Matt Firor says Microsoft cancelled Project Blackbird in a costly Xbox‑era decision

Project Blackbird was an ambitious online MMO inspired by Cyberpunk 2077 and Destiny Firor left ZeniMax Online soon after Microsoft cancelled Project Blackbird The game was far from finished at the time of its cancellation Microsoft’s cancellation was part of wider Xbox layoffs and cost‑cutting COVI

  • Project Blackbird was an ambitious online MMO inspired by Cyberpunk 2077 and Destiny
  • Firor left ZeniMax Online soon after Microsoft cancelled Project Blackbird
  • The game was far from finished at the time of its cancellation
  • Microsoft’s cancellation was part of wider Xbox layoffs and cost‑cutting
  • COVID‑19 scaling delays slowed development and the project's budget remained high
  • Firor said Microsoft wanted predictable, forecastable business and analyzed large projects financially

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