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Microsoft Makes Significant Layoffs Across Gaming Division, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Confirms in Memo to Staff
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 67775" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2023/05/03/xbox-showcase-1683121552988.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Microsoft has today made significant layoffs to its gaming division, per a memo sent to staff by Xbox boss Phil Spencer and reviewed by IGN.</p><p></p><p>A source told IGN that Candy Crush developer King was hit hard, but the layoffs affect other parts of the gaming business. IGN understands parts of Microsoft-owned Bethesda, including its London office, were also affected by the cuts. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/rares-everwild-reportedly-canceled-as-microsoft-layoffs-sweep-across-xbox" target="_blank">Rare's long-in-development Xbox game Everwild was canceled as part of the round of layoffs</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The gaming layoffs come as part of <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-to-lay-off-as-many-as-9000-employees-in-latest-round/" target="_blank">an eye-watering round of cuts across Microsoft</a> that amount to 4%, or roughly 9,100 of employees, losing their jobs. Microsoft has over 228,000 employees worldwide.</p><p></p><p>In the memo, Spencer failed to confirm specifics, telling staff “any organizational shifts will be shared by your team leaders in the coming days.”</p><p></p><p>The following message from Phil Spencer was shared to all gaming staff today:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Microsoft staff who wish to remain anonymous to protect their careers told IGN that employees had braced themselves for the layoffs, fearing the worst.</p><p></p><p>Microsoft has made a huge number of cuts to its gaming business since acquiring Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-lays-off-1900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce" target="_blank">It laid off 1,900 staff in January 2024</a>, then made further cuts just a few months later <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-closes-redfall-developer-arkane-austin-hifi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-and-more-in-devastating-cuts-at-bethesda" target="_blank">when it closed Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks</a>. In September 2024, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-lays-off-another-650-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-sends-memo-to-staff" target="_blank"><u>Microsoft cut a further 650 staff from its gaming business</u></a>. And in May this year, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-cuts-3-of-its-workforce-affecting-thousands-of-staff" target="_blank">Microsoft cut an eye-watering 6,000 staff</a>, or 3% of its entire workforce. Today's round of layoffs is the fourth to hit Microsoft's gaming business in 18 months.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-boss-phil-spencer-addresses-studio-closures-ign-live-2024" target="_blank"><u>Speaking to IGN in June</u></a> 2024, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said: "I have to run a sustainable business inside the company and grow, and that means sometimes I have to make hard decisions that frankly are not decisions I love, but decisions that somebody needs to go make."</p><p></p><p>The cuts come hot on the heels of <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-confirms-first-party-next-generation-xbox-consoles-announces-deal-with-amd-and-promises-full-backwards-compatibility-with-your-existing-xbox-library" target="_blank">Microsoft's confirmation that it plans to release next-gen Xbox consoles</a>, and has a strong presence at video game show gamescom.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-makes-significant-layoffs-across-gaming-division-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-confirms-in-memo-to-staff" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 67775, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2023/05/03/xbox-showcase-1683121552988.jpg[/IMG] Microsoft has today made significant layoffs to its gaming division, per a memo sent to staff by Xbox boss Phil Spencer and reviewed by IGN. A source told IGN that Candy Crush developer King was hit hard, but the layoffs affect other parts of the gaming business. IGN understands parts of Microsoft-owned Bethesda, including its London office, were also affected by the cuts. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/rares-everwild-reportedly-canceled-as-microsoft-layoffs-sweep-across-xbox']Rare's long-in-development Xbox game Everwild was canceled as part of the round of layoffs[/URL]. The gaming layoffs come as part of [URL='https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-to-lay-off-as-many-as-9000-employees-in-latest-round/']an eye-watering round of cuts across Microsoft[/URL] that amount to 4%, or roughly 9,100 of employees, losing their jobs. Microsoft has over 228,000 employees worldwide. In the memo, Spencer failed to confirm specifics, telling staff “any organizational shifts will be shared by your team leaders in the coming days.” The following message from Phil Spencer was shared to all gaming staff today: Microsoft staff who wish to remain anonymous to protect their careers told IGN that employees had braced themselves for the layoffs, fearing the worst. Microsoft has made a huge number of cuts to its gaming business since acquiring Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-lays-off-1900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce']It laid off 1,900 staff in January 2024[/URL], then made further cuts just a few months later [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-closes-redfall-developer-arkane-austin-hifi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-and-more-in-devastating-cuts-at-bethesda']when it closed Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks[/URL]. In September 2024, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-lays-off-another-650-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-sends-memo-to-staff'][U]Microsoft cut a further 650 staff from its gaming business[/U][/URL]. And in May this year, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-cuts-3-of-its-workforce-affecting-thousands-of-staff']Microsoft cut an eye-watering 6,000 staff[/URL], or 3% of its entire workforce. Today's round of layoffs is the fourth to hit Microsoft's gaming business in 18 months. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-boss-phil-spencer-addresses-studio-closures-ign-live-2024'][U]Speaking to IGN in June[/U][/URL] 2024, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said: "I have to run a sustainable business inside the company and grow, and that means sometimes I have to make hard decisions that frankly are not decisions I love, but decisions that somebody needs to go make." The cuts come hot on the heels of [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-confirms-first-party-next-generation-xbox-consoles-announces-deal-with-amd-and-promises-full-backwards-compatibility-with-your-existing-xbox-library']Microsoft's confirmation that it plans to release next-gen Xbox consoles[/URL], and has a strong presence at video game show gamescom. [I]Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-makes-significant-layoffs-across-gaming-division-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-confirms-in-memo-to-staff"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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