Report – Xbox cuts around 25% of Obsidian staff
Xbox has initiated significant layoffs across its studios, with Obsidian Entertainment reportedly losing around 25% of its staff, impacting producers, artists, designers, and more. This is part of Microsoft's larger plan to lay off 3,200 employees by June 2027, though Blizzard Entertainment teams have been spared for now. The restructuring aims to shift focus away from smaller acquired studios, but the arbitrary nature of the cuts is causing concern over lost expertise.
- Entities
- Company: id Software
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Blizzard Entertainment
- Company: Obsidian Entertainment
- Topic: Studio Restructuring
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Bethesda
- Company: Xbox
- Game: Avowed
- Game: Fallout
- Game: The Outer Worlds 2
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: The Elder Scrolls
- Game: Grounded
- Company: Eidos Montreal
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