7.5 billion for Bethesda...why?

[RebelStorm]

Aside from releasing one mainline Elder Scrolls or Fallout every 15 years they have nothing. Microsoft would have been smarter to go after Rockstar, Capcom or CD Projekt Red.

Now after making another terrible purchase (ABK) they won't be allowed to make anymore major acquisitions in the future. Sony must be feeling pretty good about it that Microsoft didn't take any essential games away from PS5.

[Silverlight]

Doom

[varuflur]

troooolllll

[RebelStorm]

Originally posted by varuflur:

troooolllll

So you have no counter argument.

[Caduryn]

Originally posted by CoronaExtra:

Originally posted by varuflur:

troooolllll

So you have no counter argument.

That would need a actual argument to be able to counter, you are just making one Troll Topic after another

[RiseM]

Better ask why mega corporations like MS buys everything and taking a long wait for the returns, esp in the last few years? It’s not about Bethesda or their IPs, probably they were the ones who offered the deal in the first hand.

But… considering the level of this thread and probably its author, I’ll just offer to say - “OMG, reach piples don’t knoes where to spend moneys!!”

[LeftIsBest-James]

8bn compared to what? What context?
Do you have any scale of what that is in terms of dev houses?
Or are you just comparing it to your salary?

[NaRf]

Originally posted by LeftIsBest-James:

8bn compared to what? What context?
Do you have any scale of what that is in terms of dev houses?
Or are you just comparing it to your salary?

OKie,,,,

[Dr.Abscondus]

Microsoft bought Zenimax. Bethesda is just one of many subsidiaries owned by Zenimax. Everyone can Google it like I did if they're interested. Microsoft is flush with cash, 143 billion USD as of the end of September. That is very bad for a company because it attracts the wolves. I expect they'll be buying more stuff to put that money to work and make them less attractive to a hostile takeover.

[RiseM]

Originally posted by Dr.Abscondus:

Microsoft bought Zenimax. Bethesda is just one of many subsidiaries owned by Zenimax. Everyone can Google it like I did if they're interested. Microsoft is flush with cash, 143 billion USD as of the end of September. That is very bad for a company because it attracts the wolves. I expect they'll be buying more stuff to put that money to work and make them less attractive to a hostile takeover.

To be fair, Zenimax IS mostly Bethesda owner. Not to go deep into details, but other studios under Zenimax were purchased later. But yeah, pretty much that logic, and I believe to save their financial growth.

[LeftIsBest-James]

Originally posted by NaRf:

OKie,,,,

During the same period, Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard for 70bn.
Bethesda was "pocket change", in comparison.

[♥ Beepy ♥]

Let's start with the fact that Skyrim has sold over 60 MILLION copies to date. Not counting Fallout and their other titles... That is no small amount of money right there.

[Don_Salvatore]

Originally posted by LeftIsBest-James:

8bn compared to what? What context?
Do you have any scale of what that is in terms of dev houses?
Or are you just comparing it to your salary?

It was actually cheaper to buy ZeniMax than a Finnish mobile game company.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248063/biggest-video-game-industry-acquisitions/

8.6 billion for Supercell by Tencent. Depressing really, but mobile games are a huge business.

[CurrySpirals]

During the FCC hearings on the ABK merger, reps from Microsoft stated one of the main reasons they bought ZeniMax was because of Sony’s aggressive attempts to secure time exclusively contracts. Sony got 1 yr exclusive deals on Ghost Wire and Deathloop and were trying to get one for Starfield.

Also, they needed more first party developers and IP for Game Pass. They bought a whole lot more than BGS and Starfield for their $7 Billion. There’s a list of developers here - https://www.ign.com/articles/microsofts-zenimax-acquisition-officially-complete-bethesda-now-a-part-of-xbox

[Diernayr]

So if they have all this money and resources, Why aren't they fixing and adding content to Starfield?

[RebelStorm]

Originally posted by diernayr:

So if they have all this money and resources, Why aren't they fixing and adding content to Starfield?

Microsoft doesn't have leadership that knows how to manage studios. They throw money at problems but money alone doesn't always fix things.

Aside from Windows and Office being OS monopolies Microsoft really sucks at everything else they do.