The studio behind Prey and Dishonored is excited to be part of the Game Pass ecosystem.
With Bethesda now officially part of Microsoft, Xbox has suddenly added a group of incredibly talented studios to its original portfolio, and one of the most exciting among them is Arkane. The studio behind people like Dishonored and Holding, Arkane’s teams have consistently released great games based on unique ideas that run almost seamlessly, and the prospect of seeing more games on Xbox in the future is exciting.
Of course, as is the case with all Bethesda studios (and indeed, any original Microsoft studio), Arkane’s main goal in the future will be to provide new and compelling content to Xbox Game Pass subscribers, and the studio itself is very excited what. Speaking recently with Press Start, Dinga Bakaba – director of the next Deathloop – said that being part of the Game Pass ecosystem will allow Arkane to remain creative and continue making the type of games he likes.
“Being able to be separate from the Xbox Game Pass ecosystem makes things a little different for us, because we can take up space in that service and we will continue to make the kind of games we do and make them look good,” he said. “Iif you looked on social media, you’ll see that games like Fanged and Dishonored 1 and two coming to the Xbox Game Pass, many people are saying that you need to play these games and have no excuse for not playing, so it has been very encouraging. “
“It is a service that will allow us to remain creative and have the audience and build that relationship over time and that is really exciting.”
Microsoft has always talked about letting its studios remain creatively independent, which, in the right circumstances, should mean that Arkane will continue to release exciting new games in the future. We also heard about how the development of big first-party releases, like Microsoft Flight Simulator, Tell Me Why, Gears Tactics, and Bleeding Edge was affected by the Game Pass for the better, so it should be interesting to see how Arkane will be impacted going forward as well.
Arkane’s Deathloop will be released for PS5 and PC on May 21st. The studio is also working on some new unannounced games, one of which appears to be a new fantasy IP.