I suppose they did but it didn't work out.

Toys for Bob was successfully spinned off but that's only because someone was willing to take ownership and fund/obtain funds for the studios to remain in operation. 
Here I don't believe anyone's at Tango had the combination of capacity and willingness to do so unfortunately.

I have a massive backlog I can focus on now.

I still can't believe the fate of Tango was decided just a month and a half after going multiplat.

Without even Switch, Lol.

And I keep saying but it would have made a perfect animated TV Show, could have boosted its sales.

You don't kill a franchise because it doesn't sell 10m on the first entry FFS.

God I really really really hope that the acquired-XGS have a clause in their acquisition that Microsoft can't do major layoffs on them or something cause I do find it a bit odd that none of them have been hit by layoffs meanwhile ABK and Zenimax have both been battered. We've had 3 layoffs now and they weren't impacted in any, knock on wood, maybe hopium because I'm now terrified for Double Fine, Ninja Theory and Compulsion.

Another thing, Tango released Ghostwire too, they were multi-team who released two games close together, even if both underperformed that has to be better than Austin who took years to release one game which bombed, I'm not really counting Lyon as part of Austin since they've been split for years so I assume they're also split operationality and financially.

Tango's closure is just so stupid and it feels awful to say but I think they could have got away with it if it was only Arkane Austin.

Could have either just merged Austin back into Lyon or still shut them down but moved the majority of developers into other studios based in Austin, it isn't like Austin was even a big studio, ~150 and Microsoft has multiple studios in Austin; Bethesda Game Studios Austin!!! Are you telling me that BGS doesn't need the extra developers? Most developers at Arkane Austin are MP focused now, hello?! Fallout 76! Developed by BGS Austin! Or they could work remotely for Bethesda Game Studios Dallas, still in Texas, or ID Software in Richardson, Texas.

Infinity Ward has a studio in Austin too.

Keep Tango Gameworks alive and do the above and most people would have took the news much better even if Arkane Austin was shutdown. They would be like "That fucking sucks but understandable and at least Arkane is still alive in Lyon"

Mikami is probably pissed off as well.

I've got a new video up going over the closures. Very depressing news in gaming lately. 

I really hope Phil or Sarah takes the stage at a conference (which is the next? SGF?) and get boo'ed at like crazy. Make them feeeeeeel!