Phil Spencer reveals Xbox will continue buying studios to \u201cfeed\u201d Game Pass YouTube: Good Game \/ Xbox \/ BethesdaDuring an October 26 interview, Microsoft\u2019s Phil Spencer revealed the company\u2019s plans to continue to buy more studios. The executive explained that the acquisitions are needed for Xbox Game Pass. [jwplayer hRlzg0BA] The gaming industry was shaken to its core when Bethesda announced that it had been acquired by Microsoft in September. The tech giant paid $7.2 billion to bring popular series\u2019 such as Fallout and Elder Scrolls under their console\u2019s brand. However, according to Xbox lead Phil Spencer, this is just the beginning. In an October interview, the executive explained that they will be purchasing more studios in order to \u201cfeed\u201d their Game Pass service. Phil Spencer reveals Xbox\u2019s plans to \u201cfeed\u201d Game Pass Microsoft\u2019s move to buy Bethesda in September was the first major shot fired in the next-gen showdown between Xbox and PlayStation. The massive deal immediately solved the American platform\u2019s lack of first-party story driven content which plagued them in the previous generation. According to Phil Spencer in an interview with GameReactor, more acquisitions are on the horizon. \u201cAnd frankly, as Game Pass continues to grow, we need to continue to feed that subscription,\u201d he stated. The Microsoft executive also stated that the company will be \u201cconstantly\u201d looking to purchase more studios because of the service: \u201cSo, with the growth that we are seeing, I expect we will constantly be in this mode of bringing more creators into the fold.\u201d According to Spencer, Xbox\u2019s focus on Game Pass has given him support from Microsoft to acquire teams: \u201cWe built a business model that prioritised investing in content knowing that we would have to invest early and wait a while for those investments to pay off.\u201d It remains to be seen what studios the tech giant could buy up next. Their strategy to continue to buy up properties is sure to have Sony on alert. The company could soon acquire games that were historically associated with the PlayStation brand, but not actually exclusive to the Japanese company. Spencer clarified in the interview that the Bethesda deal has not actually closed yet, and won\u2019t be until sometime in 2021. Interestingly, the Xbox head explained that it would be \u201cillegal\u201d to discuss future plans for the studio, so he can\u2019t comment on whether games like Fallout will be exclusive to the Microsoft platform or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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