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Division head Phil Spencer discussed the purchase of Bethesda during the latest installment of Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb’s Xbox Podcast.
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Division head Phil Spencer discussed the purchase of Bethesda during the latest installment of Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb’s Xbox Podcast.
Spencer mentioned that the final approval of the agreement will take place in 2021 and that everything is on track. He feels really good about it. At the moment, Microsoft is ‘hands-off’ with Bethesda as they continue the work they are doing, as the agreement has not yet been implemented.
Speaking of the $ 7 billion deal, Spencer casually confirmed that the business was doing well, and that it was profitable and growing.
He mentioned that Bethesda’s teams would be “very, very critical” of Xbox’s progress going forward. He can not wait to close the deal so they can start working as one business. He is “incredibly excited” about Starfield and more games, some of which have already been announced and others not.
Spencer believes Bethesda is going to be an “incredible addition” to Microsoft’s first-party studios. He’s excited about 2021 and Bethesda is “an incredibly important part of it.”
It will definitely be interesting to see what this partnership between Xbox and Bethesda will bring. At the moment we know that Bethesda is busy with Starfield, which is probably still a while away, while The Elder Scrolls IV is probably even further into the future.