This week Microsoft made a presentation Developer_Direct, in which the company spoke about its plans for 2023. The main star of the broadcast was the project HI-FI RUSH from the studio Tango Gameworksand here is a large demonstration of the gameplay of a cooperative shooter Redfall from the studio arcane caused much less excitement.
Weak visuals, gameplay problems and unstable performance were striking. The game is scheduled to release on May 2nd.
The situation was commented by an insider under the nickname Horns, who first leaked information about the announcement and release of HI-FI RUSH to the network. According to him, Microsoft is experiencing serious financial problems, which shareholders may not appreciate.
Cloud servers have been the company’s main source of income in recent years. Azure. However, in the current fiscal year, revenues in this area have declined significantly. As a result, Microsoft’s management has initiated massive staff cuts and is also looking for ways to cut costs. This also applies to the video game wing.
According to Horns, the company requires the studios it controls to cut corners to save money. Therefore, the release of the Redfall shooter may be problematic, but things are much worse with the flagship game. Starfield from the team Todd Howard.
Microsoft allegedly requires Bethesda to release Starfield before the end of the current fiscal year, which ends in June 2023. Such a maneuver will improve the company’s financial performance in the report to shareholders. However, representatives of the publishing house actively resist this, since Howard’s game is in an even more “raw” state than Redfall.
Bethesda representatives are pushing for a fall 2023 release. It is not yet clear which side will win the dispute.
The insider also touched upon the situation in Activision Blizzard. He noted that the technical Diablo IV leaves much to be desired, so the June 6 release is in doubt.
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