Microsoft acquired Bethesda in Fall 2020. Ever since, Microsoft included Bethesda in their livestreams. Microsoft’s Xbox team took to their Xbox Wire Blog to announce the new livestream. Microsoft says they will livestream it on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok…
Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase premieres on June 12, 2022 at 10:00am PST/1:00pm EST/6:00pm BST.
It has been a while since Microsoft has made any shockwaves. In 2020, Microsoft acquired Bethesda for $7.5 Billion, and the deal closed on the second half of fiscal year 2021. So, as of right now, Bethesda is cleared to be part of Microsoft. Today, Microsoft made another shocking announcement: Microsoft has made an offer to purchase Activision Blizzard in a all-cash transaction for $68.7 billion.
Microsoft announced it on Xbox Wire, Microsoft’s Xbox blog. The deal closes in the Fiscal Year 2023, which runs from July 2022 to June 2023. According to Phil Spencer, “Until this transaction closes, Activision Blizzard and Microsoft Gaming will continue to operate independently. Once the deal is complete, the Activision Blizzard business will report to me as CEO, Microsoft Gaming.” As far as Bobby Kotick is concerned, in an e-mail message, he said that he will continue to operate Activision until the closing is complete, bar any regulatory approvals.
Sources: Press Release, Microsoft
In a report, this deal was brewing for a while now. However, according to the report, it had nothing to do with the chaotic controversy surrounding Kotick. But, Microsoft pulled Kotick aside and offered to take Activision Blizzard given the negative reception he was getting.
Microsoft revealed Xbox Series X, and was released on November 10, 2020. Microsoft revealed Halo Infinite’s Multiplayer during E32021. The campaign was revealed on October 26, 2021 with a release date of December 8, 2021.
Microsoft took to their Blog Post to make the announcement of a slew of Xbox-related events, celebrations, and other happy surprises. For example, to close out the show, 343 industries announced that Halo Infinite is available today for Xbox One, Xbox Series S & X, and PC. Although, it’s not the full game, it’s more of a tech test [ahem; a Beta] to stress the servers. The official launch of Halo Infinite is STILL December 8th…
To accompany the blog post, Microsoft held a livestream to talk about Microsoft’s 20 years of Xbox…
Halo Infinite’s Beta release is not the only big announcement Microsoft brought to the livestream. Microsoft announced 70 Backward Compatible titles…
Microsoft said that this is the final Backward Compatible games entering the BC program…
Microsoft has been busy in 2021, Microsoft announced that they would, and did actually complete the acquisition of Bethesda. They also released their latest game console, the Xbox Series X (and S). Today, under the new acquisition, Microsoft and Bethesda jointly held a livestream to announce not just Microsoft and Bethesda games, but also third party games coming to Xbox Series S and X consoles and PC. During the livestream, Microsoft has been pushing the Xbox Game Pass, heavily. Here is the official livestream of Microsoft and Bethesda’s E32021 livestream….
The show was kind-of decent. Starts off with Starfield reveal, has some highs and lows here and there, but tops it off with Halo Infinite Multiplayer reveal, followed by Forza Horizon 5, and Battlefield 2024 Multiplayer reveal. They released new updates for games already announced, along with stealth, sneaky surprises, like a sequel to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Hades is coming to Xbox, Age of Empires 4 is coming to Xbox, Flight Simulator is coming to Xbox, and more. Most of the games are launch exclusives, Xbox Game Pass day one games, and/or supported by Xbox Series consoles.
Microsoft has been hyping up the Xbox Series X for almost 6 months now. Originally revealed at The Game Awards (2019) event, Xbox Series X is being touted as the most powerful console, and they have the specs to back it up with it. Microsoft revealed more specs of Xbox Series X. There was a controller leak of the Series S, which shows the same controller, but with a white matte finish, but on the box, it shows when retailers can sell it or display it: November 3rd. This morning, there was a leak of Xbox Series S, but then, Microsoft said “Okay, the leaks are out there now. Let’s just announce it.” And so, in a tweet, Microsoft announced Xbox Series S with the image of the console. Shortly thereafter, Microsoft released the trailer for Xbox Series S. The next morning, Microsoft officially announced the price and release date for Xbox Series X: It will be released November 10, 2020 (same day as Series S), and will cost $499.
Microsoft made a shocking announcement on September 21, 2020 – that Microsoft has acquired ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Tango Gameworks, MachineGames, Roundhouse Studios, Alpha Dog, and Arkane…
This is big, because ZeniMax Media encompasses not just Bethesda, but at least 6 companies under them. Bethesda publishes many games, and has hundreds of games in their backcatalogue. The most recognizable ones are pictured above: Wolfenstein, Doom, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Dishonored, Prey, The Evil Within, and the upcoming Starfield title.
Microsoft said they will be mostly “hands off” with the acquisition. They said they’ll leave it alone. It’s business as usual. The previous commitments to Sony’s time exclusive titles will be honored, and going forward, games will be released for platforms on a case-by-case basis. Some will be multi-platform titles, some will be exclusive to the Xbox branded consoles, and some will be available for PC.
Microsoft has been hyping up the Xbox Series X for almost 6 months now. Originally revealed at The Game Awards (2019) event, Xbox Series X is being touted as the most powerful console, and they have the specs to back it up with it. Microsoft revealed more specs of Xbox Series X. There was a controller leak of the Series S, which shows the same controller, but with a white matte finish, but on the box, it shows when retailers can sell it or display it: November 3rd. This morning, there was a leak of Xbox Series S, but then, Microsoft said “Okay, the leaks are out there now. Let’s just announce it.” And so, in a tweet, Microsoft announced Xbox Series S with the image of the console. Shortly thereafter, Microsoft released the trailer for Xbox Series S. The next morning, Microsoft officially announced the price and release date for Xbox Series X: It will be released November 10, 2020 (same day as Series S), and will cost $499. After another leak, Microsoft revealed the Retail Box Art for Xbox Series S and X…
Here’s another look at the Xbox Series X Retail Box Art…
Microsoft has been hyping up the Xbox Series X for almost 6 months now. Originally revealed at The Game Awards (2019) event, Xbox Series X is being touted as the most powerful console, and they have the specs to back it up with it. Microsoft revealed more specs of Xbox Series X. There was a controller leak of the Series S, which shows the same controller, but with a white matte finish, but on the box, it shows when retailers can sell it or display it: November 3rd. This morning, there was a leak of Xbox Series S, but then, Microsoft said “Okay, the leaks are out there now. Let’s just announce it.” And so, in a tweet, Microsoft announced Xbox Series S with the image of the console. Shortly thereafter, Microsoft released the trailer for Xbox Series S. This morning, Microsoft officially announced the price and release date for Xbox Series X: It will be released November 10, 2020 (same day as Series S), and will cost $499. Microsoft also released a new video to YouTube to showcase the reason why you should buy Xbox Series X, and S equally….
Moreover, Microsoft announced “Xbox All Access.” It’s a program where you go to participating retailer and lease out your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X until you finish off the payment. Starting from $24/month for 24 months, you can purchase either Xbox Series S, or Xbox Series X for a low monthly price of $24 a month. It doesn’t just come with the console itself, but it also comes with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. No upfront costs, just pay $24/Month, and the console is yours…
Microsoft has been hyping up the Xbox Series X for almost 6 months now. Originally revealed at The Game Awards (2019) event, Xbox Series X is being touted as the most powerful console, and they have the specs to back it up with it. Microsoft revealed more specs of Xbox Series X. There was a controller leak of the Series S, which shows the same controller, but with a white matte finish, but on the box, it shows when retailers can sell it or display it: November 3rd. This morning, there was a leak of Xbox Series S, but then, Microsoft said “Okay, the leaks are out there now. Let’s just announce it.” And so, in a tweet, Microsoft announced Xbox Series S with the image of the console. Shortly thereafter, Microsoft released the trailer for Xbox Series S…
Microsoft has not revealed the full specs of Xbox Series S, but they did announce two very important information: Xbox Series S will release November 10, 2020 with a price tag of… $299. At this time, Microsoft has not announced the Xbox Series X’s release, but we can assume it’ll be out the same week or month. Microsoft also did not announce the price tag for Xbox Series X, but we can assume it’s going to be around $500 with the specs it’s going for…
| CPU | 8x Cores @ 3.8 GHz (3.6 GHz w/ SMT) Custom Zen 2 CPU |
| GPU | 12 TFLOPS, 52 CUs @ 1.825 GHz Custom RDNA 2 GPU |
| Die Size | 360.45 mm2 |
| Process | 7nm Enhanced |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR6 w/ 320b bus |
| Memory Bandwidth | 10GB @ 560 GB/s, 6GB @ 336 GB/s |
| Internal Storage | 1 TB Custom NVME SSD |
| I/O Throughput | 2.4 GB/s (Raw), 4.8 GB/s (Compressed, with custom hardware decompression block) |
| Expandable Storage | 1 TB Expansion Card (matches internal storage exactly) |
| External Storage | USB 3.2 External HDD Support |
| Optical Drive | 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive |
| Performance Target | 4K @ 60 FPS, Up to 120 FPS |
We’ll know more information as Microsoft announces them.
Microsoft has been hyping up the Xbox Series X for almost 6 months now. Originally revealed at The Game Awards (2019) event, Xbox Series X is being touted as the most powerful console, and they have the specs to back it up with it. Microsoft revealed more specs of Xbox Series X. In one of the videos released by Digital Foundry, Xbox Series X’s User Interface was partially revealed to show off the fast loading of Xbox Series X. On August 19th, Microsoft didn’t reveal the User Interface in its entirety, but they teased it more. Is this a hint they’ll take a deeper dive into the UI of Xbox Series X soon?
No firm release date has been revealed for Xbox Series X, but it’s slated to be released Holiday 2020 with a penciled November release. At least the leaked Xbox Series S controllers alludes to a November release.
After Microsoft revealed Xbox Series X at The Game Awards 2019 event, Microsoft and Sony has been quietly revealing some information on their respective consoles over the course of the year. Microsoft revealed that they’d be hosting a livestream of Xbox Series X games, called “Xbox Games Showcase.” There are two official livestreams, one from Geoff Keighley, who is hosting a pre-show, and post show of the official Xbox Games Showcase. The other one is from Microsoft themselves. It’s live as we speak…
Here’s the official livestream of the July Xbox Showcase…
Xbox Series X has a release window of Holiday 2020.