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[clarky]

>Arkane Austin
I can understand this.
>Tango
WHY?!

This.

Mictosoft continues to make the fucking most braindead moves of all time.

HiFi Rush was the best game they put out this gem by a mile.

Cunts.

 

[user friendly]

Fuck Gamepass

 

[The Cockatrice]

The industry is fucked.

 

[jroc74]

It's a bummer Hi-Fi Rush didn't come to PS5 sooner. Maybe it could've saved the studio.

Seems like that releasing stuff for Gamepass day 1 isn't a viable business model. It's only a matter of time until the plug is pulled on Gamepass in its current form.

Not sure if Kinect or Gamepass was a bigger commercial flop.

Like some of us said...its time for some to have some real conversations about MS's decisions. Especially with Game Pass.

 

[notjeffgoldblum]

we will provide make-good offers to players who purchased the Hero DLC.

 

[Blindy]

The Tango Gameworks cut is terrible, Hi Fi Rush was by far XBOX's best studio created IP. John Johanas won't be unemployed for long, would not surprise me if Mikami tries to bring him on into his own studio.

 

[solidus12]

Anything to say for Xbox' defense?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Why buy studios (heck whole publishers) and then close some of them down?

And this coming from one of the world's biggest companies no less....

Because you bought them for the most important IPs and you don't want art shit indie anymore. 3rd party = max revenue, playing indie darling doesn't give you points anymore.

 

[Jibran#one]

Highfi rush was one of the best games of xbox
Absolutely stupid bastads these xbox upper management is.

 

[Jerm411]

How Phil and this leadership team has been allowed to carry on while they actively Titanic the brand and large swaths of gaming is something they should make a 30 for 30 about in the years ahead….

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

is Timdog okay?

 

[Gudji]

Nobody saw this coming. /s

 

[Stafford]

I know Ghostwire didn't do too well and Redfall wasn't exactly great, but come the fuck on. Give these studios a chance. Didn't Austin make the fantastic Prey? Fuck!

Fucking horrible news.

 

[drganon]

 

[Draugoth]

 

[clarky]

is Timdog okay?

Sure is, hes playing God of War.

 

[OverHeat]

Tango? Wtf MS

 

[TintoConCasera]

Don't care about Arkane since imo their heydays are long gone.

But come on, Tango? Hi-Fi Rush must be one of the most original and "just fun" games I've played in quite a while, like it came straight from the Dreamcast or something.

Sad news indeed.

 

[midnightAI]

WTF? Well that's MS screwed if they want to buy any other publishers, or rather, I worry for any developers owned by a publisher that is on MS's radar.

 

[Topher]

Time for Phil Spencer to go.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[ILHASS]

Spencer should be fired

 

[diffusionx]

Anyone with two eyes could see the Arkane Austin closure coming. As for Tango Gameworks, it sucks but it seems they were lying about how happy they were with HFR's sales.

Sure is hes playing God of War.

He should be, it's better than anything MS has made in 10 years.

 

[jm89]

Put on your costumes acquistion cheerleaders.

 

[user friendly]

Sony coming in hot to scoop up the talent.

 

[SlimySnake]

How Phil and this leadership team has been allowed to carry on while they actively Titanic the brand and large swaths of gaming is something they should make a 30 for 30 about in the years ahead….

Carry on? Even better they all got promotions. Classic American Corporate behavior this. Fail upwards.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

damn this is real. I don't feel anything. this is like... I knew this was going to happen.(but no so fast and furious)

remember Mikami's quote... he must be pretty pissed.

another PR cluster fuck for MS/Xbox.

again... HB2 better hit 80+ on MC or else.

 

[Power Pro]

Guess I better click on it, cuz I actually have the bite back edition...

Spoiler

bought it on clearance at best buy.

 

[Del_X]

Green light for more cuts at other publishers throughout the rest of May/June.

 

[Sephimoth]

How out of touch are MS bigwigs?

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Wow wtf?

Arkane could have supported other games at a minimum, like blade

Tango was a great studio and HFR was a great title

Seems odd to buy a company like Bethesda and then gut them completely

 

[SplunkyMunkey]

Sony should forward an offer to Ms for them 2 studios. No jobs will be loss and gain 2 good studios

 

[Zathalus]

Sad to hear about Tango.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Hi-Fi Rush is one of the best games Microsoft's put out in quite some time. Of course, they're closing Tango.

plot twist: Ms had nothing to do with Hi-Fi

 

[STARSBarry]

I mean after Redfall, ok I get it. One failure that big is enough to tank a studio and make your parent company bin you.

but Tango made money right? Like its not infinite money, but it was profitable... I don't get it.

 

[zapper]

for years I have read or heard (even from xbox bosses) that thanks to game pass it was possible to develop smaller products by smaller teams and now they are closing them all to focus on the established and big franchises. yikes

 

[AJUMP23]

Microsoft has not made one bad decision. It isn't like they require PC players to have a MS account or something.



The loss of Tango is a tragedy.

 

[T4keD0wN]

No big loss with the bad Arkane studio, but shutting down the devs who have made Hi-fi Rush is a damn tragedy

 

[diffusionx]

I know Ghostwire didn't do too well and Redfall wasn't exactly great, but come the fuck on. Give these studios a chance. Didn't Austin make the fantastic Prey? Fuck!

Fucking horrible news.

Yea. It's sad because they got shut down for making a terrible game they didn't even want to make.

Anyone who thinks that MS is going to make a new Spyro or whatever is not paying attention. They don't care about these small or "beloved" franchises or smaller games. Now that the games that were in the pipeline when the studios were acquired are coming out, it's time for the purge. It's basically going to be Gears/Halo/Forza but now with COD/Blizzshit/TES/Fallout etc. Wouldn't surprise me if Double Fine gets the axe.

 

[Topher]

No big loss with the bad Arkane studio, but shutting down the devs who have made Hi-fi Rush is a damn tragedy

Arkane used to be good though. I would love more Dishonored. Oh well.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

So...what's going on ?

"fucking reality"

 

[MasterCornholio]

I'd think Tango should be given a bigger budget and not closed down. I mean WTF especially after High Fi Rush.

 

[midnightAI]

The part of the games industry that Microsoft controls is fucked.

FTFY

 

[SlicedBread3]

I literally just finished Hi-Fi Rush this weekend as well. It was a good game and I was looking forward to a sequel.

 

[LazyParrot]

At this rate it's gonna be back to just Halo, Forza and Gears again, just like in the good old Xbox One days. So nostalgic.

Oh, and a new Elder Scrolls game in like 7 years.

 

[Stafford]

Tango only had one misfire and Arkane Austin too. With the only difference between the two being that Arkane Austin many devs left during and after Redfall, correct? So I guess that one isn't super shocking. Tango though, bruh.

 

[jroc74]

Oh I also forgot to tag HeisenbergFX4

No specifics...but damn....I remember studios being closed was being talked about by some here.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Microsoft wanted a japanese studio for a Lot of time

maybe that was a lie too and Phil said it so many times because that what fans wanted to hear

 

[dano1]

Microsoft and its Midas touch

 

[Punished Miku]

Microsoft has not made one bad decision. It isn't like they require PC players to have a MS account or something.

I really am wondering if we get some leaks because it seems they loved the game and tried. Phil even said they're putting Hi-Fi Rush on PSN to try and get another one made just back in February. It sounds like it bombed and he's getting over ruled possibly, but who knows. Still a really short sighted decision on their part. This totally surpasses closing Lionhead. It will probably be the most infamous studio closure in MS history.

That whole wing of ex-Capcom is cursed. Clover, Tango, Platinum is struggling. Cursed.