Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda - IGN
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Microsoft has closed a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall maker Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, and more in devastating cuts at Bethesda, IGN can confirm.

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Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda

  • karpintero@lemmy.worldEnglish
    491·
    6 months ago

    MSFT has a $3T market cap and $60B of free cash flow each year, so I doubt they’re hurting for money. This is how “growth at all costs” incentivizes myopic decision-making and doesn’t really help foster an environment where studios are willing to take creative risks. Even when they succeed (a la Hi-Fi Rush) they’re on the perpetual chopping block.

    • Maeve@kbin.social
      11·
      6 months ago

      “The executives and Board are short on caviar and fois* gois. We can’t have that when some of those… people still have homes or cars, and can do without more actual meals.”

      *Flies groi is strictly for us commoners.

      Also, I typed it correct twice and twice autocorrect hard failed as I hit send or between send and posting. So AI that consumes too many resources also stinks.

    • ArkyonVeil@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      24·
      6 months ago

      Not strange at all. Even though it was a success, it wasn’t a cash cow and only had limited ability to be milked though micro transactions and other revenue opportunities.

      When the axe comes, all that matters is the numbers in the balance sheet. Creativity, enjoyment and artistic value be damned.

  • TommySoda@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    6 months ago

    Brings me back to when EA was buying up companies just to milk them until there’s nothing left to give and then close the studios. It’s okay though. It’s not like these companies had employees with bills to pay, livelihoods, families, bills again, etc. it’s not like there are actually people behind the games we play that are struggling just as much as we are. That would be madness!

    • olutukko@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      6 months ago

      it’s not like there were awesome game series which came to exist as a passion projects that are being discontinued because people don’t like the latest titles because they were lazy cash crabs…