Xbox Developers Facing “Panic and Anxiety” at Further Layoffs – Rumor
Xbox developers are reportedly experiencing significant panic and anxiety due to ongoing and anticipated future layoffs, with further job cuts planned for the remainder of fiscal year 2027. This uncertainty is causing stress among remaining staff, who fear their workload could be used as justification for future termination. The situation extends to agencies working with the company, which have seen their vendor budgets slashed by 50 percent.
- Entities
- Company: id Software
- Company: Blizzard Entertainment
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Xbox
- Company: Arkane Studios
- Person: Jason Schreier
- Company: Io Interactive
- Topic: Game Development
- Company: MachineGames
- Topic: Industry Trends
- Person: Asha Sharma
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