Stephen Totilo at theGame Filepublished a copy of the email.
To hear him tell it, the people who lost their jobs were mostly corporate and supporting functions.
The move would not, Spencer said, end any current projects.
Phil Spencer arrives at federal court on June 28, 2023 in San Francisco, California.© Photo by Loren Elliott/Getty Images
Microsoft attempted to buy its way to a victory this console generation and it hasnt been going well.
The Xbox Series X and Series S consoles arent selling as well as the Playstation 5 or Nintendo Switch.
Game Passa Netflix-style subscription service for video gameshas fullyentered its enshittification era.
In July, Microsoft announced it was raising prices for the service across the board.
Activision-Blizzards portfolio is impressive.
Its the studio behind Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Candy Crush.
This is a company that practically prints money.
But the sudden influx of old Call of Dutys onGame Pass isnt thrilling gamersor selling consoles.
This is the second big round of cuts Microsoft has made to its gaming division since acquiring Activision-Blizzard.
It was 8% of the divisions total workforce at the time.
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