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Xbox buys Bethesda - $7.5bn

22 Sep 2020, 17:07 PM
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Some big gaming news. Microsoft is serious about becoming the Netflix of gaming.
Bethesda franchises will be coming to Xbox Game Pass.



Xbox head Phil Spencer on the $7.5 billion deal to buy Bethesda parent ZeniMax:


Xbox buys Bethesda parent ZeniMax for $7.5bn:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-21-xbox-buys-bethesda-parent-zenimax
Microsoft has announced the surprise acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.

The deal cost $7.5 billion and expands the number of development studios Microsoft owns from 15 to 23.

It also adds 2,300 employees and some significant games IP to Xbox's portfolio.

Among Bethesda's internal development teams were Bethesda Game Studios -- responsible for Elder Scrolls and Fallout -- as well as Doom developer id Software, Dishonored creator Arkane, Wolfenstein dev Machine Games, The Evil Within team Tango Gameworks, ZeniMax Online Studios, Alpha Dog and Roundhouse Studios.

Other IP now under Microsoft's ownership includes Prey, Rage, and upcoming new properties such as Deathloop and Starfield.

In a blog post, head of Xbox Phil Spencer said the company's franchises will be coming to Xbox Game Pass.
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Welcoming the Talented Teams and Beloved Game Franchises of Bethesda to Xbox
by Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox • Sep 21, 2020:
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/21/welcoming-bethesda-to-the-xbox-family/

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22 Sep 2020, 23:49 PM
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This is very big news for gaming industry. Maybe with Microsoft we can see good Fallout game with proper settings and story. Just like New Vegas.
23 Sep 2020, 07:24 AM
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Hopefully this will be a renaissance for the Fallout game series, a remake of Fallout 1 and 2 on a new engine, in isometric view. New New-Vegas, and all kinds of other parts.
23 Sep 2020, 17:33 PM
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Remake of Fallout 1 and 2 is very good idea. Isometric view ? I don't know. Maybe with real time action it is maybe okey. But with turn based combat it will be hamper new players into games. Microsoft now got very big potential. I hope they will use it properly.
24 Sep 2020, 05:18 AM
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Remake of Fallout 1 and 2 is very good idea. Isometric view ? I don't know. Maybe with real time action it is maybe okey. But with turn based combat it will be hamper new players into games. Microsoft now got very big potential. I hope they will use it properly.

Atom RPG, a good example of how isometry works, is a fairly popular game that copies the idea behind Fallout 1.2. Wasteland is a series of games, just as popular and isometric. Honestly, I don't like first-person Fallouts. Because the SPECIAL system is designed for an isometric view. In Fallouts with a first person view, the main focus is on shooting and not on RPGs (with the exception of New Vegas), so the SPECIAL system is a rudiment there. And the shooting there is very bad. So Fallout with a first-person view is not an RPG or a Shooter. They also lost the charm of dialogues and aesthetics of Retro Futurism.
24 Sep 2020, 10:30 AM
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Fallout 3 and 4 were great, the only real downside is the 100 year old pos engine. If Microsoft money can finally get Bethesda to update to a modern engine, a Fallout 5 in the same formula as 3 and 4 with a story/atmosphere of New Vegas would probably be fantastic. And new Elder Scrolls games as well of course, although it's probably too late for the next one as they've already been working on a new ES game for quite some time now.
25 Sep 2020, 19:26 PM
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