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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] 16 points 6 months ago (2 children)

That’s by design. Force your opposition to sell, bankrupt them and write off the loses. Shrink the industry and force players to sign up for your subscription services.

I’m not a fan, but it’s hard to see this wasn’t their plan from the get go

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

The industry historically hasn't shrunk when studios close like this. There just ends up being more bespoke studios all over the world with former developers from those studios.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It seems weird for a platform holder to do this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

They also now own all of the IP those studios created.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They don't care about being a platform holder

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I guess you can do that when you own Windows.