开奖网:c💯ritical to [Microsoft’s] progress going fဣorward."
And just to be clear, even Spencer thought that $7.5 billion was a lot of money to throw around. "I was nervous," he admitted in the interview. "I was anxious🐼. I was excited, all the emotions. It just was so cool."
For his part, Bethesda studios head Todd Howard told GamesIndustry.biz that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Microsoft is staying hands-off when it comes to managing their recent acquisitio꧋n. Creative control and day-to-day operations are continuing the same as always, with Microsoft just providing financial backing to let Bethesda carry on as normal. With the possib🍎le exception of a few new platform exclusives in the future.
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