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Microsoft shuts down Bethesda’s Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall studios

Xbox maker wants to "prioritiz[e] high-impact titles" according to letter to staff.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/microsoft-shuts-down-bethesdas-hi-fi-rush-redfall-studios/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Sjors ,
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@arstechnica Microsoft needs to be investigated

furbyonsteroids ,
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@arstechnica so highly profitable titles it is then. Hi-Fi Rush was great and was pretty much everywhere despite being a shadow launch. The fk are they smoking

Rianq ,
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@arstechnica Hi-Fi Rush was one of the best games of 2023, for fuck's sake

tamas ,
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@arstechnica lol as if Redfall weren't high-impact. Just not the kind of impact they wanted :D Still, it's pretty sad that this studio ended up being dissolved while it's really hard to imagine that Redfall being released in the state it was is a result of Xbox (the publisher) pushing for it. There is no way the studio didn't know that it is going to be disaster.

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica Sequels, predatory monetisation and yet another Gears of War I suspect.

sterophonick ,
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@arstechnica "prioritize high impact titles," my brother in christ Hi-Fi RUSH made a massive splash when it released out of nowhere. IGN and DF gave it incredible scores. But yeah, it wasn't as mature as Halo or that new Fallout game that I know you fucks are drooling for because of the Amazon show.

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