Current Events > Microsoft buys ZeniMax Studios (owners of Bethesda)

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andri_g
09/21/20 11:25:44 AM
#101:


I4NRulez posted...
Can they buy EA next so we can get Dead Space 4
The Saboteur 2! :D

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blasster
09/21/20 11:27:55 AM
#102:


MS flexing their power for upcoming war.

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brotrrwinner
09/21/20 11:28:42 AM
#103:


Can't wait for a future where 90% of all triple-A games are controlled by big publishers

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gamestunner
09/21/20 11:34:51 AM
#104:


I only have doom. Not sure if I should care or not.
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Irony
09/21/20 11:37:53 AM
#105:


Is this AT&T buying everything, but then being like I'm broke now

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Bio1590
09/21/20 11:45:06 AM
#106:


brotrrwinner posted...
Can't wait for a future where 90% of all triple-A games are controlled by big publishers

We've already been there for years
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Rikiaz
09/21/20 11:49:10 AM
#107:


brotrrwinner posted...
Can't wait for a future where 90% of all triple-A games are controlled by big publishers
Thats basically what AAA games are nowadays.

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hyperpowder
09/21/20 11:49:16 AM
#108:


This is big, this might actually make me buy a Xbox....but I think Microsoft will fuck this up and bring Bethesda games to PC.

If they had any balls they would make these games Xbox exclusive. God the tears from PC fanboys if the next Elders Scrolls was console exclusive would be hilarious.

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StarReaper13
09/21/20 11:49:42 AM
#109:


It'd be hilarious if Microsoft dissolved those companies and started making their own studios to make those games like they did when they acquired Halo and Gears.

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bknight
09/21/20 11:55:59 AM
#110:


Guess I'll keep Gamepass on PC, nice of them to do this right before they end Beta and double the price, sneaky.
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3PiesAndAFork
09/21/20 11:57:39 AM
#111:


hyperpowder posted...
This is big, this might actually make me buy a Xbox....but I think Microsoft will fuck this up and bring Bethesda games to PC.

If they had any balls they would make these games Xbox exclusive. God the tears from PC fanboys if the next Elders Scrolls was console exclusive would be hilarious.
It makes absolutely no sense for it to not be on PC. Microsoft wants to sell the games, not the consoles. It's probably preferable to them for more people to buy on PC.

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Nu_Titan
09/21/20 11:59:23 AM
#112:


Bad if many games become Microsoft exclusive (Xbox and PC) but great news for game pass subscription.

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ZevLoveDOOM
09/21/20 12:00:19 PM
#113:


speaking of Game Pass, how is it on PC? i heard it was still in its beta stages.
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I4NRulez
09/21/20 12:02:10 PM
#114:


hyperpowder posted...
This is big, this might actually make me buy a Xbox....but I think Microsoft will fuck this up and bring Bethesda games to PC.

If they had any balls they would make these games Xbox exclusive. God the tears from PC fanboys if the next Elders Scrolls was console exclusive would be hilarious.

i dont get the whole "PC fanboys" thing. PC gaming is the superior way to game. Dont get me wrong i understand the appeal of console gaming so i wont bash it. Xbox would be stupid to make TES an exclusive. That would only hurt sales of the game instead of helping xbox sales. TES is a PC staple and will always be the superior version of the game. Been that way since Morrowind on the Xbox.

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Notti
09/21/20 12:02:34 PM
#115:


SmidgeIsntBack posted...
Jiggy101011 posted...

Microsoft owns Doom... they own id software. My brain really can't compute what has happened.





Great googly moogly....
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Nu_Titan
09/21/20 12:05:39 PM
#116:


Why are some people talking about PC gaming as if it is not a Microsoft system? You build a PC, you usually need to buy Microsoft Windows disregarding the few that game on Macs and Linux. Selling software and subscriptions is generally way more profitable than selling hardware.

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teepan95
09/21/20 12:06:43 PM
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There's a difference between Microsoft exclusive and Xbox exclusive
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Tyranthraxus
09/21/20 12:06:47 PM
#118:


ZevLoveDOOM posted...
speaking of Game Pass, how is it on PC? i heard it was still in its beta stages.

Works great most of the time. In fact there's been a few cases where the normal retail version was shit but the game pass version worked fine like Minecraft Dungeons. (The retail version is probably fixed by now)

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Funkydog
09/21/20 12:16:11 PM
#119:


teepan95 posted...
There's a difference between Microsoft exclusive and Xbox exclusive
Microsoft wins either way.

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DepreceV2
09/21/20 12:16:36 PM
#120:


teepan95 posted...
There's a difference between Microsoft exclusive and Xbox exclusive

Nu_Titan posted...
Why are some people talking about PC gaming as if it is not a Microsoft system? You build a PC, you usually need to buy Microsoft Windows disregarding the few that game on Macs and Linux. Selling software and subscriptions is generally way more profitable than selling hardware.

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sylverlolol
09/21/20 12:19:51 PM
#121:


Sir Will posted...
Not if you only buy Sony systems. Which this gen was a fair number of people.
womp womp

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specialkid8
09/21/20 12:26:11 PM
#122:


teepan95 posted...
There's a difference between Microsoft exclusive and Xbox exclusive
Effectively no. Most console players do not care about PC and vice versa. If you have a PlayStation and can't play these games it doesn't matter who else can. The PC is just not part of the "console war".
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OmegaShinkai
09/21/20 12:28:19 PM
#123:


Oh boy, I'm excited for the Xbox Series X exclusive re-re-release of Skyrim
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Smashingpmkns
09/21/20 12:28:46 PM
#124:


God damn that's one hell of a power grab.
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hockeybub89
09/21/20 1:04:54 PM
#126:


Are you fucking kidding me? Well good thing I have a PC

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thronedfire2
09/21/20 1:07:29 PM
#127:


hyperpowder posted...
This is big, this might actually make me buy a Xbox....but I think Microsoft will fuck this up and bring Bethesda games to PC.

If they had any balls they would make these games Xbox exclusive. God the tears from PC fanboys if the next Elders Scrolls was console exclusive would be hilarious.

that would be dumb of them. PC gamers would just keep playing modded Skyrim or ESO and get ES6 when it inevitably gets ported to PC. It wouldnt sell them enough extra consoles to make up for the lost game sales

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Funkydog
09/21/20 1:14:48 PM
#128:


hyperpowder posted...
This is big, this might actually make me buy a Xbox....but I think Microsoft will fuck this up and bring Bethesda games to PC.

If they had any balls they would make these games Xbox exclusive. God the tears from PC fanboys if the next Elders Scrolls was console exclusive would be hilarious.
Literally no way they won't be on PC.

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Alucard188
09/21/20 2:47:08 PM
#129:


I don't like what is effectively a corporate merger, because it consolidates power too much. Say what you want about Bethesda, but they are the strongest third party publisher that operates on all three ecosystems. Creating an imbalance only hurts the consumer.

That said, Bethesda and Obsidian are under the same development roof now. :3

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VonOrdelia
09/21/20 3:21:34 PM
#130:


Oh my

Maybe if they release NV on Gamepass it won't crash every 15 minutes

EDIT: I even tried it on Xbone and it still crashed lol

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Barber102
09/21/20 4:29:39 PM
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Im nor buying a xsx over this, bethesda games have been shit( i mean actual bethesda games not id software etc) this hopefully means obsidian can have another crack at fallout. They made the last decent fallout game and after 76 this is the onlyway Ill play the next one.

bethesda games do sell like hot cakes, but bethesda has been kind of trash lately, they do not respect their customers. Microsoft buyout may change this.

its a pipe dream maybe microsoft will let them be multiplat with ps5, but eh probably not. Ill just have to play on my pc instead where beth games should be played anyway. No matter the console fallout/skyrim always sucked even with mods on x1 your still limited as fuck.

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Darmik
09/21/20 4:31:35 PM
#133:


Damn no Skyrim remaster for PS5.

In all seriousness this news is absolutely bonkers. I knew Microsoft buying a major publisher was a possibility but I never thought about Bethesda for some reason.

I think people expecting all of these games to go to PlayStation will be disappointed. They'll honor existing agreements for games like Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo (which funnily enough are timed exclusives for PS5) but unless developers have already made a commitment to PS5 I don't think it'll go there. Fallout 76 and Elder Scrolls Online will probably still be updated on PS5.

If someone is wanting to buy a console for Starfield, the next Doom, Elder Scrolls etc. they should definitely wait until those platforms are announced.

It's absolutely bonkers that I won't need to buy another Bethesda game because they'll be on Game Pass. Forever. Like what the fuck.

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Nu_Titan
09/21/20 5:12:37 PM
#135:


PrideOfLion posted...
Given MS's treatment of Rare, I have really low expectations

Obsidian seems fine. didn't a lot of the talent leave Rare at the time? Microsoft is pretty different now since their current CEO took over around 2014.

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Cornhuskers
09/21/20 5:14:31 PM
#136:


Zikten posted...
So both Elder Scrolls and the future "Elder Scrolls Killer" (Avowed from Obsidian) will be xbox only

That's quite an advantage

Microsoft: BOOM!
Sony:

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voldothegr8
09/21/20 5:33:31 PM
#137:


PrideOfLion posted...
Given MS's treatment of Rare, I have really low expectations

Rare was gutted before MS bought them but still gave them full control. What was released wasn't a product of MS treating them bad, it was the product of a studio that lost most of their talent ages before.
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Darmik
09/21/20 5:38:33 PM
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The current Microsoft and Xbox leadership is great. All of the developers they've bought have said that Microsoft basically leaves them alone, InXile have spent the last year basically expanding to being a AAA studio (damn Microsoft really wants to be a WRPG powerhouse this gen).

Of course the big risk is the leadership changing. Which is a risk for any large organization like Microsoft. Then things can go dire really quickly. If Xbox gains good revenue over the next few years they should be safe.

It's interesting how many IP's are available to all of these studios now. Obsidian making a new Fallout is obvious. But stuff like Arkane making Perfect Dark makes sense. Or if 343 really fuck up Halo give id Software or MachineGames a go.

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littlebro07
09/21/20 6:09:56 PM
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marc55
09/21/20 7:08:28 PM
#140:


Cornhuskers posted...
Microsoft: BOOM!
Sony:

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crap so they already announced theyll never release those games for the rest of the consoles ?

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Darmik
09/21/20 7:20:56 PM
#142:


marc55 posted...


crap so they already announced theyll never release those games for the rest of the consoles ?

They said Bethesda games will go on other consoles on a 'case by case basis'

Basically don't get your hopes up.

This is seriously so insane. Bethesda had their own E3 show. That's how big they were. Now they're Xbox. Damn.

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DepreceV2
09/21/20 7:26:46 PM
#143:


https://twitter.com/obsidian/status/1308044609604341763?s=21

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pogo_rabid
09/21/20 7:31:16 PM
#144:


It's hilarious that Bethesda and Obsidian are now sister studios.

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Smashingpmkns
09/21/20 7:34:00 PM
#145:


Is there bad blood between Obsidian and Bethesda or is that just how it always seems online
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Darmik
09/21/20 7:35:08 PM
#146:


Smashingpmkns posted...
Is there bad blood between Obsidian and Bethesda or is that just how it always seems online

Probably more the latter. The publisher screwed Obsidian out of royalties but that's about it.

The developers wouldn't care.

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DepreceV2
09/21/20 7:35:27 PM
#147:


Smashingpmkns posted...
Is there bad blood between Obsidian and Bethesda or is that just how it always seems online

They are hinting heavily that New Vegas 2 will happen. So....

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Rikiaz
09/21/20 7:36:19 PM
#148:


DepreceV2 posted...
They are hinting heavily that New Vegas 2 will happen. So....
That really doesn't seem like "hinting heavily" to me.

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DepreceV2
09/21/20 7:37:32 PM
#149:


Rikiaz posted...
That really doesn't seem like "hinting heavily" to me.

I saw something else that was hinting at it too. I have to go find it

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Smashingpmkns
09/21/20 7:39:27 PM
#150:


DepreceV2 posted...
Smashingpmkns posted...
Is there bad blood between Obsidian and Bethesda or is that just how it always seems online

They are hinting heavily that New Vegas 2 will happen. So....

That's a shrug emoticon. Doesn't seem too enthused.
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Darmik
09/21/20 7:40:48 PM
#151:


I don't think it's anything yet. It's possible but it'll be after whatever they're working on now. Which is Unavowed and probably something like Outer Wilds 2. If Outer Worlds continues to be a hit they'll probably stick with that.

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