'The entire thing is going to fall apart:' Inside the latest round of mass layoffs at Xbox
Game Developer · 10 min read · top_stories
Microsoft laid off 3,200 Xbox staff by end of fiscal year, including 136 at id Software, in the fifth mass-reduction round since 2023. Affected developers across Bethesda, ZeniMax Online Studios, and id Software were notified via brief video calls with chat and microphones disabled; one id Software call lasted under 60 seconds. Workers reported the cuts felt self-defeating and needlessly cruel, with some receiving meeting invites just 10 minutes before layoff announcements.
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