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During the last episode of Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb’s Xbox Podcast, division chief Phil Spencer discussed the acquisition of Bethesda.
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During the last episode of Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb’s Xbox Podcast, division chief Phil Spencer discussed the acquisition of Bethesda.
Spencer mentioned that the final approval of the deal will come in 2021 and that everything is on track. He feels really good about that. At the moment, Microsoft is “without intervention” with Bethesda as they continue to do the work they are doing, as the deal has not yet been closed.
In fact, talking about the $ 7 billion business, Spencer confirmed that the business is doing well, is profitable and is growing.
He then mentioned that the Bethesda teams will be “very, very critical” for Xbox’s progress in the future. He can’t wait to close the deal so they can start working as a company. He’s “incredibly excited” about Starfield and more games, some of which have already been announced and others not.
Spencer believes that Bethesda will be an “incredible addition” to the original Microsoft studios. He is excited about 2021 and Bethesda is “an extremely important part of that”.
It will certainly be interesting to see what this partnership between Xbox and Bethesda will bring. At the moment, we know that Bethesda is working on Starfield, which is probably still a bit far away, while The Elder Scrolls IV is probably even further away in the future.