When will Microsoft shut down Ninja Theory studio?
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DenchDeckard
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Ffs......gaf
Killjoy-NL
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What's wrong?
diffusionx
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Next six to twelve months.
LazyParrot
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Didn't they say they already greenlit their next game? So probably after that one.
Or tomorrow. Who even knows these days.
Or tomorrow. Who even knows these days.
Alandring
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Hellblade 2 was a huge failure (as expected), but I doubt Microsoft will close them.
One difference between Ninja Theory and Arkane Austin is that Microsoft have chosen to buy Ninja Theory. They bought Arkane and Tango, but imo they were more interested by Bethesda Games Studio and its IP.
One difference between Ninja Theory and Arkane Austin is that Microsoft have chosen to buy Ninja Theory. They bought Arkane and Tango, but imo they were more interested by Bethesda Games Studio and its IP.
ChorizoPicozo
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This year... alongside Game Pass 
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feynoob
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Yup, MS only wanted fallout and elder scrolls IPs. The rest are expandable for them.
ChorizoPicozo
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Xbox Game Studios are next in the chopping line.DR3AM
I think you need to layoff the crack for a while.
Ninja theory is inhouse studio, unlike the recent closed studios, which were part of Bethesda. MS won't close them, unless the next project fails.
semiconscious
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my magic senua 8-ball says:
ChorizoPicozo
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thats fake news
Negotiator101
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Has this project failed?
I think you need to layoff the crack for a while.
Ninja theory is inhouse studio, unlike the recent closed studios, which were part of Bethesda. MS won't close them, unless the next project fails.
Ass of Can Whooping
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Another thread
yazenov
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Reality is not cool.
diffusionx
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They bought them for the same reason they bought Bethesda... Lots of content for GamePass. Arkane and Tango were there to generate content, same as Ninja Theory. Well, NT just spent 5 years making a 5 hour game that isn't going to move the needle on GP at all, and sell barely any copies. Is MS going to sign up for another $150+ million to let them make another game that is, most likely, going to be the same?
Kenneth Haight
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GHG
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Radical_3d
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That is not the question. The question is, now that HB2 has proven to be a critically acclaimed game, will NT be able to maintain that leven now that Antoniades is not there?
Well, it's just a logical outcome for someone who is bad at their work.
Gambit2483
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If Project Mara bombs they will be downsized as a technical support team for another studio(s).
ChorizoPicozo
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is not even a thing
Gudji
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Some of you seem to get off to studio closures.
yazenov
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IDK, its not like you can will it into existence no matter much you want mate.
After the recent 4 studios that were cut by MS, most notably Tanga and Arkane Austin, I don't know what makes you think Ninja Theory isn't next on the chopping block. Their latest 2 games bombed hard. Bleeding Edge and Hellblade 2.
Or do you prefer to bury your head in the sand and not face reality?
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Dick Jones
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June 23 2024
No reason...
No reason...
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rhodesianshepard
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Ninja Theory's Motion Capture studio is the biggest reason why they won't get shut down. It is no doubt amazing tech that all of Microsoft's studios have access too. I do think their days of being a "traditional" game developer may be over, though
edit- Crazy that Microsoft paid 117mil to acquire them, that is nuts
edit- Crazy that Microsoft paid 117mil to acquire them, that is nuts
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S0ULZB0URNE
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Senua's Sage: Hellblade 2 Debuts at 23rd in Xbox's "Most Played Games" Rankings; 6th Most Played Game Pass
It's an arty game. Just like the first. What did the first one sell and how well did it perform at launch?
81 is critically acclaimed?
Take away the paid 10's it received and it be lucky to have a 70 average.
Daneel Elijah
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I voted 2025. With June 9 conference so close, they will not dare to make a move now. I will give them the benefit of the doubt and accept the rumors of Ninja Theory having another game to work on, and maybe a port to PS5. But next year Xbox will be looking for studios to kill for accouting purposes again, unless they somehow have a better year than the last, with no game as big as Starfield in the works, and COD don't count as it is unlikely to have way better sales than previous ones.
Santa monica change their leadership each time they ship a game. Even Nintendo have a story of finding different directors when needed. I don't fear for them in that regard, save for the fact that Microsoft may ask for someone able to follow budgets more than someone that will be in for the art.
ChorizoPicozo
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it was Chat GPT
diffusionx
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Moving them to a Call of Duty support studio would be proof that Activision is in charge now
feynoob
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Depends on what you want to believe.
Everyone and their mothers knows MS bought them from that reason.
T4keD0wN
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Dude, i know Bleeding edge bombed hard and HB2 is doing poorly, i said so myself in the review thread, they are probably the most in danger, but making a poll like this is a bit unhinged.
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yazenov
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This is a gaming forum where we discuss everything from games to sales and studio closer. Feel free to ignore the thread if you don't like it.
It's nothing personal.
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