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7/3/2025, 11:30:11 AM
>At least 5 employees were laid off, they received an invite to a meeting with organisation leaders, and two (very long) hours later, the Teams call began.
>The mood at the studio is tense, especially when it comes to one project that was recently in crisis, according to the developer. "I don't think anybody is really happy about the quality of the product right now," they said "There's been a lot of tension and pep talks trying to rally folks to ship."
>Since 2023, there's been a general shift toward working with contracted studios — rather than individual contractors — in the United States and Europe to speed up Halo production.
>Microsoft has increasingly focused on AI, a shift that's propelled its stock price to new highs.
>CEO Satya Nadella said that as much as 30 percent of the company's code is now written by AI.
>It's unclear how much AI has to do with this latest round of layoffs, but use of Copilot is "no longer optional" within Microsoft.
>Developer says Microsoft is trying their damnedest to replace as many jobs as they can with AI agents.
https://archive.is/DQTQM
>The mood at the studio is tense, especially when it comes to one project that was recently in crisis, according to the developer. "I don't think anybody is really happy about the quality of the product right now," they said "There's been a lot of tension and pep talks trying to rally folks to ship."
>Since 2023, there's been a general shift toward working with contracted studios — rather than individual contractors — in the United States and Europe to speed up Halo production.
>Microsoft has increasingly focused on AI, a shift that's propelled its stock price to new highs.
>CEO Satya Nadella said that as much as 30 percent of the company's code is now written by AI.
>It's unclear how much AI has to do with this latest round of layoffs, but use of Copilot is "no longer optional" within Microsoft.
>Developer says Microsoft is trying their damnedest to replace as many jobs as they can with AI agents.
https://archive.is/DQTQM
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