Xbox Fans Urge People To Buy Hellblade 2 After Tango And Arkane Closures

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After the recent announcement that Xbox is closing down Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall developers Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin, it feels as though no studio is safe from being shuttered at the moment. Hi-Fi Rush was critically acclaimed, beloved by many, and won more than a few awards, but Tango was shut down a little under a year and a half after launch, giving off the perception that the only thing Xbox really gives a damn about is a game's sales.

With that in mind, a lot of fans are starting to look at Xbox's more niche titles in the pipeline and starting to worry about their respective studios. Double Fine, Obsidian, and Undead Labs have all been thrown around as studios Xbox fans are worried about, but with the release of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 on the horizon, it's developer Ninja Theory that is drawing the most concerned looks at the moment.

There are a couple of reasons why, but most of it is down to how niche of a title it's going to be compared to how much money it's likely to cost Ninja Theory and Xbox to make. We know that Hellblade 2 is going to be Ninja Theory's attempt to break boundaries on the graphical front, delivering a stunning, polished title that pushes the technical limitations of the Xbox Series X. That won't be cheap, and fans are now concerned that it may not be profitable enough for Xbox if it's shutting down successful studios like Tango.

Feeling like the potential future of Ninja Theory is on the line if Hellblade 2 doesn't sell well, Xbox fans have now started urging anyone and everyone interested in the title to buy it and Xbox's other titles, rather than play them on Xbox Game Pass. There's a fear on social media at the moment that Xbox Game Pass is leading to reduced sales for Xbox titles, and following the closure of Tango Gameworks, you can now find people asking others to skip Game Pass and just buy Helldblade 2 outright.

Hellblade 2 isn't going to make Call of Duty or Starfield money, and we know from Hi-Fi Rush that the