Bethesda reiterates that Arkane’s upcoming shooter Deathloop [31 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/deathloop/ “> Deathloop remains a PlayStation 5 [1,171 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/playstation/ps5/ “> PlayStation 5 console exclusive, despite Xbox Game Studios (Microsoft) [1,171 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/microsoft/ “> Microsoft’s acquisition of the company.
The latest issue of Game Informer magazine – with Deathloop as its cover story – contains a statement from a Bethesda spokesperson indicating that Arkane Studios [18 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/zenimax-media/arkane-studios/ “> Arkane Studios is not currently working on an Xbox [2,798 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/ “> Xbox version of the game.
‘The acquisition has no bearing on the day-to-day development of Deathloop, which we are developing exclusively for PlayStation 5 on the console and also on a computer [2,978 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/ “> PC,” reads the statement.
After announcing last September that they plan to acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworks [177 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/zenimax-media/bethesda-softworks/ “> Bethesda Softworks for $ 7.5 billion, Microsoft finally confirmed yesterday that the transaction has been completed.
Xbox Head Phil Phil Spencer [264 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/phil-spencer/ “> Phil Spencer also confirmed in a statement that ‘some’ Bethesda games would be exclusively for Xbox and PC in the future. earlier also said it would honor Bethesda’s two time-honored PS5 exclusives, Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo.
Announced at E3 2019 [283 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/events/e3/e3-2019/ “> E3 2019, Deathloop is a first-person shooter from Arkane Lyon, the team behind Dishonored, scheduled for release for PC and PS5 on 21 May 2021.
“Deathloop is a murder mystery where you play an assassin caught in a time loop,” said director Dinga Bakaba [11 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/dinga-bakaba/ “> Dinga Bakaba explained in a game trailer released last week.
Players take on the role of assassin Colt, who wakes up every day on the lawless party island of Blackreef to find out that he is the subject of an island-wide hunt.
To escape the loop, players must kill a group of eight targets called the Visionaries before restoring the day.
The most powerful Visionary is the ‘smart’ and ‘unpredictable’ Julianna, who will be playable in an optional multiplayer element that allows players to penetrate others’ games.
According to a GamesBeat report released on Monday, Microsoft will release a video presentation on Thursday that answers questions about the acquisition of Bethesda.
Phil Spencer said this week that Bethesda will share more later this year on what’s next for its teams. “Meanwhile, to properly celebrate this special moment, we’re bringing additional Bethesda games into Xbox Game Pass later this week,” he confirmed.
In a separate statement written by Bethesda’s marketing boss Pete Hines [7 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/pete-hines/ “> Pete Hines, the company reflected Spencer’s comments that he would continue to work as before.
“Let me first say that we are not making any major announcements or changes at this time,” Hines wrote. ‘As we all shared, the expectation is that Bethesda Softworks and our studios will continue as in the past, only with more support and resources than we have ever had.
‘Obviously, Game Pass was a major initiative for Xbox, and we’ll be working to put even more of our games into Game Pass than ever before. Beyond that? Stay tuned, we’re only just starting together. ”