“Fuck Xbox”: this is how the community reacted to the closure of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks

Xbox management has officially announced that it is closing several studios that were part of Bethesda. By decision of the general managers, Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, whose games may not have been big hits, but found certain fans, ceased to exist in an instant. The reaction to such an act from the gamer community was not long in coming. If previously players were inspired by Xbox's purchases of new studios, now many are calling for the company and all its products to be sent somewhere far away.

It is noteworthy that it was primarily long-time fans of the console who came out with sharp criticism of Xbox. Judging by messages on forums and social networks, for them the closure of two unique studios was the last straw. Users reported that they no longer intend to tolerate the behavior of the company and its leaders. In their opinion, they do not take into account the interests of gamers or the development of the industry as a whole; they are only interested in “banal ways of getting rich.” In this regard, the expression “F*** Xbox” is even beginning to gain momentum online. (F**k Xbox), which is a famous reference to the same company directed against Konami when it closed the Silent Hill reboot and dissolved Hideo Kojima's studio.

— souls_ninja

— Dusk Golem, a well-known Resident Evil insider.

— klobrille.

Famous bloggers and Xbox ambassadors also joined these statements. For example, the founder of the XboxEra portal previously advocated for the company to buy even more studios; now he calls on developers to refuse any cooperation, even as a publisher.