Double Fine, Compulsion Games and Ninja Theory: The three studios that Microsoft would close

A new report claims that several internal teams would be negotiating alternatives to Microsoft's restructuring.

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The evening is being particularly eventful for Xbox, and a new report from Bloomberg adds more uncertainty about the future of some of its studios. According to the information published by the US media outlet, several internal Microsoft teams would be exposed to possible closures within the reorganization process being prepared by the company.

The situation would be so delicate that some studio executives would already be exploring formulas to continue their activity outside of the Xbox structure.

Double Fine, Compulsion, and Ninja Theory would be among the affected studios

According to Bloomberg’s information, Double Fine, Compulsion Games, and Ninja Theory would be among the teams whose future is being evaluated by Microsoft as part of the changes driven by the new Xbox leadership.

• The report also indicates that executives from some of these studios would be holding conversations to seek possible independence, with the goal of continuing to develop projects as external companies in case Microsoft decides to reduce its internal structure.
• For now, no details have been given about how this process could materialize or which studios would actually be negotiating an exit, but the context fits with the reorganization strategy that Xbox has been implementing over the past few months.

The possible loss of teams like Ninja Theory, responsible for Senua, Compulsion Games, creators of South of Midnight, or Double Fine, the studio behind Psychonauts, would represent a significant change for the Xbox ecosystem, especially after the company has recently emphasized its intention to strengthen its major franchises and reorganize its investments for the coming years.

For now, we’ll have to wait for new developments, but the Bloomberg report suggests that the coming weeks could be decisive for the future of several of Xbox Game Studios’ most creative studios.