Xbox preparing to close Ninja Theory, Double Fine and Compulsion Games

Why would I trust Xbox now*? Art means nothing. Success means nothing. Supporting games and studios I like means nothing. They see no future for their own console. They have nothing to offer they aren't prepared to destroy. *I mean [gestures at everything], ~especially~ now

just a few months ago, Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty was pointing to Double Fine and Compulsion Games as examples of studios it's committed to, "where little sparks can grow into something big."

I remember watching the documentary included in the Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice menu and being in awe about Ninja Theory's process and how well they managed to make AAA-looking games with a small self funded team. Absolutely fuck the vultures that buy working teams to run them into the ground

NO but you don't understand, XBOX HAD to close Double Fine, Ninja Theory and Compulsion, because they weren't profitable enough, you see.

Its actually stunning how bad Microsoft is doing right now: Win11 is so bad Linux adoption is on the rise including entire country governments switching CoPilot is far and away the least used and most hated ai Xbox as a brand is dead They're shuttering studios left and right Theyre dying fast

Microsoft reportedly negotiating closures of multiple Xbox studios, including Psychonauts' Double Fine, South of Midnight's Compulsion and Hellblade's Ninja Theory www.eurogamer.net/compulsion-d...

That's what we like to hear. Now all we need is for Microsoft to stop aiding and profiting from genocide, and for Xbox to stop laying off everyone and shutting down all its studios.

the ninja theory news how the fuck am i supposed to stay positive about the industry when this is how we're doing 😭😭

Compulsion Games (South of Midnight), Ninja Theory (Senua), Double Fine, on and on. Being award winning, critically loved... none of it matters anymore. Not when investors want to maximise profits at the expense of everything else, at a time where everything costs more... for similar reasons.

Xbox is apparently offering a “Retirement Program” to employees. A LinkedIn post reads “After over 20 years at Microsoft, with over 12 of those on Team Xbox, and the last 6+ at Mojang Studios working on Minecraft, I am accepting the "retirement program" offer and starting a new chapter.”

Xbox closing Ninja Theory (not long after apparently announcing their next Senua game). MS being themselves.

Now, the part I really don’t understand is showcasing Senua while reports suggest Ninja Theory could also be facing closure. If true, that will be Sharma/Xbox's biggest blunder since the change of leadership so far. 🧵

Xbox is fast-tracking their way to becoming the Halo/Gears of War/Call of Duty studio only. In tandem with some of the other studios rumoured to be hit, that's a lot of what they had that interested me gone. Increasingly clear selling to Xbox is bad for staff + studios.

If Xbox wants to be a successful videogame platform, the answer isn't to shut down DoubleFine and Compulsion Games and others. The answer is to cultivate more teams like those studios that can make interesting games that aren't just following the biggest trends.

Didn't X-Box announce a new Ninja Theory game at the X-Box showcase like a week ago? That is fucked up, man.