Tango games, This is or was one of the most talented studios on the Xbox roster to date. After notable titles like The inner evil or later Ghost Thread TokyoI came by surprise Rush to Hi-Fi. A title that consecrated the company and made many of us consider it even more esteemed. The game has received exceptional reviews since its launch. In fact, many of us consider it a strong contender for Game of the Year. From Xbox they emphasized that it had become a success, reaching many more sales and players than expected. However, it seems that this was not enough.
Yesterday, Xbox announced the closure of several studios, including two big names; Arkane Austin (creators of Red fall) and Tango Gameworks. The Japanese studio, the only one of its kind within Xbox Game Studios, is closing its doors in a very surprising way. The blow was hard for the entire Xbox community, who saw how the creators of one of the best games that our consoles received had to close. The truth is that it is difficult to find reasons to justify such a clumsy approach. Perhaps the departure of the great Shinji Mikami was a foretaste of the team’s fall from grace. However, it is still difficult to find reasons.
A bullet in the foot
A tough movement that calls into question many of the words spoken in recent times by its visible leaders. This video is not that far from where Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond have opened up about the big mistake they made in shutting down Lionhead, the company responsible for sagas like Fable o Black and White. For a long time, Xbox has been characterized by generating a safe ecosystem in which to create works as different as is the case of Repentance or minor projects like yours Based. Games that would have difficulty reaching the market without Xbox Game Pass.
This is why the company’s closure is even more shocking. Especially when the company proved talented enough to create a GOTY candidate.. Based on this, it’s hard to imagine what Xbox companies will need to stay alive. Can we continue to focus on creating unique and different works? o Will it be necessary to bet on generic games?
According to internal sources, this closure aims at an internal restoration of Bethesda for work focused on its most grandiose IPs. Of course, we all want to play a new game as soon as possible. To fall or a good Old scrollsbut it was not like that.
Added to this movement are previous decisions which have called into question the image of the brand. Not only launching exclusive titles on other consoles, but also getting rid of teams like Toys for Bob, who brought back a classic like Crash Bandicoot. Eventually, No matter how many times you think about it, the loss of Tango Gameworks is a real shame for the Xbox ecosystem.
Psychologist who enjoys cooperative games, RPGs, and shooting everything that moves.
