It looks like as the day rolls on, the news will just keep getting worse. This time it’s Forza Motorsport creator Turn 10 which has allegedly been gutted in this latest round of layoffs.
Word once again comes via Jason Schreier of Bloomberg who noted that multiple Call of Duty studios such as Raven have been hit by layoffs.
But the biggest sufferer so far is apparently Turn 10. According to Jason, a source has told him nearly 50% of their staff have been cut. It’s difficult to know the exact amount as Turn 10 doesn’t publically list how many employees it has. A reasonably reliable source claims 251, but other sources have said anywhere up to 500. This means we are looking at anywhere from 125 people, up to 250.
Turn 10 layoffs are likely to be driven by the lukewarm reception of Forza Motorsport in October 2023. Reviews were sold, but chart performance was weak, and Steam player numbers were low. It likely did well enough on Game Pass, but Microsoft and Turn 10 were suspiciously quiet in regards to its performance, a likely indicator that it didn’t do well.
The Forza Horizon series has overshadowed the mainline series for quite a while now.