Dan Greenawalt, co-creator of the Forza franchise, is reportedly leaving Microsoft, according to PC Gamer.

Greenawalt has been one of the most recognizable figures behind the racing series since its inception, and his reported departure lands at a rough moment for the simulation side of the brand. PC Gamer characterized the news bluntly as "another nail in Motorsport's coffin," reflecting broader concern about the direction of Forza Motorsport relative to the commercially dominant Horizon spinoffs.

Neither Greenawalt nor Microsoft has been cited with official confirmation in the report, so the move remains in the reported-but-unconfirmed category for now. Still, for a franchise that has been one of Xbox's tentpole exclusives for two decades, losing a founding creative voice would be a meaningful marker — and fans of the Motorsport line in particular will be watching closely for what it signals about the series' future.