You don’t even have to read between the lines if you are able to parse the typical corporate bullshit mumbo jumbo lingo (in this case, “enhance management efficiency” and “enhance corporate value”). Bless Online has been a huge money pit where not even the Steam cash grab could recoup a fraction of the investment. I’m also not naive enough to not know these studios tend to milk from one cash cow to fund the next thing; in this case, Bless Unleashed for the Xbox One by their Round 8 Studio subsidiary.
Considering that the company shutdown the Korean version of Bless shortly after Bless Unleashed was announced, the writing was on the wall from that point (especially when the CCU’s have been consistently downwards). The company is going to likely try to keep Bless Online running until it hits the 1 year mark (start of early access) while focusing on getting Bless Unleashed launched. But no one should be surprised when Neowiz eventually pulls the trigger on the Steam version sometime this year.
