Pete Hines retired from Bethesda in 2023 after nearly a quarter-century at the company, where he did everything from writing game manuals and stuffing boxes to hosting E3 conferences and guiding the company's global marketing and PR strategies. Three years down the road, though, he's still one of the studio's most staunch defenders.
In a new interview with Firezide Chat, Hines said he used to be frustrated by the way Bethesda seemed to be held to a different standard that other, less ambitious studios: Bethesda's games often faced criticism for being janky or buggy, but they're also tremendously complex, at a scale few others are willing to attempt.
