Clearly the issue is that FDev therefore have £12m+ of cash spare and they'll be tempted to increase the size of the development teams through hiring. This is a bad thing: too many cooks spoil the broth, 9 women can't make a baby in 1 month, etc.
The only way for FDev to save themselves from Doomed™ is instead lay off a hundred or so staff and shrink the development teams. All the best development houses get smaller over time, they start at 500 staff and gradually reduce before hitting maximum production at 30 employees. Hold Hunger Games or Musical Chairs events to make downsizing a fun activity.
The money gained from the record annual sales revenue and Tencent investment would be better placed in a big money tower for remaining staff to swim in - it's a widely-known morale booster. And literally burning money is a more efficient source of heat than a central radiator system.
With fewer staff and £millions sitting unused, Elite development pace will increase ten-fold! The game is saved!
This needs repping but I have run out for GT. Someone please oblige.