00:00id software producer andrew willis can only see one way through xbox's reset strategy
00:07studios owned by workers rather than corporations the comments were made after microsoft slashed
00:13over 3 000 jobs across xbox including at id software the legendary creators of doom and quake
00:20willis mourned the cuts in a linkedin post earlier this week calling the layoffs an
00:24incomprehensible decision and remarking that the game industry is being run by people who
00:29do not fundamentally understand anything about it not even how it generates value or profit
00:35willis who helped lead id software's unionization efforts in 2025 suggests the only way to fix the
00:41video game industry at this point is for developer owned studios to start rising from these studio
00:47closures and layoffs he adds we've got to learn from the past be fiscally responsible and create
00:53an effort of sustainable growth though growth should be a byproduct of success not a goal in and of
00:59itself it's the only path forward i can see he reiterates these large publishers and monopolies
01:05have proven themselves terrible stewards and somehow even worse financial managers to his point although
01:11microsoft gaming had already eliminated 2500 jobs in 2024 and microsoft killed about 15 000 more jobs in
01:192025 xbox began 2026 with its overall revenue nine percent down in a hole what are your thoughts on
01:28what are your thoughts on xbox's reset strategy
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