Tencent's Lightspeed LA studio has laid off 80 developers from Last Sentinel, a cyberpunk open-world game positioned as a Grand Theft Auto competitor. The project has burned through six years and hundreds of millions of dollars with little to show for it. Bloomberg reports the studio still cannot define a clear direction for the game.
Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier revealed on the Triple Click podcast that Xbox studio leadership "absolutely detest" Game Pass, believing the subscription service has destroyed the value of their games. Industry veterans including Raphael Colantonio, Michael Douse, and Shawn Layden have echoed concerns about the model's long-term sustainability and its impact on game development economics.
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