The downsizing of Microsoft’s gaming division continues. More layoffs are expected at Xbox after the closure of Tango Gameworks (creators of Hi-Fi Rush), Arkane Austin (Redfall), Roundhouse Games (helped with The Elder Scrolls Online) and Alpha Dog Studios (Mighty DOOM).
At this time and earlier this week, Microsoft Gaming has an unspecified number of employees. receive notifications– says journalist Tom Warren from The Verge.
Warren took to social media site X to respond to an announcement from Jessabird (as she calls herself on X), whose position at Xbox had been canceled. Warren believes Jesse should have learned about the layoff while on vacation.
We don’t know at this time how many people will be affected by the new wave of layoffs at Xbox. The previous major wave involved approx. 1900 peopleincluding from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda and Activision Blizzard. Later, unofficial sources told us that this is not the end of the matter.
“Closing any team is hard on the person and the team,” Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Gaming, made the announcement after the previous firing, noting that he had not previously commented on the matter for good reason: his focus was on those teams and their employees.
“Obviously this is a very painful decision for them, and I want to make sure that with severance and other measures, we do the right thing for the individual team members. This is not about my PR, this is not about Xbox’s PR. This is about these teams.” he added.
Source :Indian TV
