Kevin BeaumontJul 2

Yikes, Microsoft is laying off about 10k staff, majority Xbox. What a disaster.

I fear the MS SLT is destroying the Xbox unit by trying to make a brand rather than giving gamers great experiences.

https://www.theverge.com/news/693535/microsoft-layoffs-july-2025-xbox

Microsoft is laying off as many as 9,000 employees

Microsoft’s latest job cuts come after multiple rounds of layoffs over the past year.

The Verge
Show threadKevin BeaumontJul 2

Lord, Microsoft cancelled Zenimax Online Studios new MMO - that they'd moved Elder Scrolls Online developers over to recently (hence why there's little ESO content from now on).

They've also locked the devs out of Slack without actually telling them they're fired, so they're finding out online.

Show threadKevin BeaumontJul 4
> lays off 9000 people citing pivot to AI
> tells people laid off to talk to AI
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@GossiTheDog the whole point of keeping busy to not focus on the downside of some terrible life event is that you need "cognitive load"
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