Multi id Nixes Plans To License Out id Tech 5 Middleware, Calls It Bethesda Exclusive

[x3sphere]

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While id Software has traditionally licensed off its in-house game engines to third-parties, <a href="http://exophase.com/ps3/bethesda-parent-company-zenimax-media-acquires-id-software-11876.htm">last year's acquisition</a> by Elder Scrolls and Fallout 3 publisher ZeniMax has signaled an end to this practice.

Company boss Todd Hollenshead tells Eurogamer that it has no intention of licensing out its id Tech 5 middleware, pointing to a "competitive advantage" as one of the key factors behind the decision[...]

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[Zero]

So Bethesda may use an engine that's not Gamebryo?
:w00t:

 

[Riorio99]

This may be very bad. The number of games that use or have used a version of the various Quake engines is staggering. To simply affix the engine to a single company will likely lead to disaster. On the other hand, it's Bethesda, what's the worst that can happen?

 

[Adiuvo]

So Bethesda may use an engine that's not Gamebryo?
:w00t:

TBH that wouldn't be a very good thing. Gamebryo isn't a bad engine and switching to another would kill all previous scripting knowledge people have carried over from Morrowind and other modding techniques. So long as the engine keeps on getting optimizations I hope they don't change it.