Former Xbox Creative Director Admits He Wouldn't Have Funded His Studio's Final Game

Former South of Midnight director David Sears has admitted that he probably would not have funded the game if he had been in charge of Xbox. He also argued that Microsoft's approach to financing smaller projects was ultimately unsustainable, so even though he appreciated the company’s support for creative games like South of Midnight , he expressed his belief that the financial consequences of this strategy were inevitable. South of Midnight was developed by Compulsion Games, and it is an action-adventure title that was originally released in April 2025 for Xbox Series X/S and PC.