Microsoft legger ned Project Spark

Microsoft så ut til å ha stor tro på skaperspillet Project Spark da det ble annonsert på E3-messen i 2013. Dessverre har det imidlertid blitt tydeligere jo mer tiden har gått at spillet ikke levde opp til forventningene, og nå har Microsoft bestemt seg for å slutte å støtte spillets utvikling.

Project Spark kan altså ikke lastes ned til PC eller Xbox One lenger, men du som har spillet fra før av vil kunne bruke online-tjenestene frem til og med august. Utvikleren sier følgende på spillets offisielle side:

This was an extremely difficult decision for our team that we do not take lightly. When "Project Spark" transitioned away from active development last fall, many of our team members moved to other projects within Microsoft Studios. While this means there have been no layoffs at Microsoft, it also means it's simply no longer feasible to continue the behind-the-scenes work involved with keeping "Project Spark" up and running with meaningful updates and bug fixes, so we have come to this hard decision.

Despite this news, we want to celebrate the accomplishments of our team and community of creators and players. Our team released 46 content packs, thousands of assets and 16 updates since launch (averaging more than one update every two months). We produced hundreds of livestreams and videos to educate and celebrate our community. In turn, our passionate fans have then gone above and beyond supporting "Project Spark" by uploading hundreds of thousands of creations and dreaming up millions of objects, behaviors, and experiences. Outside the game, they created fan sites, tutorials, forums, apps, and more! We thank everyone who has played or created anything within "Project Spark," as it would have never existed without you.

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