ZeniMax – Devstyler.io https://devstyler.io News for developers from tech to lifestyle Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:13:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 How And When To Watch Xbox’s Developer Direct 2024 https://devstyler.io/blog/2024/01/17/how-and-when-to-watch-xbox-s-developer-direct-2024/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:34:09 +0000 https://devstyler.io/?p=117704 ...]]> Xbox shared, via Xbox Wire, tune-in details for Developer_Direct 2024. Developer_Direct 2024 will air this Thursday, January 18 at 10:00 pm EET on the official Xbox and Bethesda channels.

Which are they?

Which regional channels will the show air on?

The show will also be streamed simultaneously on regional Xbox and Bethesda channels around the globe, as well as on Steam.

Indiana Jones game


What will feature Developer_Direct?

Developer_Direct will feature an in-depth look at upcoming Xbox titles from the developers themselves including the Indiana Jones game, Avowed, Ara: History Untold, and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II.

It will be a big day

On January 18 other two livestreams will be streamed. Earlier in the day, Blizzard will host a Diablo IV Developer Update Livestream at 7:00 pm EET. Shortly after Developer_Direct, ZeniMax Online Studios will host The Elder Scrolls Online 2024 Global Reveal at 11 pm EET to preview 2024’s biggest update.

The Developer_Direct will not contain new details on upcoming Activision Blizzard games.

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]]> Microsoft Prepares Strong Punch After Finding Out About PlayStation’s Exclusive Game https://devstyler.io/blog/2023/06/26/microsoft-prepares-strong-punch-after-finding-out-about-playstation-s-exclusive-game/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:23:29 +0000 https://devstyler.io/?p=108444 ...]]> Xbox chief Phil Spencer has revealed one of the main reasons for the acquisition of Bethesda’s parent company ZeniMax: the PlayStation-exclusive game Starfield, reports The Verge. During the hearing in the FTC’s case against Microsoft, Phil revealed that Sony regularly pays its competitors to leapfrog Xbox, and that Microsoft believes that if it owns Bethesda, it will be able to compete decently.

The acquisition of ZeniMax Media cost Microsoft $7.5 billion. In closing the deal, Microsoft promised Xbox and PC exclusive games and has so far delivered Redfall and Starfield will debut on September 6. Bethesda’s upcoming Indiana Jones game is also an Xbox and PC exclusive.

“When we acquired ZeniMax one of the impetus for that is that Sony had done a deal for Deathloop and Ghostwire… to pay Bethesda to not ship those games on Xbox. So the discussion about Starfield when we heard that Starfield was potentially also going to end up skipping Xbox, we can’t be in a position as a third-place console where we fall further behind on our content ownership so we’ve had to secure content to remain viable in the business.”

said Spencer.

Buying Bethesda and acquiring Activision Blizzard, according to the Xbox boss is a way to compete with Sony. The proposed deal with Activision Blizzard is valued at $68.7 billion.

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