After Microsoft’s announcement regarding the closure of some Xbox Game Studiosincidentally Tango Gameworks, Arkane AustinRoundhouse Studios and Alpha Dog Games, let’s see what they are series or the individual games that will be affected the most.
Let us explain: by “affected” we mean that they will suffer the greatest effects from the closures, given that until now they had been managed by the development studios indicated. However, the intellectual properties remain in the hands of Microsoftwho can reassign them as he sees fit or can let them die.
Of course it’s fair to wonder what will happen to them. Projects in development will probably be simply deletedwhile games like Mighty Doom will have reduced support over time (this is our hypothesis, of course).
The list of affected series divided study by study
But now let’s stop talking and let’s see the effects of the closures study by study:
- Tango Gameworks
- The Evil Within
- Ghostwire: Tokyo
- Hi-Fi RUSH
- Arkane Austin
- Roundhouse Studios
- Redfall (support)
- Unannounced project
- Alpha Dog Games
- Games and series not affected by closures (Arkane Lyon)
- Dishonored
- Marvel’s Blade
- Deathloop
As you can see, these are names of a certain weight that risk ending up buried forever. Others, like all the intellectual properties of Arkane Lyon, which remains active, do not risk anything (we added it to clarify the matter), at least for now, even if Microsoft’s idea of focusing only on high-impact productions it could also have effects on many other series.
What is also disruptive is the message sent by Microsoft to all its development teams, to which it essentially said that they can be closed even in the face of public declarations of esteem from the management, such as those received from Hi-Fi Rush, considered until to date one of the most representative titles of Xbox’s new direction, both in terms of quality and resonance with the public.
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