inXile Sold out to Microsoft

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Normally I don't care if companies get bought out by bigger ones, but this was almost a slap in the face.  What was the point of all the crowdfunding money if you were just going to go to Microsoft for more money.  You could have literally just went to MS in the first place.  Now they are trying to sell that nothing will change and we well be able to put more money into the game with MS funding. Really kinda sad they will probably be closed in less than 5 years.

"Talking to Gamesradar+, Fargo explained that Microsoft propped the company up with money and then left them to their own devices. "Microsoft basically came in, gave us a tonne of cash, and said go and make the best game that you possibly can," he said. Similarly, game director Tim Campbell says that the buyout "hasn't changed the game (they) are making at all." He acknowledges that it's reasonable for people to expect otherwise, but assures Gamesradar+ that "Microsoft is just helping us do what we do but better, right?" 

^Very wrong considering MS game studio's history when buying out popular small companies...

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