Microsoft laid off thousands of game developers at different points this year. It shut down studios like Arkane Austin , Mighty Dog, and Roundhouse Studios, and sold off Hi Fi Rush and its developer, Tango Gameworks, after attempting to shut them down. Xbox Game Pass confusingly split into several tiers, getting more expensive for those who want to play new games on the service day one. Xbox Game Studios Publishing’s Ara: History Untold and Towerborne were PC exclusives at launch this...
