Yesterday, January 25, he announced Microsoft record release 1900 employees from its more than twenty thousand gaming division, Microsoft Gaming. It seems that people from Blizzard, including the developers of Overwatch 2 or Diablo IV, are learning about the resignations. CEO Mike Ibarra also left the company effective immediately.
Journalist reports on other affected positions and departments Eat Corden. Microsoft had, for example completely abolish the department for publishing physical copies of games. This doesn’t mean Xbox will stop producing boxed versions, it may outsource the work, but at least it speaks to the company’s priorities. For example, the upcoming Hellblade II will not receive a physical copy.
Activision, Blizzard and King should have complete cessation of customer support, which from now on will take place outside. Activision Blizzard was one of the last major gaming companies to provide quality in-house customer support. Community managers are expected to be hit next.
Microsoft has also shut down the departments dedicated to bringing Xbox games to physical retail… which if you’ve seen the leaks of the digital-only Xbox console… well, you might get an idea of where Microsoft is headed in this direction.
— Jez (@JezCorden) January 25, 2024
Last but not least, the de facto entire team of the recently canceled Blizzard survival game known as Odyssey. According to Bloomberg, the game was supposed to be in development for six years. funnybut due to the transition from the Unity engine to proprietary technology, which presented additional difficulties, it also had to have several years of development ahead.
Source :Indian TV
