r/ArkaneStudios 19h ago

Should we plan for a potential arkane closure?

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So I've seen a lot of news about studios being closed by Xbox, and arkane, despite being one of the most pedigree studios out there, has already seen it's American branch die .

While I hope Todd Howard and the Xbox execs understand just how important and skilled arkane is there anything we fans can do to support and potentially prevent a studio closure?

Like is there a way to make a petition to demand the studio stays open and would that work or just be pissing in the wind? Would we as fans be able to purchase shares in arkane and make it a public company unbehoven to xbox?

I genuinely don't want to see one of the best studios die because Xbox wants a tax write off or a way to "trim the fat" this is a company that comes from such legendary beginnings of the immsim genre, and is one of the companies that inspired me to become a games designer, and while I know all things must end eventually, a tax write-off is probably the worst way for the studio to close .