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Forums - Microsoft Discussion - Microsoft shutting down Xbox Entertainment Studios, curtailing original series programming

fleischr on 17 July 2014
sales2099 said:

“Halo,” the first major project spearheaded by the division, is in advanced negotiations for a pickup at Showtime in a shared window with Xbox. That project, co-produced with Amblin TV, is expected to continue with Microsoft’s backing

All I need to know. Cut the rest. I didn't care much for the non-Halo programming anyway. Better to put that money into 3rd party moneyhatting!


No quantum break for you!



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IkePoR on 17 July 2014
theprof00 said:
This is great news, right!


Not to me:

MoHasanie said:

 

The cuts are part of Microsoft’s company-wide restructuring announced on Thursday morning, which will see the elimination of up to 18,000 jobs in the next 12 months.

It might help in the long run but 18,000 people losing their jobs is always a bad thing.



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DeadBigfoot21 on 17 July 2014

Good. No need for that as many of us aren't interested. It sucks people lost their jobs but I'll take games over TV shows.



JWeinCom on 17 July 2014

I feel bad for people using their jobs, but it was a dumb idea with all the competing streaming options out there.



Xenostar on 17 July 2014

Christ that was short lived, so few things from the reveal that actually still exist.



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sales2099 on 17 July 2014
fleischr said:
sales2099 said:

“Halo,” the first major project spearheaded by the division, is in advanced negotiations for a pickup at Showtime in a shared window with Xbox. That project, co-produced with Amblin TV, is expected to continue with Microsoft’s backing

All I need to know. Cut the rest. I didn't care much for the non-Halo programming anyway. Better to put that money into 3rd party moneyhatting!


No quantum break for you!

Oh no. Now were just stuck with a top-tier video game :(



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VanceIX on 17 July 2014

Not too big of a deal, could have been worse. Videos weren't ever that important on Xbox or any platform, really.



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gooch_destroyer on 17 July 2014

Well that didn't take long.



pbroy on 17 July 2014

This is actually pretty depressing. I was really looking forward to how their TV endeavor would turn out. I enjoyed watching the Every Street program and interaction within the app.

Looks like M$ is really making it easy for PS4 to look even more appealing for the consumer by dropping almost all things that would differentiate it from the competition.

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ModBod on 17 July 2014
theprof00 said:
This is great news, right!
This will improve game quality, and help them make more money!
It's amazing how far xb1 has come in just a year!

All I can say is, LOL