Why Microsoft bought Bethesda for $7.5 billion

10:00am PDT - September 21st, 2020    bethesda - The Verge

Microsoft on Monday announced its acquisition of Bethesda Softworks, owner of The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and other major game franchises. The deal isn’t about owning more exclusives for the Xbox platform. Instead, it’s about Xbox Game Pass and how Microsoft’…