The multinational software company announced that employees in “primarily corporate and supporting functions” will be impacted.
Prior to acquiring Activision-Blizzard, the company closed four studios and lay off 1,900 employees in January and May, respectively.
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer stated that “no games, devices, or experiences are being cancelled and no studios are being closed” in a note to employees that was leaked online and confirmed by the news. The memo was sent in response to the most recent layoffs.
In October, Microsoft acquired Activision-Blizzard, which comprised King, the company behind Candy Crush, and Zenimax, the company behind Bethesda, the company behind Fallout.
Mr. Spencer informed the workers that in the months following the multibillion-dollar acquisition, Microsoft had made an effort to “minimize disruption” by bringing in new teams.
More job cuts, or roughly 3% of the gaming personnel, he claimed, were made “as part of aligning our post-acquisition team structure” and setting up the company “for long-term success.”.
He stated that there would be “some impacts to other teams as they adapt to shifting priorities and manage the lifecycle and performance of games,” even though he stressed that no titles or studios would be impacted.
