United Kingdom, Nov. 3 -- Former Arkane Austin president Raphael Colantonio has hit out at Microsoft for shuttering the studio.

The company announced it would be closing the developer alongside 'Wraithborne's Alpha Dog and 'Hi-Fi Rush' developer Tango Gameworks - who was subsequently acquired by Krafton - and now the founder of Arkane has said shelving the studio was "not a good decision".

Speaking with PC Gamer, Colantonio - who left the company following the release of its 2017 shooter 'Prey' - said: "I think if you look a little bit, it's obvious that Arkane Austin was a very special group of people that have made some cool things and that could pull it off again.

"I think it was a decision that just came down to, 'We need to cut so...