Xbox boss decided to make all Bethesda games Xbox exclusives in 2021

Xbox boss Phil Spencer decided in 2021 to make all Bethesda games Xbox exclusives. This is evident from an email from the Xbox CFO, which was shown during the FTC lawsuit to block Microsoft’s Activision takeover. The closing arguments also took place.

Thursday evening’s session started with Tim Stuart, Xbox’s chief financial officer. Stuart’s interrogations revolved around the finances behind Microsoft’s Bethesda acquisition, the Xbox Game Pass subscription and Minecraft revenue. Stuart confirmed on Thursday evening that Project Denali was the code name for the Activision Blizzard acquisition. The term Denali has come up several times in recent days.