We alllllll remember E3 2013 fondly dont we? Nintendo did a thing nobody remembers, Sony blew up the competition. And what did Microsoft promise?
cmon say it with me now, you know the words.
Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkai...-is-shutting-down-xbox-entertainment-studios/
They go on to say that the original Halo TV show will be going on as planned, but damn near everything else is done.
And so Now friends, we must remember the TV oriented box as a distant and faint memory. Xbox finally realized we dont want TV shows, we dont want forced peripherals, we just want: (say it with me class)
cmon say it with me now, you know the words.
TV TV TV
But Now it would appear those precious dreams have turned to dust in our hands, as microsoft has announced today that they are shutting down Entertainment studios, which means no more original tv content for xbox. While the Xbox brand is remaining largely untouched by Microsoft’s sweeping 18,000 job cuts, there is one significant casualty: Xbox Entertainment Studios is being shuttered.
The studio was created in order to make exclusive television content for Xbox owners. Not everything went according to plan, however, and the studio—which employs roughly 200 people—is being phased out.
“As part of the planned reduction to our overall workforce announced today and in light of our organization’s mission, we plan to streamline a handful of portfolio and engineering development efforts across Xbox,” Xbox chief Phil Spencer said today in a statement. “One such plan is that, in the coming months, we expect to close Xbox Entertainment Studios.”
While Spencer praised the accomplishments of the studio, sources told Recode that the studio was disorganized and lacked a firm business model. This in turn chased away potential content partners, making it difficult to secure original content.
Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkai...-is-shutting-down-xbox-entertainment-studios/
They go on to say that the original Halo TV show will be going on as planned, but damn near everything else is done.
And so Now friends, we must remember the TV oriented box as a distant and faint memory. Xbox finally realized we dont want TV shows, we dont want forced peripherals, we just want: (say it with me class)
GAMES GAMES GAMES