Bethesda Officially Joins Xbox

Today Microsoft officially completed the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks, welcoming the eight development studios – Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse Studios – to the Xbox family. Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox, had this to say in regards to exclusivity:

“This is the next step in building an industry-leading first party studios team, a commitment we have to our Xbox community. With the addition of the Bethesda creative teams, gamers should know that Xbox consoles, PC, and Game Pass will be the best place to experience new Bethesda games, including some new titles in the future that will be exclusive to Xbox and PC players.”

Microsoft plans to celebrate this special moment by bringing additional Bethesda games into Xbox Game Pass later this week. Stay tuned for more details.