Ninja Theory is gonna close

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Not today, maybe next year, but it's gonna close for sure. Game's not worth it for $49.99, it's the most gamepass game ever and Microsoft ask for it, but it's not profitable. What do you think.

[potato]

i think gamepass is the gamekiller, it makes devs create gamepass fodder for a quick payout just like epic makes devs create epic fodder for exclusive payouts for 12 months

both have been poisoning the gamine industry for years now

[Tickle Me Elmo]

I think you are a troll farming clown awards.

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Originally posted by potato:

i think gamepass is the gamekiller, it makes devs create gamepass fodder for a quick payout just like epic makes devs create epic fodder for exclusive payouts for 12 months

both have been poisoning the gamine industry for years now

i'm agree with you

[Nemerlight]

Microsoft changed the moment they acquired Activision. Now focus gonna be big games and thats it. Smaller teams will either go work on CoD or get shutdown

[Zebedee]

No idea if it's profitable or not. Whether it is or not, that may not even be the main factor in Microsoft's thinking - the whole Game Pass experiment looks like a loss leader to Microsoft, but how that translates to how studios measure profit/loss internally... We're seeing some truly smoothbrained takes trying to measure steam sales for a game everyone recognises seems pitched perfectly for game pass (look no mouse icon too...).

The studios which were closed by Microsoft were pitching ideas for their next games and were turned down. Ninja Theory not only have a game in early development already but have had a second greenlit. Microsoft/XBox is pretty obviously briefing parts of the gaming press that Ninja Theory are fine (eg Jez Corden at Windows Central).

If you post every year that Ninja Theory is going to close then chances are one year you're going to be right. Don't think it looks like this year. Would say that the danger of Game Pass is that of Netflix where the initial glut of content kills the competition and then things get cut back so there is less choice and less risk taking. What Ninja Theory have done here is pretty adventurous so I'll give Microsoft credit for letting them do their own thing here at least.

[Zhanzara]

Well, it is already confirmed that Ninja Theory are working on their next title and got green light from Microsoft. So... no. Thank god. We need Devs like this studio.

[Julietzg]

if its closing then i truly lose hope in this gaming industry , because they made one of the best games ever this year !

[HypaLink]

Ninja Theory already has multiple projects green lit by microsoft. You smooth brains just love yapping

[potato]

Originally posted by HypaLink:

Ninja Theory already has multiple projects green lit by microsoft. You smooth brains just love yapping

projects get cancelled all the time

[Slimebeast]

Yes, they will close. Hellblade 2 will get lifetime sales of about 4 million copies at best, which means it will be very tough to cover the development cost of the game ($100 million).

[Hobgoblin]

Originally posted by Kai:

Not today, maybe next year, but it's gonna close for sure. Game's not worth it for $49.99, it's the most gamepass game ever and Microsoft ask for it, but it's not profitable. What do you think.

I thought it wouldn't be worth it either, and while I still feel the game leaves something to be desired (namely, another gameplay/ fight mode)? The experience was MUCH better than Hellblade 1. I suggest getting it on Gamepass at least. You really need to try it. It's unlike anything else. I actually had to stop pressing buttons a few times to make sure I was really even still playing lol. Other times I was trying to parry/ block and she wouldn't do it and had learned that I had crossed into some in-combat cut-scene and hadn't known it lol. It all blends too well. Combat is outright sick.

Also, you can rebeat the story 3 times for different perspectives on the story. A lot of people aren't factoring this in, or mentioning it. Kind of like how in Alan Wake 2 you can beat the story for a different ending a second time through.

Anyway, play the game before you decide to "shutdown" NinjaTheory lol