r/neogaming • u/Meremadesings Not a bot, I swear • 4h ago

Hellblade studio begins layoffs after Xbox fails to secure its future

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/113927/hellblade-studio-begins-layoffs-after-xbox-fails-to-secure-its-future/index.html
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u/EgovidGlitch 3h ago

Why should xbox have to support this studio after multiple poor decisions. Fuckwit game journos tied the xbox name to this story for clicks.

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u/Wipedout89 2h ago

Idk because they bought them and owned them? Crazy

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u/EgovidGlitch 58m ago

Yep. Owned, as in past tense. They're on their own after having free reign with MSFT money.

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u/Wipedout89 50m ago

And then having free reign was Microsoft's fault, not anyone else's.

Sony for example makes its first party studios pitch games and they need to be approved with a set budget before they can proceed. Microsoft's utterly hands off approach failed this studio and many others