Microsoft shook the gaming world earlier this week when the corporate revealed that they spent 7.5 billion dollars to amass ZeniMax and all of its properties. With a formidable lineup of acquisitions already underneath its belt, CEO Satya Nadella says that Microsoft is way from finished—simply do not count on any bulletins at this yr’s Tokyo Game Show.
ZeniMax Media is the mum or dad firm to some main studios together with id Software, Arkane, and Bethesda. This was an enormous transfer for the corporate at massive as these studios be a part of the ranks of earlier acquisitions introduced prior. For these excited to see Microsoft placing themselves right into a place for extra exclusives, or at very least extra sources, Nadella confirmed to CNET that extra acquisitions are actually a aim.
“You cannot get up sooner or later and say, ‘Let me construct a game studio.’ The concept of getting content material is so we are able to attain bigger communities.”
In the identical interview, Xbox head Phil Spencer added, “Content is simply the unbelievable ingredient to our platform that we proceed to take a position in. This doubles the scale of our inventive group.”
After this week’s massive reveal, many have been questioning if Microsoft’s presence on the upcoming Tokyo Game Show would maintain any extra surprises. Let that breath out, boo, as a result of they are not going to be making any main energy strikes there, as confirmed on this Twitter post.
If you could possibly see Microsoft require any studio, regardless of prior historical past, who would you wish to see it tackle subsequent? With the inventive path Xbox has been getting into underneath Phil Spencer’s management, I’d personally like to see BioWare come again into the fold. What about you? Sound off within the remark part beneath!
[Source: CNET]
