With the purchase of id Software by Zenimax Media, there's been a lot of relief that someone else didn't pick them up, as well as a great deal of speculation that the developer would be working on either one of Bethesda's principal franchises or something entirely new. While this would certainly be an awesome thing to see, Pete Hines of Bethesda has revealed that the studio is already busy enough with its own products; Bethesda won't be foisting any new projects on id anytime soon.

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Hines revealed that "id has plenty of their own IP to keep themselves busy. It was their desire to build to three teams and bring the development of their IP in-house. So we'll help them build up to the three full teams a little faster, now that they have additional resources, and they'll work on Rage and Doom 4 and whatever else it is they'd like to do. But with Quake, Doom, Wolfenstein, and Rage, they already have more IP than they have teams to work on them. So right now creating new IP or having them work on our Bethesda IP isn't even being considered."

Hines also said that id's expertise with first-person shooters was invaluable, as it gave the company an in-house group of experts with the genre. That said, Hines confirmed that the there's plenty of room for both studios to keep on doing what each does best: "We do have a strong portfolio with games like Oblivion and Fallout, and the folks at Bethesda Game Studios will continue to work on those, but these games aren't the same kinds of games that id makes. So there's room for them all."

While some may be disheartened to hear that id won't be working on Bethesda franchises like the ones Hines mentioned, it's also encouraging to hear that id will continue to do what it does best.