06-16-2026, 10:29 PM
Ori Creator Shares His Take On The Future Of Xbox's First-Party Strategy
"It still looks like Xbox is sitting on an absolute goldmine".It's no surprise that multiple people in the industry are sharing their thoughts about the state of Xbox Game Studios and Xbox's other first-party teams, as the rumours have been flying around about potential job cuts and studio closures.One of those people is the head of Moon Studios, Thomas Mahler, who delivered two Xbox console exclusives in Ori And The Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps before they later released on Nintendo Switch as well.Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/or...y-strategy
"It still looks like Xbox is sitting on an absolute goldmine".It's no surprise that multiple people in the industry are sharing their thoughts about the state of Xbox Game Studios and Xbox's other first-party teams, as the rumours have been flying around about potential job cuts and studio closures.One of those people is the head of Moon Studios, Thomas Mahler, who delivered two Xbox console exclusives in Ori And The Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps before they later released on Nintendo Switch as well.Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/or...y-strategy