Disney Finite: Disney Infinity Gets Discontinued, No More Marvel Or Star Wars Updates
By Ethan Anderton/May 11, 2016 7:30 am EST
Find out more about the announcement of Disney Infinity discontinued after the jump.
Disney made an official announcement on the Disney Interactive blog:
Our goal for Disney Infinity was to bring the best of Disney storytelling to life in homes around the world, and with your support we accomplished that. We hope you had as much fun playing the game as we had making it.
The good news is that there are still two more updates that will arrived before Disney Infinity completely pulls the plug. Alice Through the Looking Glass and Finding Dory will be the final updates for Disney Infinity, arriving in May and June respectively.
As with any major decision like this, Disney canceled Disney Infinity simply because sales weren’t as high as they needed to be to sustain the cost of keeping it going. Bob Iger said the risk just caught up with them and the confidence in the project just wasn’t there any more.
Variety’s report on Disney’s announcement also reveals the company will lose $147 million because of Disney Infinity. More importantly, the shutting down of Avalanche Studios, the company behind Disney Infinity, will result in about 300 people losing their jobs. Disney will certainly make back the money lost, especially with the huge box office they’ve been pulling in thanks to Zootopia, The Jungle Book and Captain America: Civil War so far, but those employees may be struggling for a bit.
Disney Infinity was a fun video game concept allowing a mash-up of characters, environments and vehicles that you would never see anywhere else. Having played the game with friends who enjoyed the game with their kids, I must say it was cool to play as Mr. Incredible wielding Captain America’s shield while flying around the Millennium Falcon. At the very least, even without updates, there’s still plenty of fun to be had with the game since it allows for so much independent play and customization. It’s just a shame that the market couldn’t sustain it enough to continue for years to come.
