Bethesda (B) founder Christopher Weaver expressed his views on the recent acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks.
Weaver is the original founder of ZeniMax Media. He left the company as early as 2002, but remained the company’s largest shareholder in the following years. After Microsoft bought it for $7.5 billion, the founder shared his thoughts in an interview with Inverse.
Weaver described the transaction as “extremely interesting” and explained that he believes the transaction merger is a “good potential marriage” for the two brands.
“Microsoft and one of the most experienced companies in the entertainment software field (during the historically high period of video game sales) deepened their relationship instantly, and Bethesda got the benefit of focusing their creative firepower on software and providing Microsoft’s channel. Provide support.” Weaver explained.
“The number of mature development studios with 3A works is limited. If Microsoft owns it, Sony can’t get it . Integration between suitable partners can provide many economies of scale, but the ultimate test will be proved by the quality of long-term products. “
Weaver believes that if managed properly, this merger will be successful for both parties. He also emphasized that the acquisition is very important for the next generation of game consoles that Xbox is about to compete with PlayStation.
Naija Tech News learned that after Sony announced the PS5 price launch date, Microsoft only revealed the news of the acquisition of Bethesda one day before the Xbox Series X/S opened the pre-order.
Weaver’s ideas are consistent with those of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. He explained that Xbox is far from completing the acquisition of a new studio to strengthen the Xbox Game Pass game lineup. Although Microsoft has begun to build and expand new studios like The Initiative, the Microsoft CEO has explained the difficulty of doing so.
Weaver explained that the acquisition of Bethesda is reminiscent of Microsoft Xbox’s acquisition of the original “Halo” developer Bungie long before the initial launch of Xbox. This can be said to be the only reason why Xbox is still relevant in the Xbox 360 era.
“If the strategy is successful, this will be an excellent counterattack against Sony. Users from all over the world will be the ultimate beneficiaries of this transaction. I wish them all the best.”
All Bethesda games will land on Xbox Game Pass on the Xbox Series X/S launch day. It is clear that Microsoft is playing a completely different game from 2001.
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