Xbox’s troubles seemingly aren’t stopping with the recent shutting down of multiple first-party studios, as according to Jeff Grubb on his Giant Bombcast, the Perfect Dark reboot is also falling apart behind the scenes and is far from release. The reboot was announced in 2020 for PC and
The plethora of layoffs and studio closures are barely a few days old, and
The Perfect Dark Reboot Going Through Rocky Development & Is Far From Release
We had already heard about this years ago, and that Crystal Dynamics had joined the development efforts as well. But even after that, it hasn’t resulted in any good news for fans. The Perfect Dark games have always had a first-person perspective, but
Even though Perfect Dark’s reboot was made public back in 2020, it’s still in the early stages of development. If the development didn’t ramp up with Crystal Dynamics’ aid, the future of the game might be in jeopardy.
Crystal Dynamics also went through mass layoffs in 2023 but made sure that the development of Perfect Dark wouldn’t be impacted. But it still puts major doubts on the direction the reboot is headed. Hopefully, the development will find solid footing soon, or the Perfect Dark reboot might just end up getting canned as well.
Microsoft just closed Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Studios. The entire industry has voiced its disapproval of the extreme measures
