From Polygon · Elijah Gonzalez · · 40s
Xbox CEO says no new IP survival
Xbox CEO claims division won't survive without new IP despite cutting key studios.
In brief
Xbox CEO claims division won't survive without new IP despite cutting key studios. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the division won't survive without new IP after cutting studios that created fresh games. Originally reported by Polygon.
Xbox reset
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says division won't survive without new IP.
“We will not survive if we only revive the past”
Job cuts and studio moves
Xbox cut 1,600 jobs and moved studios like Obsidian under Bethesda.
“We’re backing our strongest franchises”
Key studios axed
Microsoft cut Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and Undead Labs.
“Microsoft stopped funding all four studios”
New IP projects
Double Fine made Kiln and Keeper; Ninja Theory created Hellblade series.
“Double Fine is known for out-there concepts”
Hypocrisy
Xbox CEO's comments clash with cutting studios that created new IP.
“Essentially, Sharma’s words do not match the company’s actions”
The short version
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the division won't survive without new IP after cutting studios that created fresh games.
