“It’s great to be a part of Xbox”: Starfield creator Todd Howard thanks Microsoft

Speaking at Gamescom 2023, the director of the upcoming space RPG Starfield, Todd Howardthey took some time to look at their long history of cooperation with Microsoft.

For the first time, an American company supported its team in the early 2000s, when The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind It was gearing up for release — and it ended up being released as an Xbox exclusive.

And now, many years later, it is Bethesda Game Studios is part of Microsoft and sends the ambitious Starfield RPG to the shelves in its first original IP.

In his speech, the president of Bethesda thanked Xbox President Phil Spencer.

“It’s great to be a part of Xbox today… As Phil Spencer mentioned, we’ve known each other for a long time, and we’ve started working together More than 20 years ago In the original Morrowind for Xbox.

As a result, we’ve come a long way together, and it’s a culmination of sorts that will now be a release starfield. We wouldn’t have been able to make this type of game if it wasn’t for The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.”

After the release of Starfield, Bethesda will transition to The Elder Scrolls VI. In the future, Todd Howard also wants to work on Fallout 5 and has no intention of retiring anytime soon.

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