Exact details are absent at the moment but Bethesda has announced its new platform Bethesda.net (at E3) which appears to be a Steam like platform for all of Zenimax's games. It is unclear, but very likely this is another DRM platform perhaps required (the same as Uplay) if buying one of their games through Steam (though again this is not confirmed).

It seems every publisher these days has imperialist ambitions to colonize the user's desktop with intrusive software that both monitors the user's legally paid for product as well as the user themselves (if history is any judge: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/07/30/ubisoft-respond-to-uplay-security-drama/). Which begs the question, why is buying something as menial as a game becoming like giving a corporation the keys to your house? Legislation increasingly seems like a necessity to not only protect the consumer but the companies themselves, as they ultimately attempt to destroy one another through the dismantling of competition.

Edit:

https://www.pixeldynamo.com/news/gaming/2015/06/15/67862/announcing-bethesda-net-the-future-hub-of-things-bethesda/

https://bethesda.net

oh gods not another bloody one
i got enough fucking log ins as it is

Appearently Betheasda really lost faith in Steam after the whole Paid mods thing.

This really shows that it was Bethesda who spearheaded that thing. So expect Paid mods for Bethesda's games.

And thanks people for buying up Skyrim. Skyrim is the reason they are this big right now.

God damn it.. just what I need yet another developer focused steam clone.. I swear at this rate all the AAA devs will have their own platform.

More digital platforms for the digital platforms throne!

But I think Witcher 3 just lost it's GOTY of the month award. /grin

I had high hopes that Zenimax was different than other AAA publishers when they allowed source for Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Arx Fatalis, and DOOM 3 to be released. It's so sad to see them taking this path. :(

Just to be specific it's Zenimax that's the publisher and owns the developers like id (Doom), Bethesda (Fallout/ES), Arkane (Dishonored), its own Zenimax Online Studios (ESO) and so on. The name Bethesda.net is a bit misleading as the platform will include all of Zenimax's properties.

But at this rate you're right the only publishers not in the DRM platform game are Square Enix who still have a press conference to give at E3 (so who knows) and Take Two.

I wouldn't be surprised if this turns out to be true. *le sigh*

*Irony glasses on* That worked really well for the others. *Irony glasses off*

Although, one way they might make me use that abomination is if they gift away Wolfenstein 3D + SOD, Quake I and Quake II in order to popularize the service. :)

I get the feeling I won't be enjoying the Dishonored sequel anymore... Didn't square force people to log into their own server to play the re-released Final Fantasy games?

They may make it a requirement the same as (just about) every Ubisoft title on Steam right now requiring Uplay, so you will not have a choice.

I'm assuming the requirement for Steam games to require Uplay was a compromise Steam made as to not have Ubisoft pull its entire catalog of games off the platform. Zenimax will likely follow precedent otherwise they may go the way of EA and Origin and have their platform as the only method of purchasing their games.

I honestly laughed out loud when I saw that. Gotta love the childish paranoia.

I'm seriously tempted to go back to piracy right now.

Jesus I hate THIS SHIT! we already have steam and the SHITTY non optional Achievements system I am so sick of Corporations arse raping customers, What ever happened to customers always right, Eh?

It's Like when I finish a game I consider it done Like I really wanna play that game again just to get shitty bragging rights!

Will they just Fuck off with the Fucking ACHIEVEMENTS already! No they ARE NOT FUN!

So tired of this nonsense. Happy to know GOGers feel the same way as I do