Discussion Xbox to lay off 650 employees

[KvallyX]

Microsoft to cut 650 more gaming jobs [Update]

It's the second big round of cuts at the Xbox-maker this year following its purchase of Activision Blizzard

www.gamefile.news

Subject: Changes to Microsoft Gaming

For the past year, our goal has been to minimize disruption while welcoming new teams and enabling them to do their best work. As part of aligning our post-acquisition team structure and managing our business, we have made the decision to eliminate approximately 650 roles across Microsoft Gaming—mostly corporate and supporting functions—to organize our business for long term success.

I know that this is difficult news to hear. We are deeply grateful for the contributions of our colleagues who are learning they are impacted. In the US, we’re supporting them with exit packages that include severance, extended healthcare, and outplacement services to help with their transition; outside the US packages will differ according to location.

With these changes, our corporate and supporting teams and resources are aligned for sustainable future growth, and can better support our studio teams and business units with programs and resources that can scale to meet their needs. Separately, as part of running the business, there are some impacts to other teams as they adapt to shifting priorities and manage the lifecycle and performance of games. No games, devices or experiences are being cancelled and no studios are being closed as part of these adjustments today.

Throughout our team’s history, we have had great moments, and we have had challenging ones. Today is one of the challenging days. I know that going through more changes like this is hard, but even in the most trying times, this team has been able to come together and show one another care and kindness as we work to continue delivering for our players. We appreciate your support as we navigate these changes and we thank you for your compassion and respect for each other.

Phil

More redundancy being removed. That's pretty sad that this happens. I assume MS knew they would do this when acquiring Activision/Bethesda. Is there anyone left? They just laid off 1900 earlier.

 

[toadsage44]

B-b-but people on Twitter told me the Activision acquisition was good for gaming and that it would save the poor ABK employees from Bobby Kotick!

 

[Petekilla]

Man. It’s crazy how when bad PS news happens, bad Xbox news follows.

 

[Kokoloko]

There gonna fill the jobs with IGN staff.
Its a new business model. Use 50% less workforce, 100% more shill journalism and see if that improves numbers

 

[quest4441]

If CoD doesn't sell as much as it does yearly on Xbox and there is no 2x rise in subs to make up for loss of sales, What is xbox going to do?

I fully expect perfect dark and fable to flop

 

[AllBizness]

Perhaps they would save money by cutting back on the shilling and astroturfers

 

[Kokoloko]

Perhaps they would save money by cutting back on the shilling and astroturfers

MS and windows became what it is by the same tactics lol

 

[Bryank75]

Losing your job is always a difficult thing, no matter who you are.

Hope they are all alright.

 

[Say1nMan]

Xbox PR team: “Quick, how do we capitalize on this $700 PS5 Pro pricing news?”

Phil Spencer: “More layoffs.”

 

[KvallyX]

I fully expect perfect dark and fable to flop

I hope not, I am really looking forward to those two games. More so Fable though.

 

[quest4441]

I hope not, I am really looking forward to those two games. More so Fable though.

I think we are looking back through nostalgia for those franchises like we do with killzone and resistance on the ps side, Fable was never that good and was hyped up because that console had no good exclusive rpg's. We are in a post witcher 3, botw, cyberpunk phantom liberty time- Fable has to do more than wow with just graphics

 

[Englishy]

If CoD doesn't sell as much as it does yearly on Xbox and there is no 2x rise in subs to make up for loss of sales, What is xbox going to do?

I fully expect perfect dark and fable to flop

More layoffs, more price increases where they can, smaller allowance for Jez Corden etc.

Basically, all of the stuff that the pro-acquisition geniuses were warned about.

 

[KvallyX]

I think we are looking back through nostalgia for those franchises like we do with killzone and resistance on the ps side, Fable was never that good and was hyped up because that console had no good exclusive rpg's. We are in a post witcher 3, botw, cyberpunk phantom liberty time- Fable has to do more than wow with just graphics

They have a lot to live up to, that is for sure. I am still holding out hope. Fable was very good for me, as I never was much into the larger, deeper RPG games. We will see. Well, that's if they ever release that is.

 

[Puff]

This is devastatingly sad. All those paid Journalists who supported this acquisition should be held accountable.

 

[Gediminas]

Microsoft to cut 650 more gaming jobs [Update]

It's the second big round of cuts at the Xbox-maker this year following its purchase of Activision Blizzard

www.gamefile.news

More redundancy being removed. That's pretty sad that this happens. I assume MS knew they would do this when acquiring Activision/Bethesda. Is there anyone left? They just laid off 1900 earlier.

Xbox and M$ for :
The players
The consumers
The Devs

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

It was expected. Every merger has to cut redundancy positions. We told people that many jobs will be lost and big mergers are only good for corporates not employees or consumers.

 

[Bryank75]

It was expected. Every merger has to cut redundancy positions. We told people that many jobs will be lost and big mergers are only good for corporates not employees or consumers.

Could be even more on the way, even still...

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

Could be even more on the way, even still...

Yeah, Activision is huge. There's definitely more cuts. Also, don't forget this year's COD will lose millions of copies due to Gamepass. So, if doesn't move Gamepass numbers up, you know what's gonna happen.

 

[Sircaw]

Man. It’s crazy how when bad PS news happens, bad Xbox news follows.

its a great day to bury bad news.

 

[Yobo]

Lmao fuck anyone who works at Xbox