Microsoft: acquisition of B Society parent company ZeniMax to prevent "Star" from becoming Sony PS exclusive game
CTOnews.com June 25 news, in Microsoft and the Federal Trade Commission on the "acquisition of Activision Blizzard case" hearing, Microsoft Xbox head Phil Spencer (Phil Spencer) explained Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda (B) parent company ZeniMax main reason-to prevent "starry sky" become Sony PlayStation platform exclusive game.
Phil Spencer says Sony typically gives developers money to keep their games exclusive to PlayStation for a limited time. For Bethesda, games such as Death Cycle and Ghost Line: Tokyo have been monopolized on the PlayStation platform for a year, and Microsoft has had to include "acquisition of Bethesda parent company Zenimax " as a necessary option to prevent "Starry Sky" from being monopolized by Sony money.
Spencer believes that acquiring Bethesda and trying to acquire Activision Blizzard is a way to compete with Sony, but this competition will cost Microsoft a lot of money. The current proposed Activision Blizzard deal is worth $68.7 billion.
▲ "Starry Sky" Poster, Photo Source Bethesda
▲ "Starry Sky" poster, picture source Bethesda CTOnews.com notes that Microsoft spent $7.5 billion to acquire ZeniMax, and after the deal, Microsoft promised to launch Xbox and PC-exclusive Bethesda games, currently known as "Starry Sky,""Raiders of the Lost Ark,""Redfall," etc.
