Xbox Layoffs Included 37-Year Veteran Who Designed One Of Xbox’s Best Features Ever
Microsoft's recent layoffs at Xbox have impacted 1,600 employees, including 37-year veteran Kevin LaChapelle, who was instrumental in developing the popular backwards compatibility feature for Xbox consoles. The company is also divesting several studios as part of a broader restructuring, with some strategic bets like Xbox Game Pass not meeting expectations.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Topic: Layoffs
- Topic: Xbox Game Pass
- Game: Xbox
- Topic: Backward Compatibility
- Company: Xbox
- Platform: Xbox Series X
- Platform: Xbox Series S
- Platform: Xbox One
- Topic: Cloud Gaming
- Person: Kevin LaChapelle
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