Xbox/Bethesda Acquisition: 8 Predictions For What Comes Next
5. Doom & Wolfenstein Rising In Prominence
A great deal of focus has been split between one of two topics, with regards to this acquisition: 1. Microsoft now own BGS (Elder Scrolls, Fallout etc), and 2. Look how many studios they've now got. A third consideration ought to be the worth of the IPs Microsoft now controls.
Doom and Wolfenstein stand out as the two non-BGS IPs that are most likely to receive some extra special attention from their new Parent company.
Considering how they continue to be criticised for having few exclusive IPs (comparatively speaking), simply adopting either if not both of these established IPs as Xbox exclusives is a quick remedy to a long standing problem.
Especially considering the problems facing Halo, and the slight receding of Gears into the background, either Doom or Wolfenstein (if not both, then probably the former) can be pushed centre stage as one of Xbox's flagship exclusive shooters, with the added bonus of bringing a pre-existing audience along with them.
A move such as this could certainly bulk out their first party release schedule.