00:00After Microsoft announced layoffs for Xbox and its biggest restructuring ever,
00:04developers from beloved studios reacted with shock, frustration, and in the case of Bethesda
00:08Game Studios' union, solidarity with employees being made redundant.
00:12In what is becoming a stressful annual routine, Microsoft has decided to lay off thousands,
00:16including many of us at Bethesda Game Studios. With over 10,000 developers already cut from
00:21previous rounds, those at the top have deemed that insufficient in fixing their mistakes,
00:25reads a blue sky post from the workers' union.
00:27Today we say goodbye to many of our friends and colleagues, and to hundreds more across
00:31Xbox, including folks that have worked at Bethesda Game Studios for decades.
00:35When will this cycle of cuts in pursuit of ever greater profits end?
00:38In an anticipated but nonetheless upsetting announcement, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed
00:43her big reset plan for Microsoft's long-fledgling gaming branch.
00:47All in all, 3,200 jobs have been cut over the course of fiscal year 2027,
00:511,600 of which were made immediately redundant.
00:54Meanwhile, at least four studios are splitting off, with Compulsion Games and Double Fine
00:58going independent, and Ninja Theory and Undead Labs entering terms to join new ownership.
01:03Finally, the broadest overview of Xbox's big downsizing involves potential strategic options
01:08for Dishonored and Deathloop studio arcane. We wish the best to all those affected by this sad news.
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