But one particularly overlooked aspect of the game industry is co-development, studios that specialize in doing a lot of the heavy lifting, partnering with major studios on some of the biggest games around. Among co-development studios, few are as big as Virtuos — which recently developed Oblivion Remastered alongside Bethesda. Square EnixOver the years, the role of co-development studios has shifted, becoming a more integral piece of creation, rather than something ancillary. Because we saw how much easier it is to start co-development when you have people in the same time zone and culture.”While known for co-development, Virtuos took the lead on the recent Oblivion remaster. A big part of that is because he thinks co-development will only become an even bigger part of the industry.