Xbox Focuses on Highest Priorities, Maintains Game Spending Levels

Microsoft confirms it's re-focusing spending on 'highest priorities' for the business, not reducing overall game investment.

Microsoft has withdrawn funding for Hitman developer IO Interactive's new fantasy game to prioritize key areas of investment. Xbox is undergoing significant changes as it shifts focus while maintaining its total game investment from last year. IO Interactive's Project Fantasy is still in development, with the studio facing layoffs amid the reshuffle. Xbox's restructuring, led by CEO Asha Sharma, will involve layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations starting on July 6.