Arkane Austin director Harvey Smith says Microsoft and Bethesda "fit perfectly", and that "it would be very, very difficult to find a better partner for Bethesda than Microsoft".
Smith commented on Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media - the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, Arkane Studios, and Doom developer id Software - in a recent interview with Spanish site Vandal. When asked whether there have been any noticeable changes as a result of the acquisition, the Arkane director said the "process is still developing".
"I can't say much about it because I don't know much either. I would say there has been no change at Arkane so far," Smith says, "but if I were to imagine the ideal partner, thinking of all the publishers and the people I know who work for them, it would be very, very difficult to find a better partner for Bethesda than Microsoft. They fit perfectly."
Although Smith isn't part of the team working on Deathloop, the director has played a "fairly early version of the game", and says the team's "dedication to the gameplay and player movements, to art, to scenery," is going to be "something fascinating to watch".
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