[News] The Bethesda PC launcher is shutting down later this year

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The move brings Bethesda closer to Xbox Game Studios in how PC game releases are handled.

What you need to know
Bethesda is retiring its PC games launcher.
Player game libraries and wallets are being moved to Steam, with the option for transfer opening up sometime in April.
The Bethesda launcher will remain active for players to use until some point in May.
Bethesda's PC game launcher is being retired, with Bethesda's library of games moved to Steam.

Bethesda shared on Tuesday that player libraries and wallets will be migrated to Steam, with the option opening up starting sometime in April 2022. All games and outstanding funds will transfer over, in addition to most game saves, though a few games may require a manual save file transfer.

This move comes ahead of the launch of Ghostwire: Tokyo, the next game from Tango Gameworks. Bethesda is also currently planning to launch Starfield, the next big title from Bethesda Game Studios, on Nov. 11, 2022.

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