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I'm guessing Xbox just let them go, much like Twisted Pixel back in 2015. With no IP and only around 80 devs after the layoffs, they really aren't worth much. Rather than forcing them to buy their independence, better to keep them happy by letting them leave, in the hopes that they will still work with Xbox as a 2nd party developer. Considering they said they are negotiating with Microsoft for 2nd party development on Xbox's platformer IP's, it was probably the right call, forcing them to stay with so many unhappy in the wake of the layoffs would have just resulted in alot of the remaining talent leaving for new studios. Now that they are independent they can rehire some of the 89 people that got laid off at Toys for Bob earlier this month, if they can afford to at least. Maybe re-lease their headquarters as well, since Activision made them leave their headquarters to go work-from-home alongside the layoffs.
Last edited by shikamaru317 - on 29 February 2024
