omg, you guys, the latest news about xbox studios is pretty wild. so, microsoft just announced a huge restructuring of their xbox division, which means a ton of people are losing their jobs. like, we're talking 1,600 people already laid off, and another 1,600 on the chopping block sometime between now and next summer. that's a lot of uncertainty and fear for the people still working there.



i can only imagine how scary it must be to go to work every day not knowing if you're going to be next on the list. and the worst part is, nobody really knows what's going on or who's going to be affected next. apparently, staff were kept in the dark about the whole thing for weeks, and when they finally did find out, it was through some super brief video calls where they couldn't even ask questions. that's just really rough, you know?



one of the studios that got hit really hard is id software, which is pretty famous for making doom and other awesome games. they lost like 136 staff members, which is a huge deal. and the thing is, some of the people who got laid off were super experienced and had been working on id tech, which is the engine that powers a lot of their games. so, now there's a big question mark over whether id software can still make the games they're known for, or if they'll just be struggling to keep up.



it's not just id software, though - other studios like bethesda game studios, which makes the elder scrolls and fallout series, are also affected. and that's a big deal, because those are some of xbox's biggest franchises. so, it's like, how are they going to keep making these amazing games if they'reRead more: Full article on www.eurogamer.net

What do you think about this?