Making a bigger push in gaming is also a more natural fit for Microsoft than, say, buying a viral social-video platform like TikTok. — AFP
Ask enough gamers about their favourite console and this is what you’ll generally learn: Those who play Xbox tend to love it and stay loyal to that system, but PlayStation has the best games. Microsoft Corp, Xbox’s parent company, is betting US$7.5bil (RM30.93bil) that it can change that perception.
Microsoft agreed on Monday to acquire ZeniMax Media Inc, the owner of popular video game publisher Bethesda Softworks, for US$7.5bil (RM30.93bil) in cash. The deal has PlayStation fans worried that their favourite franchises – namely The Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Doom – could become Xbox exclusive. But the transaction is happy news for Xbox players, after what marked a somewhat disappointing lineup of titles ahead of the launch of its new devices: the Xbox Series X (US$499/RM2,058) and Series S (US$299/RM1,233).
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