‘Redfall’ is deemed another Xbox flop while PlayStation flourishes and everyone knows who to blame

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The highly anticipated Xbox exclusive Redfall hit consoles yesterday and the latest Arkane title failed fan and critic expectations. It received mixed reviews from critics — resting just below 65% on Metacritic — and was battered by angry fans once it went live.   

Arkane has a fairly solid track record when it comes to their titles. Dishonored, Dishonored 2, and its DLC, Death of the Outsider received very positive reviews as did 2017’s Prey. So, the nigh unplayable state of Redfall (if you’re on PC) has many fans scratching their heads and looking for someone to blame.

And they found him.

This is horrible, how could Xbox and Bethesda do this to their fans.Why the F are you paid, what the F do they pay you for?What the F is Phil Spencer doing? pic.twitter.com/454KPs4e3N

Xbox CEO of Game Studios, Phil Spencer is the main culprit for the poor performance of the buggy, underdeveloped world of Redfall, according to many disappointed gamers on Twitter. Spencer took over the company from Don Mattrick in 2013, after the former CEO left the company following a slew of negative press around the recently announced Xbox One.

Redfall was already in the beginning stages of its development process when Microsoft acquired Arkane through parent company ZeniMax in 2020. With its announcement less than a year later, fan consensus is that Xbox executives pushed the game’s launch forward in the name of profit.

Tell us the truth…is Microsoft and Phil Spencer forcing you to release an unfinished product? The customers deserve answers for this buggy mess.

Others argued that it wasn’t outside of Bethesda’s standard operating procedure to release unfinished, buggy games. Anyone who remembers playing the first rounds of Skyrim or Fallout 4 doubtless