Xbox creator Microsoft laid off hundreds of employees across multiple departments. Xbox is thought to be affected by this situation.
Sources told Insider that close to 1.000 staff were laid off in divisions thought to include Xbox, the forward-looking Microsoft Strategic Tasks and Technology organization, and the office of Chief Technology Officer.
Studio Alpha, Microsoft's "serious gaming venture" focused on wargame simulations, is at risk, according to a source, alongside the Mission Expansion cloud government team.
Microsoft's Mission Engineering team may also be impressed when its leader, Zach Kramer, sent an email informing employees that "work still in progress will lower their priority."
The email continued: “This is difficult to do. There are many ideas that could potentially have an impact, and each of us has worked hard, but we must trade-off as resources are not unlimited and that is when they are most scarce. all.
Microsoft senior KC Lemson on Twitter He was among those affected by announcing that he had lost his role as product manager in the CFO's office. Another laid-off staff member told Insider that they were hired only a month ago.
“Since resources are not unlimited and time is the scariest, we must exchange.”
“Like all companies, we regularly evaluate our business priorities and make structural adjustments accordingly,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Insider. “We will continue to invest in our business and recruit in key growth areas over the coming year.”
Microsoft announced in July that it plans to lay off less than 180.000% of its workforce, which currently consists of approximately 1.800 people and puts 1 people at risk. However, whether this latest wave of layoffs is related to this July announcement has not been confirmed.
Xbox's $68,7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard It comes in a testing period for Microsoft as it tries to prove it's good for consumers and the market. The company has faced criticism from various US senators, the city of New York, the US Department of Justice and most recently the UK government.
Activision Blizzard also announced that another sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against the company in early October. It has also been steeped in controversy, joining previous allegations that began with the state of California suing the Call of Duty developer for promoting a "brother-child culture." .