007 First Light 开发商裁员，但坚称其下一个系列项目将继续推进

IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman series and 007 First Light, announced that it is laying off staff after a relationship with an “external partner” on its next big franchise, Project Fantasy, “has come to an end.” IO has described Project Fantasy as an “online fantasy RPG”, and Kotaku and Bloomberg report that Microsoft, which is planning significant cuts as part of a broader “reset” of the Xbox business, was going to be the game’s publisher.

《杀手》（Hitman）系列和《007 First Light》的开发商 IO Interactive 宣布，由于其下一个大型系列项目“Project Fantasy”的“外部合作伙伴”关系已经终止，公司目前正在进行裁员。IO 将 Project Fantasy 描述为一款“在线奇幻 RPG”，据 Kotaku 和彭博社报道，作为 Xbox 业务更广泛“重组”计划的一部分，微软原本是该游戏的发行商，但目前正计划进行大规模削减。

It’s unclear how many people will be affected by IO’s “staffing decisions.” The company says “we are fully committed to supporting those affected through this challenging transition.” IO also notes that it remains “100% committed to” Project Fantasy and promises that “this wonderful universe will see the light of day.”

目前尚不清楚有多少员工会受到 IO 此次“人事调整”的影响。该公司表示：“我们完全致力于在这一充满挑战的过渡期内为受影响的员工提供支持。”IO 同时指出，他们对 Project Fantasy 依然保持“100% 的投入”，并承诺“这个美妙的宇宙终将面世”。

An Xbox spokesperson, in a statement to Bloomberg, says that the company is “taking a fresh look at where we invest so we’re focusing on our highest priorities.” The spokesperson adds that Xbox is “not reducing our overall investment in games” and that “We expect to invest about the same in content as we did last year. What’s changing is where we’re investing and the kinds of projects we’re backing.”

Xbox 发言人在给彭博社的一份声明中表示，公司正在“重新审视投资方向，以便专注于最高优先级的项目”。该发言人补充说，Xbox “并没有减少在游戏方面的整体投资”，并表示“我们预计在内容上的投入与去年大致相同。改变的是我们的投资领域以及我们所支持的项目类型。”

IO’s Yann Roskell declined to comment. Xbox didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment from The Verge.

IO 的 Yann Roskell 拒绝置评。Xbox 未能立即回复 The Verge 的置评请求。

Here is IO’s full message about the changes, from X:

以下是 IO 在 X（原 Twitter）上发布的关于此次变动的完整声明：

Dear gaming community, For a good while, it has been all positive news from IO Interactive. We remain humbled and honored by the response to our latest outing with a young, unproven Bond. A bold new story and a take on one of the most famous characters in entertainment, which the world has embraced with love.

亲爱的游戏社区：在过去很长一段时间里，IO Interactive 传出的都是好消息。对于大家对我们最新作品——关于一位年轻且未经考验的邦德——的反馈，我们深感谦卑与荣幸。这是一个大胆的新故事，也是对娱乐界最著名角色之一的全新诠释，世界各地都给予了它热烈的拥抱。

However, today we have to share some more downbeat news. A relationship with an external partner on our own IP, Project Fantasy, has come to an end. This means we have to adapt to this new reality and its short-term consequences, including staffing decisions, which is what is happening as we write this update, and we are fully committed to supporting those affected through this challenging transition.

然而，今天我们不得不分享一些令人沮丧的消息。我们自有 IP“Project Fantasy”的一项外部合作伙伴关系已经终止。这意味着我们必须适应这一新现实及其带来的短期后果，包括人事调整——这正是我们撰写此更新时正在发生的事情。我们完全致力于在这一充满挑战的过渡期内为受影响的员工提供支持。

Project Fantasy is a game, a world, and an IP that we absolutely love and remain 100% committed to, now and in the future. This wonderful universe will see the light of day.

Project Fantasy 是我们深爱的一款游戏、一个世界和一个 IP，无论现在还是未来，我们都将保持 100% 的投入。这个美妙的宇宙终将面世。

The layoffs follow the success of 007 First Light, which was released in May and quickly sold 3 million copies. In a recent interview with The Verge, Amazon’s games boss wouldn’t confirm if IO would be the developer of a potential sequel, but noted that Amazon will figure out who is making the next Bond game “as the dust settles on this one.”

此次裁员发生于《007 First Light》取得成功之后，该作于 5 月发布，销量迅速突破 300 万份。在最近接受 The Verge 采访时，亚马逊游戏部门负责人并未确认 IO 是否会担任潜在续作的开发商，但指出亚马逊将在“本作尘埃落定后”再决定由谁来制作下一款邦德游戏。