These are the franchises being affected by the latest studio closures at Microsoft

[Windows Central]

Microsoft has closed four studios, folding some of these employees into others. As a result, fan-favorite franchises are potentially never to be seen again. What games are affected by these layoffs, and who's exactly safe?

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[serdezdezen]

I think compared to other really big games publishers, Microsoft historically compares well, in terms of allowing creative games and new IPs.

That being said, if you're a Microsoft game studio and you've released multiple games that just don't sell well, they could be the greatest games in the world, but a company like Microsoft is not going to just keep going with that forever.

At the end of the day, genuine creative games don't always sell well, and that's a reality of business.