Redfall developer Arkane currently safe, Microsoft says

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Xbox has no immediate plans to shutter Redfall developer Arkane, after the studio's latest launch failed to find much of a positive critical or commercial reception.

Speaking to Axios, Xbox Game Studios chief Matt Booty said Arkane would remain open. "That is the plan right now," he said.

"They are hard at work on updates and continued content for Redfall," Booty continued, saying he wanted to "support them to be able to keep working to deliver the game they had in mind".
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Earlier this week, at a post-Xbox Game Showcase media event in Los Angeles attended by Eurogamer, Booty notably skipped over Redfall when suggesting Microsoft had "turned the corner" on first-party game releases.
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"We had some gaps last year, but I think we've turned the corner coming into 2023," Booty said on Sunday. " feel very good about launching Hi-Fi Rush, we have Minecraft Legends out there which is doing well, we have Age of Empires continuing to come to console... and then as we saw today, this fall we have Forza Motorsport and Starfield."
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So, how is Redfall doing now?

"It was a miss, but how much of a miss?" Booty concluded, adding it gets "good play" on Xbox Game Pass.
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Redfall developer Arkane currently safe, Microsoft says

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According to Jason's report, 70% of the studio left once Redfall began production, so Arkane Austin doesn't even really have its original talent and identity anymore. It's a shell of what it once was. If MS decides to shutter it then that's a big ol' 🤷‍♂️
 
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Poor choice of words. I don't see Arkane Austin being shutdown whatsoever. At worst, they'll be support for Lyon like they were before Prey.
 
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I'm not sure what Microsoft was expected to say, because if the answer was "no" then everyone updates their resumes and starts leaving, turning "maybe" into "definitely." If anything, "for now" simmers the pot and, realistically, is probably true. Whether they really are going to fix Redfall, become a support studio or do a new game, they better do it well and generate sales/downloads because there's no second chances left for them at this point.
 
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Acquiescence said:
According to Jason's report, 70% of the studio left once Redfall began production, so Arkane Austin doesn't even really have its original talent and identity anymore. It's a shell of what it once was. If MS decides to shutter it then that's a big ol' 🤷‍♂️
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You misread that article, it had a 70 percent turnover over the course of development. Thats bad, really bad, but people leaving over 4 years is way better than them all leaving at once.
 
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