The unfortunate closure of Tango Gameworks

The unfortunate closure of Tango Gameworks

The strategists inside Xbox they didn’t have the timing suitable to announce the closure of various studies of Bethesda and carry out adequate damage control, since other industry participants took over the media coverage that allowed them to put themselves in a good position.

A few days ago, controversy arose within the community of helldivers 2 around the fact that PlayStation had announced that a subscription account would be required PlayStation Network to be able to access the game through Steamwhich caused a tremendous stir both on social networks and in the reviews of said digital store.

The pressure made him reconsider. sony and finally that until then mandatory measure will not be necessary, calming the exacerbated spirits and, in conclusion, PlayStation It recomposed its image prior to an eventual debacle in its reputation and even gave the message of listening to the consumer.

For its part, Nintendo It has long tablecloths, as it reported spectacular financial results and confirmed that before the end of the current fiscal year (March 31, 2025), the successor to nintendo switch. This maneuver meant that the Japanese brand continued to position itself favorably.

The opposite happened with Microsoftwhich after the aforementioned events, revealed a strong personnel cut, impacting four creative teams at Bethesda that will disappear from the market and has left a bad taste in the mouths of gamers around the planet

Arkane Austin He did not enjoy another opportunity and the failure of Redfall had its consequences that led to its extinction, regardless of the good work they did with Dishonored and Prey. Likewise, Alpha Dog Gamesin charge of Mighty Doom He suffered the same fate.

The most dramatic thing in history was the cessation of Tango Gameworksgiven that HiFi Rush has been one of the best productions of this generation and sagas like Evil Within and Ghostwire: Tokyowhich at the time were very well received by critics.

In addition to the bad news, the division that presides Phil Spencer It went further and right in the middle of the turbulence for announcing the death of the aforementioned studies, they published on their blog the launch of a new control from the steam series with a theme focused on fire. The message was devastating, they inadvertently reinforced the idea that the platform has more devices than games.

It is a reality that the video game industry is facing difficultiesbut there are also questionable decisions such as what was executed by Microsoftleaving as unknowns what will happen in the future and whether there will continue to be questionable restructurings.

The most delicate thing is the death of Tango Gameworks and it seems that Xbox He has not seen the mistakes he made at the time PlayStation at closing Japan Studioto focus on AAA experiences, dispensing with the talent that had the best ideas to innovate and bet on different playable experiences.