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Microsoft To Close Xbox Sports Game Studio

Posted by simoniker on 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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  1. Re:No One Cares... by shufler · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Right now?"

    EA has dominated the console sports market since 1991. (NHL Hockey is the earliest EA game I am aware of).