An idea that is becoming increasingly popular these days Xbox can announce Presto Ori 3the new chapter of the series will be developed by another team outside of Microsoft, but apparently Head of Moon Studios, the team that created the originaldismissing the matter as “pointless” at least from his point of view.
According to some rumors, development speed for Ori 3 could be Another team outside of Microsoft, with support from Xbox Game Studios This could be the next phase of possible news that could “shock” several leakers due to its specificity, and the news could have already come to light during Gamescom 2026.
In fact, intellectual property As of now, Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps are still in Microsoft’s hands, so it’s possible Microsoft decides to assign the sequels to another team.
expected reaction
Those who know Thomas Mahler might have expected an exasperated reaction from him to rumors of Ori 3 in development, given his rather upbeat personality and tendency to speak without much of a filter on social media, and indeed, the comments arrived quickly, the head of Moon Studios reports Such rumors are “meaningless” And essentially negating the possibility of a new game coming soon.
“I haven’t heard of anything like it,” Mahler explained to those who asked about the development of Ori’s new chapter. “I don’t think that after 343 invested billions of dollars into running Halo, it still can’t regain the original magic. Microsoft should learn a lesson The right people have to be committed to certain intellectual property rights, otherwise mediocre results will be achieved,” he further added, with typical polemical remarks.
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Mahler also reported in initial news on the matter that Moon Studios has been discussing internally the possibility of reacquiring the rights to the Ori IP, considering it could “There’s nothing other studios can do about itit makes sense to bring him home. “
In the second post, Mahler was more explicit, saying “I can confirm that the Ori 3 rumors are meaningless,” while in the third, addressing the fact that the source of the rumor (NateTheHate) was deemed reliable, he reiterated, “I just spoke to someone from Microsoft,” adding, “We are working with Microsoftyou are such a fool! “
At this point, all that’s left is to wait: Mahler seems pretty sure of his position, but it must also be said that his team he can no longer control intellectual property rights, so Microsoft could really delegate the development of Ori 3 to another team, in which case there might be some interesting reactions.