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Ensemble would have survived if Microsoft had confidence in PC sales, says de Plater

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Ubisoft Shanghai creative director Michael de Plater has said he believes Microsoft would have kept Ensemble Studios running if the firm has real confidence in PC games sales.

"I think it's terrible, really a shame that Ensemble's been shut," he told VG247. "It's really a bit of a shock... It just speaks of the problems with PC. I'm sure if people were confident of PC sales then Microsoft wouldn't have done that."

De Plater also told us that piracy was the main reason Tom Clancy's EndWar wasn't receiving a PC version in line with the game's console SKUs.

Microsoft confirmed that Ensemble was to close in mid-September, saying the move was the "right thing" for its business.

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