Kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi ngenyanga eyodwa edlule sathola ibhomu lokho IMicrosoft yayithenge yonke iBethesda kanye nenkampani engumzali, iZeniMax. Yize imiphumela yalokho ingeke izwakale okungenani ngomunye unyaka, kusenemibuzo eminingi. Okubalulekile: ingabe izihloko ze-Bethesda zizotholakala ku-Xbox ecosystem kuphela? I-Logic ibeka ukuthi bazoba njalo, kepha sekushiwo ukuthi iBethesda izoqhubeka njengomkhiqizo wayo, ishiya ithemba lokuthi izihloko zabo zingaba yizinkundla eziningi. Lokho kanye noPhil Spencer bekucashile ukuthi bazoba yini noma cha, besho izinto ezingacacile kuphela njengokukhethekile kungaba isisekelo-by-isisekelo noma ukuthi bekungadingeki ukuthengisa Izihloko ze-Bethesda kwezinye izinkundla zokwenza ukutholwa kusebenze ngokwezimali. Hhayi-ke, manje sesiyazi ukuthi kungani singakayitholi i-yebo eqinile noma cha okwamanje.
Enkulumweni ne UmdlaloReactor, uSpencer waphinda wabuzwa mayelana nokukhethekile. Lapha, cishe empendulweni ecacile nehlanzekile yombuzo okwamanje, wachaza ukuthi ngeke akwazi ukucacisa ngalezi zihloko okwamanje ngenxa yezizathu zomthetho. Uyabona, noma ngabe isivumelwano singase sigcwale futhi sicatshangelwe ukuthi senziwe yizinhlangothi zombili, ukutholwa kwangempela akukadluli futhi ngeke kwenzeke ngokusemthethweni kuze kube unyaka ozayo. Ngakho-ke, yena (kanye neMicrosoft) abakwazi ukwenza ngokusemthethweni izinhlelo zezinkampani ezizayo kusukela manje.
“Okokuqala, ngithanda ukusho ukuthi asikayitholi iZeniMax. Simemezele inhloso yethu yokuthola iZeniMax. Idlula ekugunyazweni okungokomthetho futhi asiziboni izinkinga lapho. Silindele ekuqaleni kuka-2021 isivumelwano sizovala. Kodwa ngikusho lokho ngoba ngifuna abantu bazi, angihlali phansi noTodd Howard noRobert Altman sihlela ikusasa labo. Ngoba okwamanje angivunyelwe ukwenza lokho, lokho kungaba emthethweni. Umbuzo wakho ungaphakathi ngokuphelele, kodwa ngithola imibuzo eminingi njengamanje: “ingabe lo mdlalo ukhethekile? Ingabe lo mdlalo ukhethekile?” Futhi njengamanje, lowo akuwona umsebenzi wami maqondana neZeniMax. Okwami akukona ukuthi ngihlale phansi ngibheke iphothifoliyo yabo ngibatshele ukuthi kwenzekani.”
Lokho kunengqondo, futhi kuchaza nokuthi kungani uSpencer nabanye kusamele baqine mayelana nokuthi ikusasa le-Bethesda/ZeniMax IPs liphetheni kuze kube yilapho isivumelwano senziwe futhi ngoyinki negazi, njengoba besho. Ngakho-ke, uma ubunethemba lokuthi i-cageyness bekuwuphawu lokuthi mhlawumbe iBethesda ingaqhubeka nendlela yayo yesikhulumi ukuya phambili, kubonakala sengathi akunjalo.
