Twisted Pixel no longer owned by Microsoft

[Raven]

[Legend]

Well this is unexpected news.

[kitler53]

[Legend]

Basically it seems Microsoft wanted to shut them down and close the studio, but spinning them off works better for everyone.

How many first party xbox studios are left?

343
The Coalition
Press Play
Mojang
Turn 10
Team Dakota
Lionhead
Rare

[the-pi-guy]

343 Industries – Halo series.
Decisive Games – Working on a "beloved" strategy game
FIT – Holobuilder/Minecraft on Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
(FUN)ction Studios  – Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Good Science Studio – Kinect Adventures, Kinect Fun Labs, Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Kids and Lifestyle Entertainment – Xbox Fitness
Launchworks - South Park Scott Tenorman's Revenge , South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
Leap Experience Pioneers – Working on HoloStudio, building your own holograms on Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Microsoft Casual Games Team Solitaire, Mahjong, Minesweeper, Bingo, Jigsaw
Microsoft Garage  – Voice Commander exclusively for Xbox One
Platform Next Studios  – Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
SOTA - State of The Art Studios  – MARS on Microsoft HoloLens
Team Dakota – Project Spark
Turn 10 Studios – Forza Motorsport series.



Lift London – Cloud digital games for tablets, consoles and mobiles
Lionhead Studios – Fable series
Rare Ltd. – Banjo-Kazooie series, Viva Piñata, Kameo: Elements of Power, Conker, Kinect Sports, Sea of Thieves.


Press Play – Small, downloadble titles - Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, Tentacles, Project: Knoxville Kalimba[39]
Mojang – Minecraft


The Coalition – Microsoft Flight,  – Gears of War series
BigPark – Joy Ride series, Kinect Sports: Season Two

[Legend]

343 Industries – Halo series.
Decisive Games – Working on a "beloved" strategy game
FIT – Holobuilder/Minecraft on Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
(FUN)ction Studios  – Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Good Science Studio – Kinect Adventures, Kinect Fun Labs, Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Kids and Lifestyle Entertainment – Xbox Fitness
Launchworks - South Park Scott Tenorman's Revenge , South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
Leap Experience Pioneers – Working on HoloStudio, building your own holograms on Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Microsoft Casual Games Team Solitaire, Mahjong, Minesweeper, Bingo, Jigsaw
Microsoft Garage  – Voice Commander exclusively for Xbox One
Platform Next Studios  – Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
SOTA - State of The Art Studios  – MARS on Microsoft HoloLens
Team Dakota – Project Spark
Turn 10 Studios – Forza Motorsport series.



Lift London – Cloud digital games for tablets, consoles and mobiles
Lionhead Studios – Fable series
Rare Ltd. – Banjo-Kazooie series, Viva Piñata, Kameo: Elements of Power, Conker, Kinect Sports, Sea of Thieves.


Press Play – Small, downloadble titles - Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, Tentacles, Project: Knoxville Kalimba[39]
Mojang – Minecraft


The Coalition – Microsoft Flight,  – Gears of War series
BigPark – Joy Ride series, Kinect Sports: Season Two

So many of those teams aren't on XBO or are vapor

[Raven]

343 Industries – Halo series.

Decisive Games – Working on a "beloved" strategy game
Largely a mystery.

FIT – Holobuilder/Minecraft on Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
No actual indication it's working on X1 software. All signs point exclusively to HoloLens.

(FUN)ction Studios  – Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Same as FIT.

Good Science Studio – Kinect Adventures, Kinect Fun Labs, Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Same as FIT.

Kids and Lifestyle Entertainment – Xbox Fitness
No word for years. Probably dead or refocused to non-Xbox projects.

Launchworks - South Park Scott Tenorman's Revenge , South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
Same as Kids and Lifestyle.

Leap Experience Pioneers – Working on HoloStudio, building your own holograms on Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Same as FIT.

Microsoft Casual Games Team Solitaire, Mahjong, Minesweeper, Bingo, Jigsaw
Nothing substantial for any platform.

Microsoft Garage  – Voice Commander exclusively for Xbox One
Nothing substantial for any platform.

Platform Next Studios  – Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Same as FIT.

SOTA - State of The Art Studios  – MARS on Microsoft HoloLens
Same as FIT.

Team Dakota – Project Spark
Supposedly working on something but no word.

Turn 10 Studios – Forza Motorsport series.



Lift London – Cloud digital games for tablets, consoles and mobiles
Rolled into Soho. No idea what's going on.

Lionhead Studios – Fable series

Rare Ltd. – Banjo-Kazooie series, Viva Piñata, Kameo: Elements of Power, Conker, Kinect Sports, Sea of Thieves.


Press Play – Small, downloadble titles - Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, Tentacles, Project: Knoxville Kalimba[39]

Mojang – Minecraft


The Coalition – Microsoft Flight,  – Gears of War series

BigPark – Joy Ride series, Kinect Sports: Season Two
Relegated to sports apps. May be closed down. No website or Facebook activity in ages.

[kitler53]

Basically it seems Microsoft wanted to shut them down and close the studio, but spinning them off works better for everyone.

How many first party xbox studios are left?

343
The Coalition
Press Play
Mojang
Turn 10
Team Dakota
Lionhead
Rare

the halo studio
the forza studio
the gears studio
the minecraft studio
the fable studio
the kinect studio
the cash for hire studio(s)

[Xevross]

the halo studio
the forza studio
the gears studio
the minecraft studio
the fable studio
the kinect studio
the cash for hire studio(s)

I think think those should be the official names

[Legend]

I think think those should be the official names

Rare needs to be called the formerly kinect studio. That hardware is dead.

[Raven]

Rare needs to be called the formerly kinect studio. That hardware is dead.

Like Rare if Sea of Thieves bombs.

[Legend]

Like Rare if Sea of Thieves bombs.

[the-pi-guy]

I'm personally hoping that Decisive is working on Age of Empires.  

Like Rare if Sea of Thieves bombs.

You mean when.

[Raven]

I'm personally hoping that Decisive is working on Age of Empires.  


You mean when.

Yes. Age of Empires. For PC. Exclusively. Not wasting time making a shaming console version.

[kitler53]

Like Rare if Sea of Thieves bombs.

based off of what was shown the game looks terrible and a horrible fit for the xbox audience too.  library diversification is great but the casuals are on ps4 and sea of thieves will suffer for that fact.