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Tango Gameworks employee shares pictures from the Xbox studio’s final day. The Evil Within, Ghostwire: Tokyo and Hi-Fi Rush studio has closed its doors (www.videogameschronicle.com)

submitted 2 years ago by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Eggyhead@kbin.run 36 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Spencer went on to say that while he personally didn’t like making the decision to close Tango, his job was ultimately to keep Xbox profitable.

Fuck off, Spencer. I can imagine there are other reasons why Xbox is struggling with profitability. Keeping games pass afloat by pushing day-1 releases for one, then spending obscene globs of money to buy exclusivity from massive, globally recognized franchises instead of investing in innovative new studios to foster a stable of great, fresh exclusives in the future.

Just curious, does anyone know which studios bought-out by Microsoft got better after being purchased?

[–] Rayspekt@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Total BS. This is not about being profitable, it is about further increasing profits and growth for the shareholders. That's the problem with any company that is traded publicly. A company that makes a lot of money and keeps all its customers and employees happy isn't a good company if there isn't as much money to be sucked out of it for the CEOs and shareholders. That's why we are seeing all the layoffs. The gaming market isn't growing so not they maximise profits by saving costs.

[–] pkmkdz@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

[–] bisby@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

All Microsoft needs is a few award winning small dev studios...

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Let's just buy out one more bro, I swear just one more studio, dude listen if we just buy like one or two more studios I swear to God we wouldn't even need to just buy out like 3 or more new studios.

-spencer, likely

[–] bisby@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24152137/xbox-hi-fi-rush-tango-gameworks-matt-booty

Oh i know. microsoft should buy tango gameworks! Brilliant. solved their problems for them.

[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Flashbacks to the guys doing coke at parties in college.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Try to snort less studios.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Imagine if the point of making a game was to make it fun instead of making the rich richer.

[–] nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But what about poor CEO's and investors?

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Wat they do?

[–] MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What a shame. I wish all of them the best. They are not to blame for what went wrong

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

My shit post above aside, they all know each other, band together and make a hit, you already have the press.