The closure of Tango Gameworks remains one of the most controversial cases of the entire year. With each passing moment, new information about the decision Xbox comes to light, and now it was the turn of Sarah Bond, president of Xbox, to speak on this issue, and explain why this ruling was reached.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Bond was questioned about the decision to close Tango Gameworks, an extremely talented studio that last year gave us Hi-Fi Rush, one of the most acclaimed titles of 2023. Instead of offering a concrete and take the consequences, the executive did her best to offer a clear reason. This is what he said about it:
“One of the things I love about the video game industry is that it is an art form. This means that each success for a game or studio becomes a particular case, there is no general metric on which everything is compared, not for us. Whenever we face an important decision with a study, we take into account a wide variety of factors before considering a decision. But all of this is aimed at enhancing the success of the games we create, the devices we build and the services we offer, so that we can finally deliver on those promises.”
Xbox president Sarah Bond responds to a question from Bloomberg’s @dinabass about why Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks was shut down. Full interview here: https://t.co/te5Trhut0Q pic.twitter.com/LGs0n9iV0t
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) May 10, 2024
As you can see, Bond evaded the question in a way that has outraged the community. Not only has the fact that no concrete response was offered infuriated fans, but the way in which the executive responds makes it clear that she was not even prepared to offer any kind of justification that would be able to calm users down. .
Along with this, during the interview you can see a graph that shows us the growth that the brand has had in recent years, something that has not helped Bond. At the moment there are no more details about it, and It is very likely that Xbox will never reveal the real reason why they closed Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Games and Roundhouse Studios. On related topics, they think that Xbox has become Microsoft Gaming. Likewise, Microsoft will launch its own mobile game store.
Author’s Note:
The real reason why Microsoft closed the four studios is clear: money. To increase profits, it is easier to lay off hundreds of employees, rather than reduce management salaries or accept that multi-million dollar purchases were not a very good decision.
Via: Bloomberg
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