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[Alebrije]

Gamepass strikes again !!

 

[Fafalada]

You don't think putting 1,000 people out of a job qualifies as massive layoffs??

If people knew the real number of people these types of companies go through every year - then no, noone would think of that as massive.
However - there's a difference between concentrated bulk redundancy vs. much higher number that's spread across 12 months and across the entire company. So only one of them makes news.

 

[SportsFan581]

Anyone we've heard of on the Xbox side?

Unfortunate that anyone is loosing their jobs, in a perfect world it wouldn't happen. But, that's the way the ball bounces, seems like quite a few mass layoffs this year. Likely the companies getting themselves ready for the fallout of inflation and energy cost issues. https://www.inventiva.co.in/trends/mass-layoffs-2022-list-top-companies/

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Did they finally fire Frank O'Connor and Kiki Wolfkill? They should be next now that Bonnie is gone.

 

[mckmas8808]

Now the increase of price of the PS5 makes sense.

 

[MScarpa]

Does this surprise ANYONE? Recession is comin boys. Get fuckin ready!!

 

[Hendrick's]

Does this surprise ANYONE? Recession is comin boys. Get fuckin ready!!

It's a 1% reduction in staff. I'd say get ready for much worse than this.

 

[Durien]

Yup my team was one. We got outsourced to India yaaaaaay. Another team I know? Outsourced to India yaaaaaaay. It's like when we (the US) shipped our manufacturing to China...but you know you get what you pay for. Lol at least I no longer have to do 24/7 on call anymore. *that* sucks...