Microsoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings
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Xbox is offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative

Xbox is offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative

Wow it’s almost like buying up half the gaming industry and then producing literally nothing wasn’t a great idea.

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broader cost cutting

They’re just stripping everything down to save money, as every company that ever buys another company does.

This was entirely predictable (plus, they purchase IP, not people).

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Shutting down entire studios should not be a part of normal cost saving.

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Agreed, but it certainly seems to be.

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