Microsoftin ostettua itselleen Zenimax Median se sai myös id Softwaren haltuunsa, jolla on käytössään yksi pelialan tehokkaimmista pelimoottoreista id Tech 7.
Xbox-pomo Phil Spencer on selvästi ottanut asian huomioon, ja keskustelussa Bethesdan kanssa vihjasi siihen, että tulevaisuudessa id Tech saatetaan ottaa laajempaankin käyttöön muiden Xbox-kehittäjien keskuudessa.
Toistaiseksi ainoastaan Doom Eternal käyttää id Tech 7 -pelimoottoria.
"There's no studio that sweats every pixel onscreen - and every frame - the way id Software
does. And then when you think about their capability and I think about them collaborating and working and talking with The Coalition and 343 and just like the first-person shooter, third-person shooter space that we have, the studios that are there, it's just kind of an amazing capability.
The other thing I get really excited about with id Software that we haven't really talked a lot about is the future of id Tech. And what could that mean inside of Xbox? Obviously, you know, we've got a ton of studios doing a bunch of different work. I love the way Marty [the Studio Director at id Software] talked about how they've collaborated with other Bethesda studios on id Tech, and I just think about that to the next level, like, what can we do inside of our organization with id Tech, which is one of the world's best game engines out there and just make it a tool that so many developers can use to realize their vision."