Xbox acquires Bethesda

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method114 said:

trasharmdsister12 said:

He said it in an interview with GameReactor

So the Bethesda deal was monumental and took most of us by surprise. What do you hope to gain from this long-term, and I'm talking more broadly here than simply Bethesda titles making it to Game Pass on launch day?

First of all, I would like to say that we haven't acquired ZeniMax. We have announced our intention to acquire ZeniMax. It is going through regulatory approval and we don't see any issues there. We expect early in 2021 the deal will close. But I say that because I want people to know, I'm not sitting down with Todd Howard and Robert Altman and planning their future. Because I'm currently not allowed to do that, that would be illegal. Your question is completely inbound, but I get a lot of questions right now: "is this game exclusive? Is this game exclusive?" And right now, that is not my job in regards to ZeniMax. My job is not to sit down and go through their portfolio and dictate what happens.

Source: https://www.gamereactor.eu/phil-spencer-on-exclusivity-monetisation-and-game-development/

MS is making this whole thing so confusing. Then why even said it would be a case by case basis? Todd Howard I think recently came out and said the same. 

When the deal is finalized next year I imagine things will be more clear