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Microsoft laid off 1,600 Xbox staff immediately and plans 1,600 more cuts by mid-2027. id Software lost 136 people, including employee number 13, and 90 percent of its AI and gameplay team. Institutional knowledge loss is described as staggering, with staff kept in the dark and access revoked mid-meeting.
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2026.28: XBOX On the Rocks