Microsoft closes $7.5 billion Bethesda acquisition; exclusive titles coming to Xbox

Again Microsoft completes a takeover

  • Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) officially completes its $7.5B acquisiton of ZeniMax Media, parent company of game publisher Bethesda Softworks.
  • Microsoft says some future Bethesda titles will be exclusive to the Xbox and PC players.
  • Additional Bethesda games will come to Microsoft 's Xbox Game Pass later this week, but the blog post doesn't specify the titles.
  • "As we shared previously, it“s vitally important that Bethesda continues making games the way it always has. We look forward to empowering Bethesda“s creative teams to reach even more players around the world, helping 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 Xbox Game Pass," says Xbox head Phil Spencer in the announcement blog.

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