The Bethesda Launcher Is Closing Down
Ubisoft has Connect, Microsoft has the Windows Store, EA has Origin, Activision Blizzard has Battle.net, and Epic has the Epic Games Store - plenty of publishers have their own storefronts, but Bethesda's wasn't as much a success as the others. Hell, even EA backtracked and started to put its games on Steam again. But Bethesda isn't just doing that - it's closing down its store altogether.
"Starting in early April, you'll be able to migrate your games and wallet to your Steam account," Bethesda wrote in the announcement blog. "We would like to thank you for your support and assure you that all of your games are safe. The migration to Steam will include your game library and wallet - meaning you will not lose anything. Many games will also have their saves migrated, with a few requiring some manual transfers."
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From May, the Bethesda.net launcher will no longer work. You won't be able to boot up games and play them natively anymore. You'll have to go through Steam. That being said, you'll still need your Bethesda.net account to use Bethesda services such as mods and in-game items. The difference is that your account will no longer be tied to the launcher.
If you played online games like Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls Online, any in-game currency or items you purchased will transfer. For instance, if you bought Crowns, your account will still have that number when it migrates. However, if you don't want to move to Steam, there are no other options - you can't transfer your games, saves, or progress to PlayStation or Xbox.
It's unclear why Bethesda.net is closing down - it could be due to a lack of users, the Microsoft buyout, or something else entirely. But it does raise an
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