Overview
- Xbox announced Tuesday that Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios will be combined into one studio reporting to Xbox content leadership.
- Xbox said remaining Turn 10 staff will move into the merged team to work on the developer-held Forza and the studio-led Fable projects.
- Turn 10 suffered major layoffs in 2025 that left the studio severely reduced and prompted Xbox to keep only a skeleton team on Motorsport maintenance.
- The company has not disclosed the new studio’s name, final leadership, exact staff counts, or whether the Forza Motorsport simulation line will continue.
- The move is part of a broader Xbox reorganization that reassigns franchises and studios and could shift resources toward near-term releases such as Playground’s reported Fable reboot expected early next year.