Last week, Xbox and Bethesda had a joint roundtable session after Xbox had acquired ZeniMax Media Inc along with Bethesda Game Studios and all of their studios (id Software, Arkane Studios, Machine Games, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games and Roundhouse Games).

It was very cool to see Phil Spencer and Todd Howard sitting together during the roundtable. I just feel like they are going to do some great stuff together. Although I’m no longer an Xbox-er (and I haven’t been since Xbox 360 generation) I believe that Phil Spencer is an amazing “face” for the platform. It feels like the friendship between Todd and Phil was already there. I’m sure Phil is that “cool buddy” for many developers and publishers all across the games industry.

Phil mentioned “Exclusivity” and said this doesn’t mean that everything from these studios will be exclusive to Xbox and Microsoft platforms. Phil said they want…