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If You Believe Microsoft, Buying Bethesda Isn’t All About Exclusivity – GameSpot
The strategy for Xbox goes beyond locking off big games on specific platforms–at least, according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer.
The news that Microsoft bought Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion is shaking the video games industry. It’s a potential sea change for the release of the next generation of consoles, wreaking massive changes on the gaming landscape and, very likely, the choices players are making about which machines to buy this holiday season. Suddenly, Microsoft owns not just Bethesda Game Studios, the maker of the hugely popular Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchises, but a whole b…
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