Heavily impacted by the latest layoffs at Microsoft, the studio behind forza Motorsport would today be intended to become a simple support studio for Forza Horizon.
If you have followed the news for the past two days, then you have not been able to miss out: Xbox has just known one of the most chaotic days in its history. In addition to having announced the dismissal of several thousand of its employees, the Redmond firm has indeed confirmed the cancellation of several of his projectsas Everwild et Perfect Darkalongside the closure of the studio The Initiative. And bad news continues, since the creators of Forza Motorsport Also pay heavily the broken pots of this restructuring.
Forza Motorsport, is it now finished?
Indeed, as Jason Schreier confirmed yesterday on Bluesky, with more than 70 dismissed people, Turn 10 Studios is unfortunately one of the teams most affected by the new wave of current dismissal at Xbox. And for good reason, that would represent “Almost 50% of the workforce” From the studio according to the Bloomberg journalist. What the latter did not know, on the other hand, is that the whole branch dedicated to the development of Forza Motorsport would also have been closed in stride.
In any case, this is what Fred Russell, ex-employee of the company said, on his personal Facebook profile. “Turn 10 studios has closed the space forza motorsport and the team no longer exists” he reveals in particular. “It’s a really sad day for one of the best series of video game racing. I loved my time there “ Then deplores the ex-developer, who officiated as a content coordinator within the studio between 2012 and 2016.
But does that mean that Turn 10 studios is doomed to disappear? Not necessarily. Because if the future of Forza Motorsport seems indeed more than compromised at present, its creators, or in any case what remains of it, seem now intended to support Playground Games on the development of Come on Horizon. “The studio is open to help the horizon side … they only closed the forza motorsport part” specifies Russell in response to a comment which was left to him.
Official speaking remains expected
None of these lines are written, none of this has yet been written. Neither by turn 10 studios, nor by Xbox. Nevertheless, these revelations arise as the last forza Motorsport dated, released in 2023, does not necessarily seem to have met the expected success for the American publisher. Unlike Forza Horizon 5which reflects the growing popularity of the franchise in the eyes of the public, including On PS5 Where the title landed several weeks ago.
