The main layoffs are Spread across Microsoft today, affecting game developers in Xbox in several studios and projects they are working on, even as company executives tell employees that more gamers are playing Xbox than ever before.
According to the Seattle Times, layoffs starting Wednesday morning affected 9,000 employees or 4% of Microsoft’s workforce. The full scope of layoffs within Microsoft’s gaming division remains unknown.
“We will continue to implement organizational and workforce changes, which are necessary to bring companies and teams to success in dynamic markets,” Microsoft spokesman Jeff Jones told Wired. The company said that despite the impact of the game, it does not constitute most layoffs and these cuts will affect people in different regions, tenure and teams.
Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Games, said in his Wired staff that Xbox follows “Microsoft’s leading edge in removing management to improve agility and effectiveness…I recognize that these changes come when we have more players, games and game time.” Employees who have been cancelled roles are encouraged to apply for other positions in Microsoft Games, “This application will be reviewed priority.”
Spencer added that the company will “protect what is booming and focus on areas with the greatest potential while meeting the company’s expectations of our business.” Game teams across Microsoft are still learning how to impact their roles, with some sources saying they have arranged staff meetings later today.
Windows Central Reports Perfect darkness The developer’s initiative will end as part of a reduction that swept the company, and its revival of the 2000 first-person shooter has been cancelled. VGC reports rare EverwildIt’s an action-adventure game that has been in development for more than a decade and was cancelled as employees continue to be informed of layoffs at other studios such as Zenimax and King.
EverwildGame Pass, which is expected to be launched using the Xbox series X/S and PC, is the new title for Rare. Despite development troubles, there are few details about the game. In 2021, the project will be “restarted from scratch”. The game was officially announced in 2019 and has a brief trailer. In February, Spencer quoted it in an interview with Xboxera Everwild As a game release, he looks forward to it. “Good to see the team Everwild and the progress they have made. ” Spencer said at the time.
According to BloombergThe Elder Scrolls Online Developer Zenimax Online Studios is canceling a new MMORPG project due to cuts. The store also reported layoffs of about 200 people Candy secret love Manufacturer King, layoffs are also call of Duty Developer Raven software.
All the information Spencer gives to employees is as follows:
