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Xbox Has Had More Studio Closures Than First Party Game Releases So Far In 2024 (twistedvoxel.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We've almost reached the end of the 1st half of 2024, and Xbox has had more studio closures than first party game releases in the year so far.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

One could argue to get exclusivity of said IPs for their subscription service. They haven't pulled the trigger yet, it's possible they have aborted the plan entirely. I wonder if they even know what they're doing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I really hope this bites them if the industry goes less IP-centric. We’ve gotten a slow build of “From the developers of…” fan hype, and I don’t think a big “2” matters as much as it used to.

Elden Ring, Overwatch, Cyberpunk, Genshin Impact, were all technically “new franchises” but built insane followings off either good marketing or high knowledge of their studio. So now all MS can do is copy the death path of their parrot studios like 343 Industries and The Coalition, which were built to try to tentpole their old franchises made by better studios.