Xbox Merges Playground Games and Turn 10 Into One Studio Focused on Forza and Fable

Xbox is merging Playground Games and Turn 10 into a single studio as part of its latest restructuring, bringing the teams behind Forza Horizon and Forza Motorsport together under one organization focused on the Forza and Fable franchises.

The change represents a major shift for Xbox's racing division. Playground Games has developed the Forza Horizon series, while Turn 10 has been responsible for Forza Motorsport. Xbox says the two studios have been creative and franchise partners for more than a decade, and their work will now formally move into one team.

🚗 One Studio for Forza and Fable

According to Xbox's internal announcement, the newly combined studio will focus on both Forza and Fable. Playground Games is currently developing Fable, while the studio also recently launched Forza Horizon 6.

Xbox has not provided further details on how development responsibilities will be divided between the former Playground Games and Turn 10 teams, or whether the restructuring will result in any changes to the Forza franchise.

The announcement is part of a wider Xbox restructuring that includes 268 role eliminations across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the Xbox Game Studios management and central functions layer.

Halo is now under Activision
Halo Studios is moving to a support role for existing Halo games
Rare is now under Activision
Obsidian is now under Bethesda
Playground Games and Turn 10 are merging into one studio focused on Forza and Fable
Ninja Theory is facing a proposed closure
Arkane's future remains undecided

❓ What Happens to Forza Motorsport?

The announcement does not specifically state what the merger means for the future of Forza Motorsport. Xbox only confirms that Playground Games and Turn 10 will operate as one studio focused on the Forza and Fable franchises.

Speaking of Forza, recent Steam reviews for Forza Horizon 6 have dropped from “Very Positive” to “Mixed.” Players have cited repetitive content and Playlist FOMO, limited customization, crashes and save issues, multiplayer problems, age verification, and livery moderation among their complaints.