The Perfect Dark reboot has been cancelled. Reports came to light on July 2, 2025, following the sad news that mass layoffs had hit Xbox. With a leaked memo from Xbox Game Studios president Matt Booty confirming that both Perfect Dark development has ended and that the studio behind, The Initiative, it has been closed.
Other projects were also canceled, including Rare's fantasy adventure, Everwild. The Initiative was first formed in 2018 under the Xbox Game Studios list of developers. Set to be among the upcoming Xbox Series X games we were expecting to see land in 2026, the Perfect Reboot was initially pitched as the long awaited return of Joanna Dark, in what would have been a "fresh take on the secret agent experience.
