Netflix has closed its Southern California AAA game studio, Team Blue, after less than a year of operation. The closure comes amid a restructuring of the company’s gaming division and the departure of key executives, including Chacko Sonny, Joseph Staten, and Rafael Grassetti. This move signals a potential shift in Netflix’s gaming strategy, which has been aggressively expanding into the market over the past few years.
Netflix has quietly shut down its internal AAA game studio ‘Blue’, which was staffed by industry veterans and was poised to create a big-budget PC game. Despite never officially announcing the studio or its projects, clues emerged hinting at a multi-platform strategy, potentially marking a significant shift for Netflix’s gaming ambitions.
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