>Today we are sharing decisions that will impact colleagues across our organization. To position Gaming for enduring success and allow us to focus on strategic growth areas, we will end or decrease work in certain areas of the business and follow Microsoft's lead in removing layers of management to increase agility and effectiveness. Out of respect for those impacted today, the specifics of today's notifications and any organizational shifts will be shared by your team leaders in the coming days.

>I recognize that these changes come at a time when we have more players, games, and gaming hours than ever before. Our platform, hardware, and game roadmap have never looked stronger. The success we're seeing currently is based on tough decisions we've made previously. We must make choices now for continued success in future years and a key part of that strategy is the discipline to prioritize the strongest opportunities. We will protect what is thriving and concentrate effort on areas with the greatest potential, while delivering on the expectations the company has for our business. This focused approach means we can deliver exceptional games and experiences for players for generations to come.

>Prioritizing our opportunities is essential, but that does not lessen the significance of this moment. Simply put, we would not be where we are today without the time, energy, and creativity of those whose roles are impacted. These decisions are not a reflection of the talent, creativity, and dedication of the people involved. Our momentum is not accidental—it is the result of years of dedicated effort from our teams.

>Thank you to everyone who has shaped our culture, our products, and our community. We will move forward with deep appreciation and respect for all who have contributed to this journey.

Your best buddy, Phil

Xbox won

>>714269312 (OP)
Phil was too much of a pussy to fire lazy faggots years ago, and this is the result.

if Phil had any ball he would of liquidated 343 10 years ago.

>>714269548
It was a balancing act that was hard to maneuver. Once companies get acquired, a lot of employees tend to abandon ship but obviously that talent is responsible for most of the company's value in the first place. Microsoft also has a bad reputation in the industry so no one wants to work for them. So how do you convince faggot, lazy devs to stay? You promise to let them make whatever they want. That's how we get indulgent trash that never cements itself into a real project from half of MS's studios and how we get Nuts and Bolts from Rare instead of a proper Banjo 3.

>All those words to say that half of you are getting fired so the higher ups (who made the terrible decisions in the first place) can keep their yacht

Xbox will virtue signal with shit like this on your home page then force thousands of people out of their job. Leftism has been a disaster for videogames

American labor market is such a clown show
>yeah thank you we succeeded because of you anyway bye
I'd be pissed off, just tell me I'm out and give me money to shut up

So they're just binning off a bunch of managers? I bet 99% of them are "community managers" who actually do fuck all.

>>714271629
>implying they're gonna fire managers
You never had a job in a corporation before?

>>714271709
I literally work for a big corp but based in Europe. They did something similar by consolidating a bunch of positions and by removing a bunch of managers to have a simpler hierarchy. It didn't affect anything in the end.