Thomas Mahler, Moon Studios' co-founder and the director of Ori and the Blind Forest, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and No Rest for the Wicked, has just made a statement regarding the recent layoffs rumored to be occurring across several Xbox-owned studios. Mahler says that Xbox was "too focused on the past" during development of the Ori series, and that "nostalgia alone is not enough" for Xbox to be a successful business.
Last week, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma released a company-wide letter that discussed the future of Xbox. In this letter, Sharma said that a "reset" is currently underway for the gaming company. On June 15, Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan and chief of staff Louise O'Connor left the company. Mere hours after their departure, it was reported that Xbox was looking to shutter Compulsion Games, Double Fine, and Ninja Theory. Layoffs/studio closures have not been officially confirmed yet, and it's believed that at least Compulsion Games is in some sort of "negotiations" with Xbox.
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