"It genuinely breaks my heart"- Confusion and frustration reign as gaming communities react to Xbox's drastic restructuring this week
It's been another difficult week for Xbox and the many studios it operates, as a second wave of layoffs has ripped through the company.
It's been another difficult week for Xbox and the many studios it operates, as a second wave of layoffs has ripped through the company.
The short version
- The saddest news surrounds the impending closure of Hellblade studio Ninja Theory , but layoffs have all but dismantled Halo Studios and halved Age of Empires developer World's Edge as well.
- However, that's not all that happened.
- Besides the layoffs, there's been notable restructuring of the Xbox division, effectively re-delegating the management of studios away from Xbox directly, to either Bethesda or Activision - publishing operations Xbox owns.
What happened
Obsidian moved to Bethesda, while Rare, World's Edge and Halo moved to Activision. Ninja Theory still hasn't said anything publicly related to the studio's impending closure, nor have any of the key figures there.
Why it matters
Understandably, the sentiment on the Hellblade subreddit is sad, with an announcement post labelling it "devastating" .
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