{"id":280725,"date":"2024-05-10T02:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T09:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=332105"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:32:13","slug":"the-president-of-xbox-prefers-not-to-answer-questions-about-tango-gameworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-president-of-xbox-prefers-not-to-answer-questions-about-tango-gameworks\/","title":{"rendered":"The president of Xbox prefers not to answer questions about Tango Gameworks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few days ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/microsoft-has-decided-to-close-four-bethesda-game-studios-all-at-once\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Microsoft announced the closure of several studios, including Tango Gameworks<\/a> (creators of Hi-Fi Rush and The Evil Within). Since then, social media and players have shown their discontent and anger towards <strong>a company that claimed to come to save the video game industry.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, Jason Schreier from Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/microsofts-situation-has-not-ended-according-to-the-most-famous-analyst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported that more layoffs are coming\">reported that more layoffs are coming<\/a>. This means that Xbox has the scythe ready to end all studios under its umbrella that do not make impressive numbers. <strong>In other words, those studios that do not develop Triple A games.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Xbox leadership has not openly discussed the decisions to close these high-profile studios<\/strong> like Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, but one can imagine the questions that the community has about these, for many, incomprehensible decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Xbox president Sarah Bond responds to a question from Bloomberg&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dinabass?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dinabass<\/a> about why Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks was shut down. Full interview here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/te5Trhut0Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/te5Trhut0Q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LGs0n9iV0t\">pic.twitter.com\/LGs0n9iV0t<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tom Warren (@tomwarren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomwarren\/status\/1788728698184540355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Responding to a direct question with a detour is what the president of Xbox offered<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a new interview with Dina Bass from Bloomberg, Sarah Bond, President of Xbox, was asked about the closure of Tango Gameworks, especially now that the studio has created a critically and commercially successful game called HiFi Rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, <strong>Bond&#8217;s response to the question was basically a non-answer<\/strong>, without providing any justification for the closure of the talented studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;One of the things I like most about the video game industry is that it is a form of creative art, which means that the situation and success of each game and studio are truly unique,&#8221; said Sarah Bond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The executive continued by saying that Xbox takes into account the bigger picture when making decisions like this, no matter how painful it may be:<\/strong> &#8220;For us, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. So we look at each studio, each game team, and take into account a whole range of factors when making decisions and concessions of this kind. But it all comes down to our long-term commitment to the games we create, the devices we manufacture, the platforms, and ensuring that we are ready to fulfill those promises.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      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