Fans debate whether Turn 10's merger is a real closure
4 Oct 30 12:10 PM · 13d ago · 1 post · 10 comments · 1 source · development 4 of 4
Commenters dispute whether the Turn 10/Playground merger amounts to a shutdown, with some arguing it is a rebrand in name only, while others express hope for a future Motorsport or Project Gotham Racing revival.
“I really hope Xbox will have a look and bring back a new Motorsport game next gen or a Project Gotham Racing.”
PlutuserixDan Greenawalt Founder/director, Turn 10 StudiosTrevor Williams Studio head, Playground GamesTurn 10 Studios Developer of Forza MotorsportPlayground Games Developer of Forza HorizonMicrosoft (Xbox) Parent company
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They just slashed middle management who played a big role in it. This line of thinking is what I don't see it getting better. The problems aren't just middle management. The workers are just as complicit, as far as the worlds and stories that dragged down the brand to begin with. Also the studio sales were done to pay debt many of which were…
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The first month everyone was running to get the Miata FE and then the Skyline FE. Once that wore off and everyone started doing races, that's where it was found that Drag tires were busted and that got nerfed in a month. Now Rally tires are the meta for less PI since semi slicks have almost the same amount of grip for more PI, among other things…
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And yet Microsoft is not gutting it because they know its a moneymaker and a iconic series of a iconic franchise. They know the potential is still there. All they did was slash middle management to restore creative freedom and merge the 2 studios to slash bureaucracy that existed beforehand even when the 2 studios collaborated. It is considered…
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Its not the closure that you would think it is. You see the office and the remaining developers are still there. The Microsoft Reset just merged Turn 10 and Playground Games into one and Turn 10 Studios rebranded to Playground Games Redmond. Its all in name only. And the Motorsport specific side of Turn 10 were laid off last year anyway. If you go…
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Bizarre Creations made Project Gotham Racing, not Turn 10. Bizarre Creations was an exclusive Sega developer (Metropolitan Street Racer) who moved to Xbox when Sega exited the console market and then created the spiritual successor to MSR which is PGR. Peter Moore came over from Sega to run the Xbox division and brought with him most of Sega’s…
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Makes sense, since they basically all but closed down Turn 10. I really hope Xbox will have a look and bring back a new Motorsport game next gen or a Project Gotham Racing. It's weird how there are almost no high profile racing franchises left beside Forza Horizon and Gran Turismo.
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Very demanding for not much gains. They made a huge deal about it being built from the ground up, kept saying it over and over, and the game still looked worse than GT7 which is using models created for GTS last gen.
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Yeah people never buy iterations of the same game or format on an annual basis. Especialy not games with an emphasis on sports or competition.
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Does the multiplayer in 6 still disables collision on race start and in corners, making it basically a time trial instead of racing?
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They did not relocate to the United Kingdom. They merged and rebranded to Playground Games Redmond. The closure is in name only.
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he is the guy that ok the dude that did the garbarge engine for the new game that killed the motor sport series...
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Didn't play the last one, got tired of the same old formula without much changes. What happened to the engine ?
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The last Motorsport was garbage and the Horizon games are fun but ever one is the same thing now.
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All the people who made Forza are still at Microsoft they just got folded into Playground Games.
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