Things have been rough for Xbox Game Studios lately, with numerous layoffs and the cancellation of several games. One of the studios impacted was Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10, with reportedly 50% of its staff affected. This has led to fears about the future of the studio and Forza Motorsport, but Turn 10 says that it’ll continue to support it.
“Dear Forza Community, we know many of you have questions about what’s next for the Forza franchise, and we appreciate the support of our incredible community,” Turn10 wrote in its first post on X after almost a month of silence. “We wanted to assure players that Turn 10 and Playground Games will continue to support Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon 5.”
The studio says that it has several events planned for Forza Motorsport throughout August and September, starting with the return of Track Toys Tour as a permanent feature in the game. At the start of each month, an additional Tour will be added to the game until all of these have returned.
Layoffs at Turn 10 come at a time when the Forza franchise is experiencing positive growth on PS5. Since Microsoft shifted to a multiplatform strategy for its first-party games, Forza Horizon 5 and several other former Xbox exclusives have been some of the best-selling games on PS5. Forza Motorsport hasn’t been ported to the console yet, but it could only be a matter of time until it does, given the success of other Xbox games on the Sony platform.
It’s also worth noting that Microsoft reported a net revenue of $70.1 billion (up 13%) and a net profit of $25.8 billion (up 18%) for its latest quarter, and a few months later, statements issued by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer and Xbox president Sarah Bond about the staff cuts weren’t well-received.
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