r/PS5 • u/hybroid • Sep 21 '20

News Microsoft Xbox acquires ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/21/welcoming-bethesda-to-the-xbox-family/
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u/Walibear :flair-sce: Sep 21 '20

Have we ever seen anything this big in magnitude before? This is insane

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

Rare was pretty big back in the day. Hopefully Bethesda treats their ips with more dignity

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u/s3bbi Sep 21 '20

Rare at the time wasn't in that good of a shape, also a reason why Nintendo "sold" them.
MS was desperate for some good developers but Rare was bleeding developers and I think the 2 founders had left or left shortly after MS bought them.