Xbox reveals desire for smaller award winning games shortly after closing studio behind Hi-Fi Rush

This comes following the closure of several Microsoft-owned developers including Tango Gameworks – which created a smaller award winning game last year.

Head of Xbox, Matt Booty, expressed during an internal town hall meeting that the company wants “smaller games that give us prestige and awards”.

This information comes via a report by Ash Parrish at The Verge, who revealed information on this meeting overnight.