RUMOR | Jez Corden says Microsoft is lining up buyers for XBOX studios.
"I've heard is that Microsoft has lined up buyers for some of these studios already. But things are moving very fast, and things are in flux."
"I heard one rumour that one studio had gotten a buyer, and then that deal fell through because they didn't like Microsoft's terms, and then they found a new buyer."
"I've had that Microsoft management team, and their executives are flying [...] all over the world to try and save these studios."
It will be a PR disaster if they cancel State of Decay.
"So from what I've heard, the plan is if they can't find a buyer, they'll try and see those studios through to complete in what has been announced."
"The best-case scenario is some of these studios do find a buyer, but there are some of the studios that could either go there, could be independent, they could be bought out by the individuals who sold the company originally."
"We're going to see it from next week. We're going to see a combination of studios going independent, studios being sold to the publishers, and then potentially some smaller studios potentially being closed. But then I would expect also head counts across the board. I think every studio is going to have layoffs, at least some layoffs."
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@JezCorden Windows Central