Xbox and Bethesda will discuss this week about what the acquisition means

Regulators in america and Europe authorised Microsoft’s acquisition of Zenimax Media, and which means Bethesda is now an Xbox studio. However what does that imply for the businesses concerned and for followers of video games like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls? Effectively, Microsoft goes to start out answering these questions with a video presentation on Thursday, March 11, in accordance with sources accustomed to the plans.

Microsoft is unlikely to get into the specifics about Bethesda’s upcoming tasks. Particulars concerning the beforehand introduced sci-fi role-playing journey Starfield will doubtless come this summer season, so Xbox and Bethesda received’t speak about that now. As a substitute, they’ll clarify what the deal means for Xbox Sport Go subscribers.

Particularly, a lot of Bethesda video games ought to make the leap to Sport Go quickly. Microsoft can even use this time to reiterate that any future (and contractually eligible) sport from below the Zenimax umbrella will hit Sport Go at launch.

Xbox and Bethesda are additionally not planning to mash collectively their summer season showcases. Each corporations are making ready bulletins for round E3 (the Digital Leisure Expo commerce present), however they’ll maintain them individually. Microsoft, nevertheless, might attempt to current them back-to-back as a part of a one-two punch for Xbox.

Lastly, it’s nonetheless unclear whether or not Microsoft and Bethesda will deal with the query of platform exclusivity. PlayStation followers wish to know if Bethesda releases like Starfield, Indiana Jones, or The Elder Scrolls VI can even launch on PS5. The Thursday presentation might present a black-and-white reply, or it’d preserve issues grey — particularly if its plans are extra nuanced and conditional from sport to sport.

Microsoft will doubtless affirm the occasion within the subsequent day or two.