Microsoft To Close Xbox Sports Game Studio

Posted by simoniker on Friday August 20, 2004 @07:08AM from the skipping-lots-of-years dept.

AbyssLeaper writes "Microsoft is closing its Xbox sports game studio in Redmond and laying off 76 employees. In a Seattle Times article, Robbie Bach, Microsoft's Xbox chief, cites the difficulty of competing in the game development space and the expansion of 3rd party support - this move wasn't surprising based on their focus on making the Xbox profitable. MSNBC/Seattle Post-Intelligencer speculates that it might also be due to an increased partnership with EA Sports." We previously reported on many XSN Sports titles skipping 2004.

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XSN by SightlessMind · 2004-08-20 07:29 · Score: 3, Funny

I had honestly never heard of XSN before reading this article. Perhaps that's part of the problem?
Re:Microsoft's intentions by Guppy06 · 2004-08-20 14:20 · Score: 2, Funny

"Microsoft is in to get into your bedroom as a multi-function entertainment machine"

Microsoft bought out Realdoll?