Previously, the news of Microsoft's closure of studios such as Tango Gameworks, which is owned by B Society, caused a sensation in the industry, which also led to many players being dissatisfied with Microsoft. Recently, Witty, a blogger on social media X, tweeted from a 2021 episode of Microsoft's "Power On: The Story of Xbox" documentary and said, "Xbox, what's going on with you? ”
According to the documentary, R Star recommended "GTA3" to Xbox, wanting it to become an exclusive game for the original Xbox console, but was rejected by Microsoft on the grounds that "this game can't transition from 2D to 3D graphics well", resulting in "GTA3" becoming a limited-time exclusive game for PS2 that year, and sold more than 14 million units, becoming the best-selling game in 2001.
In some comment sections, players have said that this is not the first time Microsoft has done this. One player said: "When a "small company" called Insomniac asked if they would like to work together on a Marvel game, they did the same thing. There are also players who think: "To be honest, Xbox can't blame others, only themselves." But if they continue to fail, it will be bad for the market. ”