Perfect Dark Was Nearly Saved by Take-Two, But the Deal Fell Through

The Initiative, the workplace down Perfect Dark, was shuttered earlier this twelvemonth successful a wide Microsoft layoffs, with its task seemingly canceled. However, Perfect Dark seemingly remained successful improvement astatine Crystal Dynamics until conscionable past week, portion enactment from some studios struggled to find caller backing from a astonishing source: Take-Two.

In a study from Bloomberg, which IGN tin corroborate from its ain sources, it is revealed that Perfect Dark was not "fully abandoned" erstwhile The Initiative shuttered earlier this year. Leadership from some Crystal and The Initiative spent the pursuing 2 months looking for a caller steadfast and backing source. While aggregate parties expressed interest, the astir apt campaigner turned retired to beryllium Take-Two interactive. However, the 2 groups couldn't travel to an agreement, astatine slightest successful portion owed to disagreements implicit semipermanent ownership of the property.

As a result, the woody fell through, resulting successful past week's layoffs astatine Crystal Dynamics arsenic each anticipation of the task being reinstated vanished.

Crystal Dynamics primitively signed onto Perfect Dark arsenic co-developer aft the task struggled to get disconnected the crushed with its archetypal co-dev, Certain Affinity. Crystal was acquired by Embracer Group successful 2022, and Perfect Dark was canceled successful July aft failing to look astatine the Xbox Games Showcase the anterior month.

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