After talking about a possible Microsoft deal following its decision to break away from Activision Blizzard, Toys for Bob is making the collaboration official.

The 35-year-old video game development studio broke away from its long-time parent company, Activision, last month. This ended a 24-year relationship that saw it go from premiere makers of licensed games to eventually landing a shot at making a big-budget platformer in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time.

Unfortunately, Toys for Bob peaked as theCall of Duty machine needed Activision all its hands on deck. As a result, it became a support studio to Infinity Ward and Raven Software, along with several others.

The best-case scenario for Toys for Bob's partnership with Microsoft will be Moon Studios' pair of platformers: Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

However, with this news, courtesy of a report from Windows Central's Jez Cordon, we're not going to be waiting for long for Toys for Bob's next project.