Microsoft has been the company with the most layoffs in the industry this year
The video game industry is not going through its best moment, since, despite the release of big titles which caused 2023 to be considered one of the best years in this sector, the truth is that everything is being seen marred by wave of layoffs which are undergoing a large number of studies and companies, among which are mainly standing out Sony and Microsoft.
Regarding the Americans, it must be said that there have been many times during these six months when Microsoft's name has appeared in headlines along with the word dismissalespecially following the purchase of Activision Blizzard, as 1,900 jobs were cut at Xbox, Activision and ZeniMax (Bethesda's parent company) in January due to duplication of positions. These were also joined by the closures of four studios in bulk, most notably Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, the latter causing the most stir due to the fact that They came from making Hi-Fi RushHowever, the worst thing is that everything seems to indicate that a new wave is coming.
Some Xbox workers have been laid off even while on vacation
According to what was reported by [Insider Gaming]it seems that Microsoft is laying off more peopleincluding well-known names like senior product manager Angela Viness, design researcher Jessie, and technical program manager Cory Ebert, who have all taken to social media to discuss their new situation. However, the problem comes when The Verge's Tom Warren has cited one of these posts to claim that There will be more layoffs at Xbox this week.
It is not known exactly what the scope of the layoffs will be, but the situation seems to be quite serious if we take into account that Jessi herself has commented on social networks that He was fired while on vacationso it seems that even the minimum rights of workers are no longer respected.
more Xbox layoffs happening this week. Microsoft laid off Jessie while she was on vacation. https://t.co/TqM31fZPFA
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) July 3, 2024
Otherwise, it must be said that The reasons for the dismissals are variedalthough one that has attracted a lot of attention has been the closure of Tango Gameworks, since according to the head of Xbox, this would have been caused by a change in management.
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